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Journal for Cultural Research

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1479-7585eISSN1740-1666

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.367

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.157

Total Works

712

Total Citations

5,324

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal for Cultural Research aims to provide a forum for authors to reflect critically on the paradox of re-searching culture and doing cultural research. It examines concepts such as autonomy in cultural and creative industries work.

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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 Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications712

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1479-7585 / 1740-1666

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cultural Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismPolitical Theology and SovereigntyHuman auditory perception and evaluationCinema and Media StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHannah Arendt's Political PhilosophyJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesPsychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsMusic History and CultureGeographies of human-animal interactions