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Journal of Children and Media

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1748-2801

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.884

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.171

Total Works

830

Total Citations

16,686

2yr Mean Citedness

1.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines children's engagement with media, including digital technologies and television. It explores how media influences children's understanding of social issues like aging and how families navigate media use. Research also investigates the impact of media on children's development, such as self-regulation and digital agency.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications830

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

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?

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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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.

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