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Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2150-4857

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.278

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.111

Total Worksi

1,039

Total Citationsi

3,352

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics publishes research on all aspects of the graphic novel, comic strip, and comic book, primarily focusing on the 20th and 21st centuries. It covers the production and consumption of comics within their cultural, institutional, and creative contexts, including promotional culture, digital technologies, and fandom.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2010

FrequencySix Issues Per Year, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,039

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2150-4857

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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

105

2019

112

241

2020

182

2021

141

2022

139

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Comics and Graphic NarrativesDigital Games and MediaDigital Storytelling and EducationMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingThemes in Literature AnalysisJapanese History and CultureGender, Feminism, and MediaNarrative Theory and AnalysisGothic Literature and Media AnalysisCinema and Media Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

Is Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics: 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 Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics?

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.278.

Is Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics is indexed in Scopus.