Aims & Scope

Public Culture is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal of cultural studies, published three times a year—in January, May, and September.

It is sponsored by the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU.

A four-time CELJ award winner, Public Culture has been publishing field-defining ethnographies and analyses of the cultural politics of globalization for over thirty years.

The journal provides a forum for the discussion of the places and occasions where cultural, social, and political differences emerge as public phenomena, manifested in everything from highly particular and localized events in popular or folk culture to global advertising, consumption, and information networks.

Artists, activists, and scholars, both well-established and younger, from across the humanities and social sciences and around the world, present some of their most innovative and exciting work in the pages of Public Culture.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 0.9
2024 1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.425

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 90

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 13218

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 71

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


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.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
0.9
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.425
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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