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Journal of Visual Literacy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN2379-6529

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

0.332

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.778

Total Worksi

464

Total Citationsi

4,816

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Visual Arts and Performing Arts; Communication; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications464

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?

2379-6529

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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

402

2019

178

2020

103

2021

2022

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

CommunicationQ2

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunicationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Literacy, Media, and EducationDigital Storytelling and EducationArt Education and DevelopmentVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesVisual Culture and Art TheoryLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesParticipatory Visual Research MethodsSubtitles and Audiovisual MediaMuseums and Cultural Heritage

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Visual Literacy

Is Journal of Visual Literacy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Visual Literacy: 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 Visual Literacy?

Journal of Visual Literacy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.332.

Is Journal of Visual Literacy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Visual Literacy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Visual Literacy?