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Imagining the Impossible

Royal Danish Library · Denmark

eISSN2794-3690

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Imagining the Impossible: International Journal for the Fantastic in Contemporary Media is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the fantastic in today’s entertainment media. The fantastic is widely understood as stories and genres that break with natural laws. We use the fantastic as a supergenre and an umbrella term for all genres that use fantastic elements - science fiction, fantasy, fairytale, supernatural horror, superheroes, and more. The focus is on fantastic fiction in entertainment media, including film, television, games, comic books, and animated films. Media forms such as haunted houses, theme parks, painting and online forums also fall within our scope. Approaches include genre theory and aesthetic analysis as well as theories of world building, design and production studies, transmedia developments, and cognitive, biocultural and evolutionary theories.

General Information

Country / RegionDenmark

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyArticles are published continuously as they are ready. Articles are organized in yearly volumes. Number of yearly issues vary from 1-3.

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Danish Library

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2794-3690

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous 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?

Netarchive.dk

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Games and MediaFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesGothic Literature and Media AnalysisNarrative Theory and AnalysisThemes in Literature AnalysisGender, Feminism, and MediaComics and Graphic NarrativesUtopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingCrafts, Textile, and Design

Frequently asked questions about Imagining the Impossible

Is Imagining the Impossible a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of Imagining the Impossible?

Imagining the Impossible is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Imagining the Impossible indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Imagining the Impossible is indexed in DOAJ.