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Southeast of Now

NUS Press Pte Ltd · Singapore · Est. 2017

ISSN2424-9947eISSN2425-0147
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.15
H-Indexi
10
SNIPi
0.38
Total Worksi
216
Total Citationsi
252
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia About this Journal Additional Information Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia Journal Save Southeast of Now is a scholarly journal on art and visual culture, published online and in print twice yearly by NUS Press, National University of Singapore. The journal aims to look and listen closely to the discursive spaces of art in, from, and around the region that is referred to as Southeast Asia, from a historical perspective. The journal presents a necessarily diverse range of perspectives not only on the contemporary and modern art of Southeast Asia, but indeed of the region itself: its borders, its identity, its efficacy, and its limitations as a geographical marker and a conceptual category. As such, the journal is defined by a commitment to the need for and importance of rigorous discussion, of the contemporary and modern art of the domain that lies south of China, east of India, and north of Australia. The journal publishes a mix of peer-reviewed Articles and non-peer-reviewed material, including Roundtables, Responses, Translations, exhibition and book Reviews and archival documents worthy of circulation. Southeast of Now is indexed in Scopus and listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. The journal is edited by a collective of scholars and practitioners ( http://southeastofnow.com/editorial-collective/ ), supported by an eminent and active Advisory Board. This journal is open access thanks to the support of the Chen Chong Swee Asian Arts Programme at Yale-NUS College and the Foundation for Arts Initiatives. Print subscriptions are available and individual numbers are available at selected bookshops in the region. We do not charge author processing fees of any kind. Scopus, the world's largest indexer of global research content, recently accredited Southeast of Now . The journal is also listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) ( https://doaj.or

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2017
Frequencytwice yearly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications216
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
NUS Press Pte Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2424-9947 / 2425-0147
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
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
36
48
2019
24
71
2020
20
24
2021
37
16
2022
20
6
2023
6
0
2024
24
1
2025
6
0
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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian Studies and HistorySoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesPhilippine History and CultureSocioeconomic Development in AsiaCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentVietnamese History and Culture StudiesAsian Culture and Media StudiesCultural and Artistic StudiesCinema and Media StudiesTranslation Studies and Practices

Frequently asked questions about Southeast of Now

Is Southeast of Now a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southeast of Now: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Southeast of Now?

Southeast of Now is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.15.

Is Southeast of Now indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southeast of Now is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Southeast of Now?

Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia About this Journal Additional Information Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia Journal Save Southeast of Now is a scholarly journal on art and visual culture, published online and in print twice yearly by NUS Press, National University of Singapore. The journal aims to look and listen closely to the discursive spaces of art in, from, and around the region that is referred to as Southeast Asia, from a historical perspective. The journal presents a necessarily diverse range of perspectives not only

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref