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Critical Inquiry

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1539-7858

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

0.453

H-Index

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

3,712

Total Citations

117,842

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical Inquiry is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to critical thought in the arts and humanities. It is also described as a journal of art, culture, and politics.

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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 Published1974

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,712

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago 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?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1539-7858

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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.

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)

Visual Culture and Art TheoryPoetry Analysis and CriticismShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesCritical Theory and PhilosophyThemes in Literature AnalysisPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArt, Politics, and ModernismCinema and Media StudiesHistory of Science and Medicine