Cogent Arts & Humanities

Cogent Arts & Humanities is published by Taylor & Francis Group and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, together about 23.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Cogent Arts & Humanities is a leading multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal, publishing research across the breadth of the arts and humanities. Part of Taylor & Francis / Routledge, the journal has a mission to make research and knowledge accessible to all – authors therefore benefit from high visibility and readership for their work. The journal’s broad scope allows researchers to explore interconnected subject areas. The journal operates under the expert guidance of a team of Senior Editors, supported by an international Editorial Board. Each submission is evaluated on its own scholarly merit and research integrity, and our expert academic editors take an objective and constructive approach to peer review. Article-level metrics let the research speak for itself. Cogent Arts & Humanities considers original research and review articles in the following sections and broad topical areas: Communication Studies Addresses research on the systems and processes of human communication and media dynamics, as well as their production, reception and impact on societal discourse, culture, and behaviour. This includes, but is not restricted to, traditional fields such as journalism, broadcast media, advertising, and propaganda, as well as newer and emerging digital media technologies such as social media, podcasts and videogames. Works on specialised approaches to communication, such as health communication, environmental communication, and political communication, are also encouraged. Culture, Media & Film Explores a wide range of areas that fall under the interrelated disciplines of Cultural, Media and Film Studies. We particularly welcome contributions that take critical and interdisciplinary approaches in exploring theories, practices and phenomena relating to one or more of the following: Areas within Cultural Studies: these include (but are not restricted to) issues relating to society and popular culture (e.g. gaming, fashion, celebrity and fan cultures, influencers, consumer culture, dating), subcultures (e.g. nightlife, punks, bikers), and digital cultures (e.g. hashtag activism, emojis, memes). Areas within Media Studies: these include (but are not restricted to) issues relating to media audiences (e.g. fans, followers, viewers), media institutions and producers (e.g. streaming platforms, major social media platforms), and media texts (e.g. adverts, music, radio, comics, social media posts, websites). Areas within Film Studies: these include (b

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Germany 1, Spain 1, Canada 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• 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

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of SciencePublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref, British Humanities Index, Humanities Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Arts & Humanities full text (ProQuest), British Humanities Index (ProQuest), CNKI Scholar, GoOA (National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Science), British Library, Cabell’s International, Finnish Publication Forum, E-Lib Bremen, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), DTU Library, Ulrich’s, J-Gate Portal, Primo Central Index- Ex libris, WorldCat Discovery Services- OCLC

As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.

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.

Impact

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

2.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

2.1Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.37LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.37Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

1.22LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.22Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

33OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

223OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.73OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

20%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

100%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

352LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

1,600,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 11 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

27%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

37 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

51 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

13 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 11 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Country or region

United Kingdom

Language

English

ISSN

2331-1983

Latest issue on the website

Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ