Journal of British Studies

Aims & Scope

The official publication of the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS), the Journal of British Studies, has positioned itself as the critical resource for scholars of British culture from the Middle Ages through the present.

Drawing on both established and emerging approaches, JBS presents scholarly articles and books reviews from renowned international authors who share their ideas on British society, politics, law, economics, and the arts.

In 2005 (Vol. 44), the journal merged with the NACBS publication Albion, creating one journal for NACBS membership.

The NACBS also sponsors an annual conference , as well as several academic prizes, graduate fellowships, and undergraduate essay contests .

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.202

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21027

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	51

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.70

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• Britishness and Otherness: An Argument

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Linda

• “Dark Strangers” in Our Midst: Discourses of Race and Nation in Britain, 1947–1963

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Chris

• Materiality in the Future of History: Things, Practices, and Politics

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Frank

• Rethinking the Public Sphere in Early Modern England

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Peter, Steve

• Albert Smith, the Alpine Club, and the Invention of Mountaineering in Mid-Victorian Britain

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Peter H.

• From Savage to Scotsman: Conjectural History in the Scottish Enlightenment

  Citation: 65

  Authors: H. M.

• Webs, Networks, and Systems: Globalization and the Mass Media in the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century British Empire

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Simon J.

• Consumerism in Preindustrial and Early Industrial England: The Trade in Secondhand Clothes

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Beverly

• Britishness, Clubbability, and the Colonial Public Sphere: The Genealogy of an Imperial Institution in Colonial India

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Mrinalini

• Contesting the Zenana: The Mission to Make “Lady Doctors for India,” 1874–1885

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Antoinette

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