Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds
ISSN 1757-191X · eISSN 1757-1928 · Intellect Publishers
Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds 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 Digital Games and Media, Educational Games and Gamification and Artificial Intelligence in Games, together about 55.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences39.6%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology9.9%
- Artificial Intelligence in GamesComputer Science6.4%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.6%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology3.8%
- Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsComputer Science3.6%
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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 371 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 20 | 6 | 28 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 | 79 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 138 |
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
- 1757-191X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-1928
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds
What CAS zone is Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds 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 Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds 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: .