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Journal of Visual Culture
ISSN 1470-4129 · eISSN 1741-2994 · SAGE
Journal of Visual Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Visual Culture is published by SAGE 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 Visual Culture and Art Theory, Photography and Visual Culture and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 38.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities14.1%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities13.6%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities9.4%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences6%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Public Spaces through ArtSocial Sciences3.3%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences3.3%
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 | Art | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 833 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 26 | 10 | 51 |
| 2022 | 32 | 10 | 55 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 42 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1470-4129
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-2994
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Visual Culture
What CAS zone is Journal of Visual Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Visual Culture is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Art / Cultural Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Visual Culture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 46.
Which databases index Journal of Visual Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Visual Culture is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Visual Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Visual Culture is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .