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International Journal of Sino-Western Studies

Nordic Forum of Sino-Western Studies · Finland · Est. 2015

ISSN2242-2471

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2022-07-26). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.127

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

111

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Religion; Cultural Studies; History; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionFinland

Primary LanguageChinese, English

1st Year Published2015

FrequencySemi-annual

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications111

Publisher OrgSanovan Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nordic Forum of Sino-Western Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2242-2471

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

Chinese, English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ3

HistoryQ3

Religious StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Religion

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesReligious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyReformation and Early Modern ChristianityReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesReligious Tourism and SpacesChristian Theology and MissionVietnamese History and Culture StudiesEducational Reforms and InnovationsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion and Society InteractionsAugustinian Studies and Theology

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sino-Western Studies

Is International Journal of Sino-Western Studies a predatory journal?

International Journal of Sino-Western Studies was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2022-07-26). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sino-Western Studies?

International Journal of Sino-Western Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.86.

Is International Journal of Sino-Western Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sino-Western Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Sino-Western Studies?