Cels

University of Latvia · Latvia · Est. 2018

ISSN2592-9356

SJR Q4✓ 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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.101

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Cultural Studies; Religious Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionLatvia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications88

Publisher OrgUniversity of Latvia

OA Since2018

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Latvia

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2592-9356

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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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2025

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)Q4

Cultural StudiesQ4

Religious StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesHistorical and Archaeological StudiesLinguistics and language evolutionEuropean Linguistics and AnthropologyEurasian Exchange NetworksTheology and Philosophy of EvilChristian Theology and MissionGlobal Socioeconomic and Political DynamicsMedieval European History and Architecture

Frequently asked questions about Cels

Is Cels a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cels: 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 Cels?

Cels is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Cels indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cels is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cels?