Cultural Studies

Aims & Scope

Cultural Studies publishes articles, reviews, critiques, artwork, and other forms of cultural and intellectual production from across the humanities and social sciences.

Cultural Studies welcomes empirically-rich, politically-engaged research that critically engages: Techniques, institutions, and systems of power; Formations of resistance, activism, and intervention; The history, politics, and philosophy of media/technology; Feminist, gender, and sexuality studies; Theories and practices of globalization; The histories and long-term effects of colonialism; Race theory and ethnic studies; The cultural politics of language/communication/keywords; Science, technology, and environmental studies; Cultural traditions and creative industries; The histories and definitions of the word “culture”; The histories, politics, and global formations of cultural studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9108

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	329

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.633

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	66

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• COLONIALITY AND MODERNITY/RATIONALITY

  Citation: 1832

  Authors: Aníbal

• ON THE COLONIALITY OF BEING

  Citation: 1724

  Authors: Nelson

• DELINKING

  Citation: 1342

  Authors: Walter D.

• THE EPISTEMIC DECOLONIAL TURN

  Citation: 847

  Authors: Ramón

• The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism

  Citation: 570

  Authors: Catherine

• INVOKING AFFECT

  Citation: 560

  Authors: Clare

• WORLDS AND KNOWLEDGES OTHERWISE

  Citation: 542

  Authors: Arturo

• LATIN AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Arturo

• Systems of articulation, logics of change: Communities and scenes in popular music

  Citation: 507

  Authors: Will

• INTRODUCTION

  Citation: 504

  Authors: Walter D.

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