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Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture

Academic Studies Press · United States · Est. 2017

ISSN2472-9884

SJR Q3✓ 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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.137

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,224

Total Citationsi

1,278

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

An interdisciplinary biannual journal Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture ( ESIC ) publishes scholarly and scientific articles on every aspect of imaginative culture: literature, film, theater, television, music, ideology, religion, politics, the visual arts, and digital media. Contributors to ESIC also review books from all fields of the evolutionary sciences and humanities. The journal aims to help researchers stay informed about the newest thinking in the broad range of disciplines that converge on imaginative culture. Articles are written in English, but the subject matter can include works from any language and any historical period.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Frequencybiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,224

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA 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

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Studies Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2472-9884

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

251

2019

174

2020

2021

2022

2023

778

420

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q3

Cultural StudiesQ3

CommunicationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History of Science and MedicineCultural Differences and ValuesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceEducation and Islamic StudiesTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesLanguage and cultural evolutionEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentDiverse Historical and Scientific StudiesIslamic Finance and Banking Studies

Frequently asked questions about Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture

Is Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture: 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 Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture?

Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.137.

Is Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture is indexed in Scopus.