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Comedy Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2040-6118

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.147

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.711

Total Works

464

Total Citations

964

2yr Mean Citedness

0.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Comedy Studies examines the role of comedy as a cultural, social, performative, economic and political form. The journal welcomes original research on comedy, humour, laughter, entertainment, amusement, fun, and related topics.

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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 Language—

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications464

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2040-6118

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Humor Studies and ApplicationsTheatre and Performance StudiesGender, Feminism, and MediaShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismCinema and Media StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryMedia Studies and CommunicationComics and Graphic NarrativesLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition