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Journal of Visual Culture

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1741-2994

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

0.128

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.595

Total Works

822

Total Citations

9,056

2yr Mean Citedness

0.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the intersection of visual culture with diverse fields, including technology, colonialism, environmental studies, and social justice. It examines how images are produced, interpreted, and utilized in various contexts, from colonial surveillance and AI-generated content to artistic representations of transness, disability, and racial violence. The journal also investigates the role of visual practices in understanding and responding to global challenges like climate change, resource extraction, and enforced disappearances.

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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 Published2002

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications822

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-2994

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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

2018

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2022

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2025

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

CommunicationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArtCultural Studies

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Visual Culture and Art TheoryPhotography and Visual CultureCinema and Media StudiesArt, Politics, and ModernismDigital Games and MediaGeographies of human-animal interactionsPublic Spaces through ArtLaw in Society and CultureMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationCultural Industries and Urban Development