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Northern Scotland

Northern Scotland is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1), WoS ESCI. Published by Edinburgh University Press.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0306-5278Verify ISSN ↗2042-2717Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Scopus · Q4WoS · ESCI

0.1

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 1804 of 1936 · 6th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2010–present (also 2007, 1996–2004, 1981, 1979)

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

0.1

SJR · SCImago

0.102

Q4 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q4 · 6th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
History	1804 / 1936	6th	Q4
Cultural Studies	1354 / 1434	5th	Q4
Anthropology	523 / 536	2nd	Q4
Sociology and Political Science	1500 / 1530	1st	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	860 / 876	1st	Q4
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)	279 / 283	1st	Q4

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Collections

ESCI

Quick answers

Is Northern Scotland indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present (also 2007, 1996–2004, 1981, 1979), best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.

What quartile is Northern Scotland in Scopus?

Northern Scotland is Q4 in History (rank 1804 of 1936), Q4 in Cultural Studies (rank 1354 of 1434) and Q4 in Anthropology (rank 523 of 536), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Northern Scotland?

Northern Scotland 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. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.1, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 6th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.102, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 10.

Who publishes Northern Scotland and what is its ISSN?

Northern Scotland is published by Edinburgh University Press. Its print ISSN is 0306-5278 and its online ISSN is 2042-2717.

Is Northern Scotland in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Is Northern Scotland open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Northern Scotland? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Northern Scotland has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #1,417 of 1,704 Scopus journals in History.

h-index

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

900

works indexed

859

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#1,417 of 1,704 Bottom 17% History

#1,172 of 1,309 Bottom 11% Cultural Studies

#459 of 497 Bottom 8% Anthropology

Papers published per year

Northern Scotland published 15 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 74. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Scottish History and National IdentityHistorical Studies of British IslesHistorical Economic and Social StudiesIrish and British Studies

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Northern Scotland? — latest 24 articles, 2021–2026

In its latest 24 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (79.2%), Ireland (8.3%) and Germany (4.2%). 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 Northern Scotland? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration79.2% of recent authorship from United Kingdom

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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 0306-5278 ↗ISSN Portal · 2042-2717 ↗

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