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Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1532-7086eISSN1552-356X

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

0.456

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SNIP

1.162

Total Works

1,425

Total Citations

16,417

2yr Mean Citedness

0.90

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores critical methodologies in cultural studies, focusing on collaborative and creative research practices. It examines how writing, affect, and embodied experiences function as sites of knowledge production and resistance. The journal also investigates issues of power, identity, and social justice within academic and broader cultural contexts.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,425

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-7086 / 1552-356X

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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?

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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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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cultural Studies

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismCritical Race Theory in EducationQualitative Research Methods and EthicsParticipatory Visual Research MethodsRhetoric and Communication StudiesGender, Feminism, and MediaRace, History, and American SocietyTheatre and Performance StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy