Aims & Scope
Dress, the journal of the Costume Society of America, has been in publication since 1975.
It represents the highest level of scholarship and addresses many diverse areas of study including examinations of dress in art, social history, anthropology, and material culture.
The journal also invites work on fundamental concerns such as theory, research methods, and analytical and interpretative papers that describe and place dress in cultural or historical context.
Areas of interest include: •Material culture studies •Dress in its many contexts: social, cultural, historical •Scholarship in the exhibition of dress •Art and design of dress •Dress historiography, research methodology, and theory •Forums for topics that shape the field of dress scholarship
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
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| 2025 | 0.3 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 0.109 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q3 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 10 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
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.
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Sharing Historic Costume Collections Online
Citation: 13
Authors: Arden, Kathi, Marlise, Kiki, Gayle
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“Invention, the Angel of the Nineteenth Centuryâ€: Patents for Women's Cycling Attire in the 1890s
Citation: 11
Authors: Sally Helvenston, Mihaela C.
