French Cultural Studies

Aims & Scope

French Cultural Studies aims to attract the best current research in all areas of French and Francophone cultural practice and cultural history, from the Revolution to the present day, including, but by no means restricted to: intellectual and literary history and publishing; cultural policy and institutions, including museums; the mass media; popular culture, including popular music; sport; cinema, visual culture and art history; the history of music; linguistics in its cultural context; minority cultures; culture, science and technology; French culture in the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.159

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23812

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	45

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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.

• Football as world-view and as ritual

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Christian

• Les Juifs, les chrétiens et le cochon

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Claudine

• Bourdieu's theory of cultural reproduction: French or universal?

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Margaret

• Screening Autobiography Cyril Collard’s Nuits fauves

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Rachel

• De-centring French studies: towards a postcolonial theory of Francophone cultures

  Citation: 26

  Authors: David

• The fanciful Empire: French feature films and the Colonies in the 1930s

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Pierre

• Bourdieu in the Field

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Michael

• La télévision de l'intimité

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Dominique

• Urban planning and architecture in colonial Indochina

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Nicola

• Communitarianism, discourse and political opportunity in Republican France

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Dena

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