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Society and Culture in South Asia

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd · India · Est. 2015

ISSN2393-8617

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.135

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.255

Total Worksi

307

Total Citationsi

659

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology; Cultural Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications307

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2393-8617

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

106

2020

104

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

AnthropologyQ3

Cultural StudiesQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South Asian Studies and ConflictsAnthropological Studies and InsightsSouth Asian Cinema and CultureSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSouth Asian Studies and DiasporaPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyIndian History and PhilosophyVietnamese History and Culture StudiesMigration and Labor Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Society and Culture in South Asia

Is Society and Culture in South Asia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Society and Culture in South Asia: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Society and Culture in South Asia?

Society and Culture in South Asia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.135.

Is Society and Culture in South Asia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Society and Culture in South Asia is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Society and Culture in South Asia?