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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q4SCImago #30,801Subscription

APPALACHIAN JOURNAL

Identifier (ISSN):0090-3779(Print)
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Publisher:Appalachian State University
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.2↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2024–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for APPALACHIAN JOURNAL

WoS Q3
0011020240.120250.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.101
#30,801

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
7

7 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
7articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, interviews, and other scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, literature, music, ecology, and a variety of other topics, as well as poetry and reviews of books, films, and recordings dealing with the region of the Appalachian mountains.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology78.5%Psychology66.2%History53.8%Geography49.2%Archaeology35.4%Political science30.8%Biology30.8%Philosophy29.2%Art27.7%Computer science26.2%Law26.2%Geology23.1%Paleontology21.5%Economics21.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

HISTORY

Q3
Rank293/553
IndexAHCI
JCRAHCI2026

LITERARY REVIEWS

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

HISTORY

Q2
Rank180/554
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

LITERARY REVIEWS

Q1
Rank7/44
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

15 year
2026Latest
IF0.2
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF0.1
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF0
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2019
IF—
Articles / Year1
Total Citations5
2017
IF—
Articles / Year1
Total Citations5

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #30,801Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1983, 2002-2020, 2022
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.101

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q4
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,181 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations0
3-Year Documents21
Citable Documents21

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cultural StudiesQ4
HistoryQ4
Literature and Literary TheoryQ4
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HISTORY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

APPALACHIAN JOURNAL (ISSN: 0090-3779) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Appalachian State University in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.20, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.101 (Q4), an H-index of 7.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 7 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,181 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Appalachian State University
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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