Porn Studies

Aims & Scope

orn Studies is the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to critically explore those cultural products and services designated as pornographic and their cultural, economic, historical, institutional, legal and social contexts.

Porn Studies will publish innovative work examining specifically sexual and explicit media forms, their connections to wider media landscapes and their links to the broader spheres of (sex) work across historical periods and national contexts.

Porn Studies is an interdisciplinary journal informed by critical sexuality studies and work exploring the intersection of sexuality, gender, race, class, age and ability.

It focuses on developing knowledge of pornographies past and present, in all their variations and around the world.

Because pornography studies are still in their infancy we are also interested in discussions that focus on theoretical approaches, methodology and research ethics.

Alongside articles, the journal includes a forum devoted to shorter observations, developments, debates or issues in porn studies, designed to encourage exchange and debate.

Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.722

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7793

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	259

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology 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.

• Porn<i>and</i>sex education, porn<i>as</i>sex education

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Kath

• ‘A Deepfake Porn Plot Intended to Silence Me’: exploring continuities between pornographic and ‘political’ deep fakes

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Sophie

• Anti/pro/critical porn studies

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Clarissa, Feona

• Automating whorephobia: sex, technology and the violence of deplatforming

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Danielle, Zahra

• OnlyFans as gig-economy work: a nexus of precarity and stigma

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Gwyn

• ‘It is disgusting, but … ’: adolescent girls’ relationship to internet pornography as gender performance

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Cosimo Marco

• ‘A scene is just a marketing tool’: alternative income streams in porn’s gig economy

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Heather

• Sex in the shadows of celebrity

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Carolina, Susanna

• What does ‘pornography’ mean in the digital age? Revisiting a definition for social science researchers

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Sarah, Karalyn, Maggie

• Pornography as a creative industry: challenging the exceptionalist approach to pornography

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Alan

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