Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
ISSN 2150-4857 · eISSN 2150-4865 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 204 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 41% (journal website); 97 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comics and Graphic Narratives, Themes in Literature Analysis and Artistic and Creative Research, together about 57.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics covers all aspects of the graphic novel, comic strip and comic book focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries. The emphasis is on the production and consumption of comics in their cultural, institutional and creative contexts. The journal aims to reflect not only standard forms such as the superhero and other genres of the comic book, but also the increasing interest in modern forms and emerging genres of the comic, for instance, medicine, psychology and, autobiography. Our scope is international, covering not only English language comics but also worldwide comic culture, recently featuring articles about European, Indian, Japanese and Korean comics. We would like to extend into other comic cultures in Australia, Africa, South America and Scandinavia. We are interested in the production and consumption of comics and their context within culture and the mass media, for instance within promotional culture, digital technologies and fandom. The journal aims to reflect and encourage the widest breadth of approaches to the comic, as a mass medium, and its associated forms. All submissions are subject to two, or more, ‘double-anonymized’ peer reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editor-in-chief David HuxleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Australia 2, Canada 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comics and Graphic NarrativesArts and Humanities42.9%
- Themes in Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities7.8%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities6.6%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology3.9%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- American Literature and Humor StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities2.9%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 83/1186 | 93rd |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q1 | 94/697 | 86th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOHostPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.19Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 117,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,110 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 22 | 251 |
| 2025 | 97 | 20 | 364 |
| 2024 | 89 | 18 | 409 |
| 2023 | 71 | 20 | 518 |
| 2022 | 59 | 13 | 368 |
| 2021 | 88 | 19 | 289 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
204 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 357 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 241 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (195 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 82 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submissions undergo two or more double-anonymized peer reviews. Model summary
All submissions are subject to two, or more, ‘double-anonymized’ peer reviews.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2150-4857
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-4865
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 204 days (interquartile range 111–357 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (3) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .