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IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) · Japan · Est. 2015

ISSN2187-4905

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.12

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.129

Total Worksi

151

Total Citationsi

134

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Cultural Studies; Anthropology; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications151

Publisher OrgThe International Academic Forum

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicensePublisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2187-4905

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Cultural StudiesQ3

AnthropologyQ4

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian Culture and Media StudiesJapanese History and CultureCinema and Media StudiesChinese history and philosophyGlobal Education and MulticulturalismHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingSocioeconomic Development in AsiaVietnamese History and Culture StudiesAsian Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies

Is IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies?

IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies 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 IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies?