Journal of Black Studies

pISSN: 0021-9347eISSN: 1552-4566• JCR: JOURNAL OF BLACK STUDIESSAGE PublishingUnited States
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Newest Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 18, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

New this year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ETHNIC STUDIESSSCIQ3
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARYSSCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
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CAS Block

Journal of Black Studies current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Black Studies's newest impact factor is 1.0, released June 18, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #3,182 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #668 among Q3 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Journal of Black Studies against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Black Studies publication trend

Published 186 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2026 vs 2025: -22
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,391
H-Index
82
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political ScienceEducationSociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
33
2023
43
2024
34
2025
49
2026
27
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