Sub-Stance

Aims & Scope

In publication continuously since 1971, SubStance is a major interdisciplinary journal with a reputation for excellence.

It is an international nexus for discourses converging upon literature from a variety of fields, including philosophy, the social science, science, and the arts.

Readers have come to expect the unexpected from SubStance, and to experience a sense of participating in the formulation of emerging theories.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.130

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26319

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	28

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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, 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.

• Power, Subjectification and Resistance in Foucault

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Kevin Jon

• The Exhausted

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Gilles, Anthony

• Linguistics and Grammatology

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Jacques, Gayatri Chakravorty

• The Pursuit of Signs: Semiotics, Literature, Deconstruction

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Gregory L., Jonathan

• "Casablanca": Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Umberto

• On Deconstruction: Theory and Criticism after Structuralism

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Gregory L., Jonathan

• Jacques Ranciere: Literature, Politics, Aesthetics: Approaches to Democratic Disagreement

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Solange, James H., Roxanne

• The Neurology of Narrative

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Kay, Jeffrey L.

• Literature and the Exact Sciences

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Michel, Roxanne

• Identity Crises: France, Culture and the Idea of the Nation

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Lawrence D.

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