Journal of Intercultural Studies

Aims & Scope

Journal of Intercultural Studies showcases innovative scholarship about emerging cultural formations, intercultural negotiations and contemporary challenges to cultures and identities.

It welcomes theoretically informed articles from diverse disciplines that contribute to the following discussions: -Reconceptualising notions of nationhood, citizenship and belonging; -Questioning theories of diaspora, transnationalism, hybridity and ‘border crossing’, and their contextualised applications; -Exploring the contemporary sociocultural formations of whiteness, ethnicity, racialization, postcolonialism and indigeneity -Examining how past and contemporary key scholars can inform current thinking on intercultural knowledge, multiculturalism, race and cultural identity.

Journal of Intercultural Studies is an international, interdisciplinary journal that particularly encourages contributions from scholars in cultural studies, sociology, migration studies, literary studies, gender studies, anthropology, cultural geography, urban studies, race and ethnic studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13793

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	246

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.399

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

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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.

• Missing Kin and Longing to be Together: Emotions and the Construction of Co-presence in Transnational Relationships

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Loretta

• How does Interculturalism Contrast with Multiculturalism?

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Nasar, Tariq

• Beyond Subordination vs. Resistance: An Intersectional Approach to the Agency of Veiled Muslim Women

  Citation: 221

  Authors: Sirma

• Transnational Families: Theorising Migration, Emotions and Belonging

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Zlatko

• The Discomfort of Strangers: Racism, Incivility and Ontological Security in a Relaxed and Comfortable Nation

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Greg

• Convivialities: An Orientation

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Amanda, Greg

• Hope and Belonging in a Multicultural Suburb

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Amanda

• Floods, Invaders, and Parasites: Immigration Threat Narratives and Right-Wing Populism in the USA, UK and Australia

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Jackie, Kristin

• “Tolerance, Freedom, Justice and Peace”?: Britain, Australia and Anti-Muslim Racism since 11 September 2001

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Scott, Victoria

• Examining the “Global” Indian Middle Class: Gender and Culture in the Silicon Valley/Bangalore Circuit

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Smitha

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