Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes is an interdisciplinary forum, uniting scholars specialising in cultural history including the history of art, and intellectual history including the history of ideas.

It publishes articles based on new research, normally from primary sources.

The subject matter encompasses intellectual themes and traditions, the arts in their various forms, religion, philosophy, science, literature and magic, as well as political and social life, from antiquity to the dawn of the contemporary era.

Just as the work of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes is known for crossing cultural borders, the JWCI provides a home for research into the many connections between European cultures and the wider world—especially the Near East, Asia and the Americas.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29684

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.102

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

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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.

• Ancient History and the Antiquarian

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Arnaldo

• Introduction to an "Iconography of Mediaeval Architecture"

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Richard

• Marvels of the East: A Study in the History of Monsters

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Rudolf

• Cosimo de' Medici's Patronage of Architecture and the Theory of Magnificence

  Citation: 57

  Authors: A. D. Fraser

• A Chronological Census of Renaissance Editions and Translations of Galen

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Richard J.

• The Country House Poem of the Seventeenth Century

  Citation: 49

  Authors: G. R.

• Political Ideas in Sienese Art: The Frescoes by Ambrogio Lorenzetti and Taddeo di Bartolo in the Palazzo Pubblico

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Nicolai

• Stephanus the Alexandrian Philosopher, the <i>Kanon</i> and a Seventh-Century Millennium

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Mossman

• English Ruins and English History: The Dissolution and the Sense of the Past

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Margaret

• <i>Icones Symbolicae</i>: The Visual Image in Neo-Platonic Thought

  Citation: 37

  Authors: E. H.

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