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Porn Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN2326-8743

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

0.527

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.132

Total Worksi

653

Total Citationsi

6,794

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Porn Studies is an international, peer-reviewed journal that critically explores cultural products and services designated as pornographic. It examines their cultural, economic, historical, institutional, legal, and social contexts.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications653

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2326-8743

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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

594

2019

851

2020

505

2021

268

2022

171

2023

140

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Gender StudiesQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesSocial PsychologyCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyGender, Feminism, and MediaCinema and Media StudiesSex work and related issuesDigital Games and MediaLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingAsian Culture and Media StudiesGothic Literature and Media AnalysisMedia Studies and Communication

Frequently asked questions about Porn Studies

Is Porn Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Porn Studies: 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 Porn Studies?

Porn Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.527.

Is Porn Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Porn Studies is indexed in Scopus.