About the journal
Shima is an open-access journal published by Shima Publishing in Australia, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 26 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Shima Publishing
- ISSN
- 1834-6049 · 1834-6057
- Country
- Australia
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 26 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- http://www.shimajournal.org/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2007-12-04
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 26 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Descriptive metadata from public sources (DOAJ, OpenAlex, PubMed) as of the capture date shown — contains no assessment or judgment.
Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
26weeks
Works in OpenAlex
341
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
13
i10-index
19
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy8
- Added to DOAJ
- 2007-12-04
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 0%
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- International journal of research into island cultures
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Show all subjects (50)
- Japanese History and Culture
- Japanese History and Culture
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Travel Writing and Literature
- Travel Writing and Literature
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
- Philippine History and Culture
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- Philippine History and Culture
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Asian American and Pacific Histories
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Asian American and Pacific Histories
- Canadian Identity and History
- Canadian Identity and History
Keywords (DOAJ)
- cultural geography
- island studies
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