Caribbean Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Caribbean Quarterly (CQ) is one of the oldest periodicals in the English-speaking Caribbean.

Regarded as the flagship publication of the University of the West Indies (UWI), it was launched by the then Department of Extra Mural Studies, UWI, in 1949, to be a platform from which research findings and general knowledge could be effectively disseminated within the campus and non-campus territories.

Professor Rex Nettleford served as editor of CQ for forty years, until his death in February 2010.

CQ is now produced under the umbrella of the Vice Chancellery.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29927

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Rada Community in Trinidad

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Andkew T., Eugene

• Creolization in the Making of the Americas

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Edouard

• History, Fable and Myth in The Caribbean and Guianas

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Wilson E.

• The many faces of Rasta: Doctrinal Diversity within the Rastafari Movement

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Michael

• Creolisation and Creole Societies: a Cultural Nationalist View of Caribbean Social History

  Citation: 31

  Authors: O. Nigel

• Human Capital Theory: Implications for Educational Development in Belize and the Caribbean

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Leroy

• Dread Talk—The Speech of the Rastafarian in Jamaica

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Velma

• Slavery, Shame and Pride: Debates over the Marking of the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the British Trans-Atlantic Trade in Africans in 2007

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Verene A.

• Jekyll and Claude: The Erotics of Patronage in Claude McKay's Banana Bottom

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Rhonda

• Carnival in Nineteenth Century Trinidad

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Andrew

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