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Coastal Studies and Society

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2021

ISSN2634-9817

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.233

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Total Works

Total Citations

108

2yr Mean Citedness

0.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Coastal Studies and Society examines the multifaceted nature of coastal environments, focusing on their social, cultural, political, and environmental dimensions. The journal explores how coastal communities interact with and are shaped by their environments, including issues of spatial justice, cultural identity, resilience, and adaptation to climate change. It also investigates the representation and imagination of coastal spaces in literature, art, and historical narratives, as well as the impacts of human activities such as industrialization, tourism, and resource management on coastal ecosystems and societies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications59

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2634-9817

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal and Marine ManagementGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesGeographies of human-animal interactionsColonialism, slavery, and tradeClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationCruise Tourism Development and ManagementCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesCoastal and Marine DynamicsEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureMaritime and Coastal Archaeology