Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy
ISSN 2663-5771 · Frontiers Media S.A.
European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy is published by Frontiers Media S.A. 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 Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Museums and Cultural Heritage, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of the European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy (EJCMP) (ISSN 2663-5771) is to contribute to the knowledge development, promote cutting-edge research, and stimulate debate on the topics of cultural management and cultural policy among scholars, educators, policy makers and cultural managers. It is based on a multidisciplinary perspective and aims to connect theory and practice in the realm of the cultural and creative sectors. Launched in 2011, it was previously known under the title of the ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and Policy (ISSN 2224-2554) and counts in its archive articles by the most renowned authors in the field.ENCATC is the European network on cultural management and policy. It represents, advocates, and promotes cultural management and cultural policy education, professionalizes the cultural sector to make it sustainable, and creates a platform for discussion and exchange at European and international level. Over three decades of work, the organization has developed a wide offer of activities, products, publications, projects, mobility schemes, and more to the benefit of the field by representing, advocating and promoting the excellence in the cultural management and policy community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Anna VillarroyaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences31.9%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities6.7%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities6.3%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5.5%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology3.9%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities3.9%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 77 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 116 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 65 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,250 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,250 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Policies and publication ethics
All articles are published with open access under the CC-BY Creative Commons attribution license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2.1. CC-BY Licence
Figures, tables, and images published under CC-BY licence; permission required for copyrighted material from other sources. Model summary
All figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence, and permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures and images from the internet). It is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
The European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy provides online free gold open access to the journal and all of its research publications. Open Access funder and institutional mandates: The European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy is fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY). Funder mandates such as…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts are anonymized prior to peer review (double-blind review). Model summary
The editorial office will anonymize manuscripts prior to peer review and authors should ensure that any subsequent revisions of the manuscript files remain anonymized.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- ISSN
- 2663-5771
- Print ISSN
- 2224-2554
- Society / sponsor
- European Network on Cultural Management and Policy
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy
What CAS zone is European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 11.
Which databases index European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .