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Continuum

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1469-3666

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

156

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 126d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.416

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.94

Total Worksi

2,330

Total Citationsi

24,816

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Continuum is a journal of media & cultural studies. Its scope includes cultural studies and communication.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyBimonthly, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,330

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1469-3666

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

562

2019

496

2020

101

704

2021

150

2022

219

2023

131

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Cultural StudiesQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationCultural StudiesFilm, Radio, Television

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gender, Feminism, and MediaCinema and Media StudiesMedia Studies and CommunicationCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentDigital Games and MediaAsian Culture and Media StudiesMusic History and CultureMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingAustralian History and SocietySocial Media and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Continuum

Is Continuum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Continuum: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Continuum?

Continuum is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.80.

Is Continuum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Continuum is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.