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Cultural Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1466-4348

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.633

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CiteScore

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SNIP

1.128

Total Works

2,028

Total Citations

53,563

2yr Mean Citedness

0.94

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cultural Studies welcomes research that critically engages with techniques, institutions, and systems of power, formations of resistance, activism, and intervention. It also covers the history, politics, and philosophy of media/technology, feminist, gender, and sexuality studies, and theories and practices of globalization. The journal addresses the histories and long-term effects of colonialism, race theory and ethnic studies, and the cultural politics of language, communication, and keywords.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyBimonthly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,028

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1466-4348

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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

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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.

AnthropologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyCultural Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music History and CultureCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentGender, Feminism, and MediaSocial and Cultural DynamicsAnthropological Studies and InsightsMedia Studies and CommunicationHuman auditory perception and evaluationAsian Culture and Media StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsCinema and Media Studies