Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics
ISSN 1740-8296 · eISSN 2040-0918 · Intellect Publishers
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics is published by Intellect Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics and Gender, Feminism, and Media, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences18.9%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences14.2%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences8%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.2%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences3%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 67 |
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
- Intellect Publishers
- ISSN
- 1740-8296
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-0918
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .