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1966–2024
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Journal of Commonwealth Literature
Journal of Commonwealth Literature is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 0021-9894Verify ISSN ↗1741-6442Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$3,650 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Commonwealth Literature indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1966–2024).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Commonwealth Literature?
Journal of Commonwealth Literature has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Commonwealth Literature?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Commonwealth Literature and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Commonwealth Literature is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0021-9894 and its online ISSN is 1741-6442.
Is Journal of Commonwealth Literature in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Commonwealth Literature open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Commonwealth Literature for 59 years, between 1966 and 2024. Coverage ended in 2024, 2 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,321 works and 6,423 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2023, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2024, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Commonwealth Literature? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Commonwealth Literature has an h-index of 30 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
30
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
162
i10-index
2,321
works indexed
6,423
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,650
Journal of Commonwealth Literature published 18 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 69. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Commonwealth Literature? — latest 61 articles, 2021–2023
In its latest 61 research articles (2021–2023), authors are most often from United Kingdom (14.8%), India (14.8%) and Canada (8.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Commonwealth Literature? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2024
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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