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Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis, and Culture

Michigan State University · United States

ISSN1075-7201eISSN1930-1200

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.104

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Total Works

439

Total Citations

844

2yr Mean Citedness

0.03

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores René Girard's mimetic theory and its applications across various fields. It examines concepts such as scapegoating, sacrifice, desire, envy, and collective victimhood. The journal also analyzes how these theories relate to literature, theology, anthropology, film, and social phenomena like violence and innovation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications439

Publisher OrgMichigan State University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Michigan State University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1075-7201 / 1930-1200

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2017

2018

2019

2020

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2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Cultural StudiesQ4

PhilosophyQ4

Religious StudiesQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesReligious StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Violence, Religion, and PhilosophyPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismGothic Literature and Media AnalysisAugustinian Studies and TheologyPlant Parasitism and Resistance