Journal of Global Slavery

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Global Slavery (JGS) aims to advance and promote a greater understanding of slavery and post-slavery from comparative, transregional, and/or global perspectives, as well as methodological and theoretical aspects of its study.

It especially underscores the global and globalizing nature of slavery in world history.

As a practice in which human beings were held captive for an indefinite period of time, coerced into extremely dependent and exploitative power relationships, denied rights (including potentially rights over their labor, lives, and bodies), could be bought and sold, were vulnerable to forced relocation by various means, and forced to labor against their will, slavery in one form or another has existed in innumerable societies throughout history.

JGS fosters a global view of slavery by integrating the latest scholarship from around the world and providing an interdisciplinary platform for scholars working on slavery in regions as diverse as ancient Rome, Pre-Colombian Mexico, Han dynasty China, the Ottoman Empire, the antebellum United States, and twenty-first-century Mali.

The journal also promotes a view of slavery as a globalizing force in the development of world civilizations.

Global history focuses heavily upon the global movement of people, goods, and ideas, with a particular emphasis on processes of integration and divergence in the human experience.

Slavery straddles all of these focal points, as it connected and integrated various societies through economic and power-based relationships, and simultaneously divided societies by class, race, ethnicity, and cultural group.

JGS is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles based on original research, book reviews, short notes and communications, and special issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22717

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	22

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.176

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.60

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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.

• Mapping Uncertainty

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Henry B.

• Walking Capital

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Seth

• The Analytical Concept of Asymmetrical Dependency

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Julia, Ove, Adrian, Christoph, Stephan

• Does Slavery Have a History?

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Kostas

• Slavery in Third-Millennium Mesopotamia

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Lorenzo

• Baculamento or Encomienda?

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Toby

• Jihad and the Era of the Second Slavery

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Paul E.

• Some Remarks on Manumission and Consecration in Hellenistic Chaeronea

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Sara L.

• Freedom from Below

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Alice

• Serving toward Release

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Sinah T.

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