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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.151

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.458

Total Works

5,420

Total Citations

44,208

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Popular Culture examines the evolution and impact of various media and cultural forms. Recent articles focus on the scholarly analysis of "bad girl" comics, techno-orientalism in digital media, revisionist Western films, the history and significance of illustration, superhero fandom and representation, and the influence of dystopian literature on real-world events.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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?

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?

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

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2022

2023

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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.

HistoryQ2

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

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