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Mediterranean Studies
Mediterranean Studies is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Pennsylvania State University.
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ISSN 1074-164XVerify ISSN ↗2161-4741Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Mediterranean Studies indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012–2023 (also 2007–2010, 2001)).
What is the impact factor of Mediterranean Studies?
Mediterranean Studies is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.102, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 11.
Who publishes Mediterranean Studies and what is its ISSN?
Mediterranean Studies is published by Pennsylvania State University. Its print ISSN is 1074-164X and its online ISSN is 2161-4741.
Is Mediterranean Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Mediterranean Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Mediterranean Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Mediterranean Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Mediterranean Studies has an h-index of 11 and a 2-year mean of 0.32 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Mediterranean Studies published 20 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 30. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Mediterranean Studies? — latest 90 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 90 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (66.1%), United Kingdom (4.4%) and Türkiye (3.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Mediterranean Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2023. 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 2023
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration66.1% of recent authorship from United States
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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