International Journal of Cultural Policy

International Journal of Cultural Policy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, Social and Cultural Dynamics and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 54.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board The International Journal of Cultural Policy is a peer reviewed journal that provides an outlet for a multidisciplinary and international exploration of the meaning, function and consequences of cultural policies. Cultural policy is understood as the promotion or disparagement of particular cultural practices and values. This conception of cultural policy encompasses a broad view of both ‘culture’ and ‘policy’. On the one hand, ‘culture’ may be taken to refer to systems or clusters of attitudes, values and behaviours, along with the symbolic practices that maintain or support them. On the other, it may refer more narrowly to products of the arts, heritage and creative and media industries. ‘Policy’ may be considered as programmatic sets of ideas or plans of action pursued by any agency. Understood in this way, the scope of cultural policy extends well beyond policies which are explicitly labelled ‘cultural’ or which relate specifically to the ‘cultural and creative sector’. Indeed, the most powerful culture-shaping policies are arguably those which emerge from other domains, such as religion, science, education or trade. Yet they are often overlooked in the study of cultural policy. The journal welcomes papers which throw light on any form of cultural policy, whatever its scope, provided they make an original academic contribution to this field of study. The historical range is not limited to any given period, but the journal is primarily concerned with material that is relevant to the contemporary world and which contributes to a fruitful international exchange of ideas. The journal will consider papers from any academic discipline which address its aims, as set out here, and encourages contributions from all parts of the world. Manuscripts must be written in English, or translated into English prior to submission. As a multidisciplinary and international journal, it requires contributors to write in a clear, readable style. All submissions to the journal will undergo initial editor screening and, if selected, will be subject to rigorous peer review, based on double-anonymized refereeing by at least two referees. Some editions of the journal are guest edited and designed around particular themes, which may relate to a specific set of issues, a geographical region or a particular cultural practice. If you wish to propose a special issue of this kind, please contact the Editor. The International Journal of Cultu

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Research area (LetPub): Multiple

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

1.56LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

4.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.75LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.78LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

78OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

641OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.95OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

12.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

31.75%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

70LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1028-6632

Electronic ISSN

1477-2833

Latest issue on the website

Volume 32, Issue 6 (2026)

Official links

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