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Celebrity Studies
ISSN 1939-2397 · eISSN 1939-2400 · Taylor & Francis
Celebrity Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 299 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Celebrity Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender, Feminism, and Media, Media Studies and Communication and Media, Gender, and Advertising, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Celebrity Studies is a peer reviewed journal thatfocuses on the critical exploration of celebrity, stardom and fame. It seeks to make sense of celebrity by drawing upon a range of (inter)disciplinary approaches, media forms, historical periods and national contexts. Celebrity Studies addresses key issues in the production, circulation and consumption of fame, and its manifestations in both contemporary and historical contexts. Alongside the primary articles, the journal includes the Celebrity Forum section devoted to shorter observations, debates or issues in celebrity culture, in conjunction with book reviews and conference reports and occasional Celebrity Report sections. Types of Article Celebrity Forum is a section of Celebrity Studies that provides a space for timely responses to contemporary and historical issues in celebrity culture. We encourage submissions of academic 'think pieces' (1,000-1,500 words, including notes and references) in the form of conceptual explorations or case studies, which should be provocative and open-ended, encouraging exchange and debate. Above all, Celebrity Forum is designed to be dialogical and primarily engaged with cutting edge developments in celebrity and its study. Please note that all submissions are subject to double-anonymized peer review by at least two international reviewers with relevant expertise, and that Forum submissions do not require abstracts or key words. Forum section submissions should be sent to both Annelot Prins and Jenessa Williams. Editorial Information Annelot Prins, Independent Scholar, info@annelot-prins.com Jenessa Williams, Stanford University, jenessa@stanford.edu The Cultural Report section of Celebrity Studies is home to dossiers of original short articles that interrogate cultures of celebrity which have yet to receive adequate critical attention. Each dossier is framed geographically or thematically with the aim of highlighting heterogeneous forms and functions of celebrity in different national contexts and thus expanding the international horizon of celebrity studies as a field. Previous dossiers have focused on Nordic celebrity, Korean celebrity, Australian celebrity, Non-western celebrity politics and diplomacy, and the celebrity of Haruki Murakami. Cultural report submissions should be sent to Amelia Morris. Editorial Information Amelia Morris, University of Exeter, UK ( a.morris4@exeter.ac.uk ) All peer review for Celebrity Studies is double anonymized and detailed Instruction
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 17%); most named United Kingdom 3, United States 2, Mainland China 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences29.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences11.2%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences10.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities5.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences3%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.04Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 250,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 918 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 56 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 33 | 15 | 120 |
| 2023 | 34 | 15 | 57 |
| 2022 | 67 | 28 | 286 |
| 2021 | 35 | 9 | 257 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
299 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 218 days – 366 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 327 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- celebrity forumCelebrity Forum is a section of Celebrity Studies that provides a space for timely responses to contemporary and historical issues in celebrity culture. We enco…Length not stated
- cultural reportThe Cultural Report section of Celebrity Studies is home to dossiers of original short articles that interrogate cultures of celebrity which have yet to receive…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Celebrity Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submissions are subject to double-anonymized peer review by at least two international reviewers with relevant expertise. Forum submissions do not require abstracts or key words. Model summary
Please note that all submissions are subject to double-anonymized peer review by at least two international reviewers with relevant expertise, and that Forum submissions do not require abstracts or key words.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1939-2397
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-2400
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Celebrity Studies
What CAS zone is Celebrity Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Celebrity Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cultural Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Celebrity Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Celebrity Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 299 days (interquartile range 218–366 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Celebrity Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Celebrity Studies based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), United States (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Celebrity Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Celebrity Studies is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Celebrity Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Celebrity Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .