Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies

Continuum-Journal of Media & Cultural Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender, Feminism, and Media, Cinema and Media Studies and Media Studies and Communication, together about 31.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board "More than any other journal, Continuum has shaped the field of Cultural Studies in Australia. An indispensable reference point, and always a great read" Meaghan Morris, UTS, Australia "This journal is probably the best kept secret in international cultural studies ... [it has] a long tradition of intelligent, thoughtful, tough-minded ... examination of core issues in media studies and popular culture ... Continuum is the place to turn for fresh and unorthodox perspectives on contemporary cultural issues" Henry Jenkins, MIT, USA "There is an urgency and a seriousness to Australian debates about culture and media which cannot be ignored - on questions of indigenous culture, the tensions between critical distance and policy making, Asian identities and diasporas and cultural formations around the Pacific Rim ... Continuum is establishing itself as essential reading, not just regionally but globally" James Donald, University of Sussex, UK Continuum is an academic journal of media and cultural studies. For over two decades it has contributed to the formation of these disciplines by identifying new areas for investigation and developing new agendas for enquiry in the fields. The journal has consistently provided a space for important new voices in media and cultural studies, while also featuring the work of internationally renowned scholars. Continuum is now one of the most highly regarded and most cited journals in media and cultural studies. The journal is of central importance to all scholars involved in the research and teaching of media and cultural studies. It provides vital information and ideas for thinking about the formations of media in culture and the culture of media. The journal editors are interested in papers investigating the relationship between media texts and wider questions of culture. Particular areas of interest include the formation of communities, publics and nations; questions of taste and value; international mediascapes; policy, industry and academic interventions; issues around the disciplinary status of history, media studies, cultural studies, philosophy and visual arts; and questions around technologies, identities and cultures. Continuum is edited from Australia, with an international scope. It is affiliated with the Cultural Studies Association of Australia. Continuum is a double-anonymised, peer-reviewed publication. All suitable submissions are submitted to two reviewers for anony

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Multiple

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub

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

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Impact

Impact factor

0.94LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.42LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

65OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

604OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.17OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

23.29%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

76LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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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.

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A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1030-4312

Electronic ISSN

1469-3666

Latest issue on the website

Volume 40, Issue 4 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website