MELUS impact factor overview
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Impact factor overview
MELUS is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 0.300.
Ranking and quartile
A category-level JIF rank is not available in the current record.
Citation profile
The record contains 477 total citations, 43 total articles, 43 citable items. The five-year JIF is 0.400, which is 0.100 points above the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.100. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.860.
Citation half-life
The cited half-life is recorded as 15.2 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 15.4 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.
Journal identifiers and verification
MELUS is identified in this record by print ISSN 0163-755X and electronic ISSN 1946-3170. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.
Complete journal information
All values below come directly from the database record.
| Journal name | MELUS |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | MELUS |
| Publisher | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 18,332 |
| ISSN | 0163-755X |
| eISSN | 1946-3170 |
| Total cites | 477 |
| Total articles | 43 |
| Citable items | 43 |
| Cited half-life | 15.2 years |
| Citing half-life | 15.4 years |
| Impact Factor | 0.300 |
| 5-Year JIF | 0.400 |
| JIF without self-cites | 0.100 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 0.860 |
| JIF quartile | Not available |
| JIF rank | Not available |
| Record last updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 impact factor of MELUS?
The impact factor recorded in this directory for MELUS is 0.300 for the 2025 metric year.
What quartile is MELUS?
A JIF quartile is not available in the current directory record for MELUS.
Who publishes MELUS?
MELUS is listed as being published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?
No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.
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