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JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE

PENN STATE UNIV PRESS · US · Est. 2016

ISSN2380-7679eISSN2380-7687

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PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

Total56

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

232

Total Citationsi

199

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of popular culture and the context of the everyday in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions. It covers areas including visual arts, fashion, film, cartoons, fandom, biography, entertainment, gender, and media.

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General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications232

Publisher OrgPenn State University Press

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Submission Info

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PENN STATE UNIV PRESS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2380-7679 / 2380-7687

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fashion and Cultural TextilesArt, Politics, and ModernismCinema and Media StudiesAsian Culture and Media StudiesGothic Literature and Media AnalysisVisual Culture and Art TheoryPhotography and Visual CultureJapanese History and CultureGender, Feminism, and MediaCultural Industries and Urban Development

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE

Is JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 56/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE?

JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.06.

Is JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC POP CULTURE is indexed in Web of Science.