Cultural Trends

Aims & Scope

Cultural Trends, a peer-reviewed international journal (AHCI and SSCI), provides in-depth analysis of the cultural sector and cultural policy.

It offers timely investigations into key issues in the arts, culture and creative sectors, and critically engages with ongoing policy debates from interdisciplinary and international perspectives.

The journal champions methodological rigour and is keen to comment on evidence used for policy making, but it values quantitative and qualitative approaches equally.

It serves as a platform to reach a broad audience and research communities worldwide and communicate with both cultural practitioners and policymakers.

The coverage of the journal includes but is not limited to the following areas: Cultural policy Cultural management and organisation Production and consumption of culture Cultural work and creative labour Audiences and cultural participation Values and functions of culture Creative industries Culture and urban space Culture, environment and sustainability Cultural diplomacy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5111

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	322

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.967

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	39

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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.

• Commercial radio: Serving UK communities

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Nick

• Capitals, ethnic identity and educational qualifications

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Tariq

• Creative and cultural work without filters: Covid-19 and exposed precarity in the creative economy

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Roberta, Lauren

• The concentric circles model of the cultural industries

  Citation: 209

  Authors: David

• Education and cultural capital: the implications of changing trends in education policies

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Diane

• Are the creative industries meritocratic? An analysis of the 2014 British Labour Force Survey

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Dave, Daniel, Andrew, Sam

• Multiple job-holding and artistic careers: some empirical evidence

  Citation: 138

  Authors: David, Anita

• The social stratification of theatre, dance and cinema attendance

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Tak Wing, John H.

• Include Us Out—Economic Development and Social Policy in the Creative Industries

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Kate

• “A plague upon your howling”: art and culture in the viral emergency

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Mark, Justin

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