Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture

Aims & Scope

Cloth accesses an astonishingly broad range of human experiences.

The raw material from which things are made, it has various associations: sensual, somatic, decorative, functional and ritual.

Yet although textiles are part of our everyday lives, their very familiarity and accessibility belie a complex set of histories, and invite a range of speculations about their personal, social and cultural meanings.

This ability to move within and reference multiple sites gives textiles their potency.

This journal brings together research in textiles in an innovative and distinctive academic forum for all those who share a multifaceted view of textiles within an expanded field.

Representing a dynamic and wide-ranging set of critical practices, it provides a platform for points of departure between art and craft; gender and identity; cloth, body and architecture; labour and technology; techno-design and practice—all situated within the broader contexts of material and visual culture.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.224

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19842

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	58

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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.

• Electronic Textiles: Wearable Computers, Reactive Fashion, and Soft Computation

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Joanna

• Knitting and Well-being

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Betsan, Jessica, Angela, Jill

• Whip Your Hobby into Shape: Knitting, Feminism and Construction of Gender

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Alla

• Trade and Transformations of Secondhand Clothing: Introduction

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Lucy

• Between Classification, Objectification, and Perception: Processing Secondhand Clothing for Recycling and Reuse

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Julie

• The International Trade in Secondhand Clothing: Managing Information Asymmetry between West African and British Traders

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Olumide

• Riches from Rags or Persistent Poverty? The Working Lives of Secondhand Clothing Vendors in Maputo, Mozambique

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Andrew

• The Secondhand Clothing Trade in Europe and Beyond: Stages of Development and Enterprise in a Changing Material World,<i>c</i>. 1600–1850

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Beverly

• Crafting Community

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Kirsty, Lisa

• Weaving as Binary Art and the Algebra of Patterns

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ellen

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