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NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids
ISSN 1382-2373 · eISSN 2213-4360 · BRILL · Netherlands
NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.69; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids is published by BRILL and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Caribbean history, culture, and politics, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Cuban History and Society, together about 39.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published continuously since 1919, the New West Indian Guide (NWIG) is the oldest scholarly journal on the Caribbean, featuring English-language articles in the fields of anthropology, art, archaeology, economics, geography, geology, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, music, political science and sociology, and includes the world's most complete review section on Caribbean books - covering some 150 books each year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief R.M.A.L. HoeftePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences17.1%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences12.6%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences10.1%
- Dutch Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences5.8%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.8%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- Impact factor
- 0.69LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,668 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 4 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | 22 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | 11 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | 8 |
| 2021 | 111 | 111 | 17 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1382-2373
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-4360
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids
What CAS zone is NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Area Studies / Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.69; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids open access, and what is the APC?
NWIG-New West Indian Guide-Nieuwe West-Indische Gids is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .