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Journal of Children and Media

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1748-2801

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

305

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 291d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.787

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.171

Total Worksi

830

Total Citationsi

16,686

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Cultural Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications830

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-2801

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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

1.5k

2019

1.2k

2020

817

2021

259

2022

356

2023

241

2024

132

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.

CommunicationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Development and Digital TechnologyImpact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Media and PoliticsGender, Feminism, and MediaMedia Influence and HealthMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingLiteracy, Media, and EducationMedia Studies and CommunicationICT in Developing CommunitiesDigital Games and Media

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Children and Media

Is Journal of Children and Media a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Children and Media: 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 Children and Media?

Journal of Children and Media 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 1.97.

Is Journal of Children and Media indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Children and Media is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Children and Media?