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Ghana Studies

University of Wisconsin Press · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN2333-7168

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.115

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

500

Total Citationsi

1,040

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); History; Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications500

Publisher OrgUniversity of Wisconsin Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Wisconsin Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2333-7168

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

HistoryQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesColonialism, slavery, and tradeGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture analysisAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesAnthropological Studies and InsightsAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesMusic History and CultureReligion, Society, and Development

Frequently asked questions about Ghana Studies

Is Ghana Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ghana Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ghana Studies?

Ghana Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.115.

Is Ghana Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ghana Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ghana Studies?