Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Journal of Somali Studies
ISSN 2056-5674 · eISSN 2056-5682 · Adonis & Abbey Publishers
Journal of Somali Studies: subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Somali Studies is published by Adonis & Abbey Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture analysis, African Studies and Ethnography and Peacebuilding and International Security, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JOSS is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary scholarly journal dedicated to advancing critical scholarship on the history, culture, politics, linguistics and economics of the Somali society and the experiences of the Somali Diaspora around the globe.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences20.2%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences12.3%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.9%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences7%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences3.5%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 485/1936 | — |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 531/1434 | — |
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 464/1137 | — |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1037/1530 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate, IBSS, COPERNICUS, Sabinet
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 145 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 23 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Indexed by SCOPUS, IBSS, COPERNICUS, Sabinet, ProQuest, EBSCO, J-Gate and ERIH PLUS Model summary
Indexed by SCOPUS, IBSS, COPERNICUS, Sabinet, ProQuest, EBSCO, J-Gate and ERIH PLUS
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Adonis & Abbey Publishers
- ISSN
- 2056-5674
- Electronic ISSN
- 2056-5682
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Somali Studies
Which databases index Journal of Somali Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Somali Studies is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Somali Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Somali Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .