Studies in Costume and Performance

Aims & Scope

Studies in Costume & Performance is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that aims to encourage, generate and disseminate critical discourse on costume and the relationship between costume and performance.

It considers costume as a symbiotic articulation of the body of the performer which is visual, cultural, political, material, temporal and performative.

Whether performed live, mediated through a screen, or encountered in an archive, costume embodies and reflects not only the performance, but also societies, cultures and communities.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.182

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22322

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	21

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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 Arts and Humanities, 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.

• RuPaul’s Drag Race: A study in the commodification of white ruling-class femininity and the etiolation of drag

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Caroline, Jorge

• Towards a philosophy of costume

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Donatella, Sofia

• Where is the body in the costume design process?

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Sally E.

• Cultural appropriation: Yours, mine, theirs or a new intercultural?

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Deepsikha

• Unfolding a vision embedded in a garment: Three tools from a toolbox for generating performance from costume design

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Christina

• Big heroine dramas in contemporary China: Costume, authenticity and an alternative history of women of power

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Zheng

• Perceptive Fragility: Movement and porcelain

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Dawn

• Character and costume in cinema: The Hollywood Costume exhibition

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Deborah

• Costume and ethics: Reflections on past, present and future entanglements

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Donatella, Sofia

• Historical materiality of performance: On the costumes of The Rite of Spring (1913)

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Hanna

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