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Grey Room

MIT PRESS · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1526-3819eISSN1536-0105

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

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

0.101

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

743

Total Citations

5,764

2yr Mean Citedness

0.54

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Grey Room publishes scholarship on media theory, cultural techniques, and the history of media and technology. It examines the intersection of media with social, political, and economic structures, including concepts of the nation, international relations, and cultural practices. The journal also features research on visual culture, art, and the material dimensions of media and technology across different historical periods and geographical contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications743

Publisher OrgThe MIT Press

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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?

MIT PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1526-3819 / 1536-0105

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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.

ArchitectureQ4

CommunicationQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceVisual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunicationArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Art, Politics, and ModernismArchitecture, Modernity, and DesignPhotography and Visual CultureVisual Culture and Art TheoryCinema and Media StudiesArchitecture and Art History StudiesWalter Benjamin Studies CompilationArt, Technology, and CultureCybernetics and Technology in SocietyArt History and Market Analysis