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Journal of Popular Culture

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN1540-5931

SJR Q2✓ 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?

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 42d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.122

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.458

Total Worksi

5,420

Total Citationsi

44,208

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cultural Studies; Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Literature and Literary Theory; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); History.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,420

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-5931

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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

123

289

2019

117

134

2020

113

109

2021

109

2022

107

2023

117

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

HistoryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cultural StudiesHumanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

HistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music History and CultureCinema and Media StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingGender, Feminism, and MediaGothic Literature and Media AnalysisMedia Studies and CommunicationThemes in Literature AnalysisDigital Games and MediaFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesComics and Graphic Narratives

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Popular Culture

Is Journal of Popular Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Popular Culture: 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 Journal of Popular Culture?

Journal of Popular Culture 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 0.04.

Is Journal of Popular Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Popular Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Popular Culture?