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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #19,419CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal for Cultural Research

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.246•SCImago Rank: #19,419•Identifier (ISSN):1479-7585(Print)/1740-1666(Online)•Articles / Year: 31•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,645 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
0.6
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
27

27 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
31articles/year
11.93% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

JouJournal for Cultural Research is an international journal, based in Lancaster University"s Institute for Cultural Research. It is interested in essays concerned with the conjuncture between culture and the many domains and practices in relation to which it is usually defined, including, for example, media, politics, technology, economics, society, art and the sacred. Culture is no longer, if it ever was, singular. It denotes a shifting multiplicity of signifying practices and value systems that provide a potentially infinite resource of academic critique, investigation and ethnographic or market research into cultural difference, cultural autonomy, cultural emancipation and the cultural aspects of power.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy88.7%Sociology88%Art64.8%Political science63.8%Epistemology61.5%Law61.2%History55.9%Aesthetics49.2%Computer science39%Politics36.2%Psychology34.5%Linguistics33.7%Literature32%Geography31.3%Archaeology28.7%Biology25.8%Media studies22.6%Physics21.9%Theology21.9%Economics21.7%Visual arts20.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #19,419Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997, 2001, 2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.246

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
27

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.91

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,645 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations94
3-Year Documents77
Citable Documents74

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ2
Cultural StudiesQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CULTURAL STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CULTURAL STUDIES
JCRESCI
33/66Q2
CULTURAL STUDIES
JCIESCI
37/66Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—431
20250.63122
20241.54861
20230.93269
2022—19105
2021—31302
2020—25150
2019—30226
2018—30290
2017—31152
2016—31247
2015—27295
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal for Cultural Research

WoS Q2
01122023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30