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Journal of American Culture

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN1542-7331eISSN1542-734X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.156

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.484

Total Works

3,215

Total Citations

10,550

2yr Mean Citedness

0.03

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores American cultural products and their historical and ideological contexts, including film, theater, comics, religious movements, and television specials.

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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 Published1984

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,215

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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1542-7331 / 1542-734X

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLatin American and Latino StudiesAmerican History and CultureMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingMusic History and CultureRace, History, and American SocietyGothic Literature and Media AnalysisAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryHuman auditory perception and evaluation