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Cultural Critique
ISSN 0882-4371 · eISSN 1460-2458 · University of Minnesota Press
Cultural Critique: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.29; subscription journal; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cultural Critique is published by University of Minnesota Press 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 Critical Theory and Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 18% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences6.1%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology6.1%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.7%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities5.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.3%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 380OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 43 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 31 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 44 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022 | 58 | 4 | 54 |
| 2021 | 72 | 3 | 64 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- ISSN
- 0882-4371
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2458
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cultural Critique
What CAS zone is Cultural Critique in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cultural Critique 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cultural Critique?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.29; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 58.
Which databases index Cultural Critique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cultural Critique is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Cultural Critique open access, and what is the APC?
Cultural Critique is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .