Journal profile · Multiple
Media Culture & Society
ISSN 0163-4437 · eISSN 1460-3675 · SAGE
Media Culture & Society: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Media Culture & Society is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). 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 45.4% 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
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences22%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences14.1%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences9.3%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.4%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.15LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,617OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 57 | 31 |
| 2025 | 95 | 75 | 354 |
| 2024 | 96 | 65 | 704 |
| 2023 | 117 | 75 | 1,515 |
| 2022 | 116 | 51 | 2,816 |
| 2021 | 75 | 32 | 1,430 |
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
- 0163-4437
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-3675
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Media Culture & Society
What CAS zone is Media Culture & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Media Culture & Society is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Communication / Sociology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Media Culture & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.15; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 124.
Which databases index Media Culture & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Media Culture & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Media Culture & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Media Culture & Society 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: .