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Studies in the Fantastic

The University of Tampa Press · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN1942-7190

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.12

H-Indexi

SNIPi

Total Worksi

160

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature and Literary Theory; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications160

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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?

The University of Tampa Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1942-7190

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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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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?

N/A

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

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryLegal case studies and regulationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationCinema and Media StudiesModern American Literature StudiesUtopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionThemes in Literature AnalysisShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism

Frequently asked questions about Studies in the Fantastic

Is Studies in the Fantastic a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in the Fantastic: it is indexed in 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 Studies in the Fantastic?

Studies in the Fantastic is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.12.

Is Studies in the Fantastic indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in the Fantastic is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in the Fantastic?