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Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds

Intellect Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1757-1928

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.157

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.868

Total Worksi

362

Total Citationsi

2,657

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Computer Science Applications; Human-Computer Interaction.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications362

Publisher OrgIntellect

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Intellect Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1757-1928

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

121

2019

165

2020

137

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ4

Computer Science ApplicationsQ4

Human-Computer InteractionQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignHuman-Computer Interaction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Games and MediaEducational Games and GamificationArtificial Intelligence in GamesImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCinema and Media StudiesGender, Feminism, and MediaSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsMedia Influence and HealthGothic Literature and Media Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds

Is Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds?

Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds 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 0.14.

Is Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds?