Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds (JGVW) is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of games and playful practices across media platforms and genres.

It is a leading forum for interdisciplinary dialogue within game studies, focusing primarily on theory and criticism of games, the intersection of media, game design and gaming culture, and the performative and transformative dimensions of games and virtual worlds.

The journal is open to diverse research approaches including: theoretical, empirical/ethnographical, creative and pedagogical methods, as well as submissions from essayists and reviewers.

We are particularly interested in inter- or multi-disciplinary contributions that connect scholars across multiple discourses.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16032

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.320

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

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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 Computer Science, 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.

• A review of the use of psychophysiological methods in game research

  Citation: 167

  Authors: J. Matias, Guillaume, Ben, Inger, Mikko, Simo, Niklas

• To watch or to play, it is in the game: The game culture on Twitch.tv among performers, plays and audiences

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Enrico

• Towards gamification transparency: A conceptual framework for the development of responsible gamified enterprise systems

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Marigo

• Why gamers don’t learn more: An ecological approach to games as learning environments

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Jonas

• Uncanny behaviour in survival horror games

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Angela, Mark, Andrew

• Towards the aesthetics of cozy video games

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Agata, Martyna

• In control or in their shoes? How character attachment differentially influences video game enjoyment and appreciation

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Nicholas David, Mary Beth, Ryan, Brett, Julia, Mun-Young

• Taylorism 2.0: Gamification, scientific management and the capitalist appropriation of play

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Jennifer, Carly A., Randall

• Zombification?: Gamification, motivation, and the user

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Steven

• Playing video games together with others: Differences in gaming with family, friends and strangers

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Lina

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