Journal profile
Red Feather Journal
ISSN 2150-5381 · eISSN 2770-873X · Red Feather Journal · United States
Red Feather Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Children in Popular Culture is an open-access, online, international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholars and professionals to interrogate representations of the child in popular culture. JOCPC facilitates an international dialogue among scholars and professionals through vigorous discussion of the intersections between the child, the conception of childhood, children's material culture, children and politics, the child body, and any other interactions with the child in the context of popular culture. The Journal of Children in Popular Culture invites critical and/or theoretical examination of the child to further our understanding of the circulation, consumption, and representation of the child and childhood throughout a variety of mediums within popular discourse. Some sample topics include: studies of images of children, children in/and politics; children in film, literature, art; children in advertising; visual adaptations of children's literary works; child welfare; children in/and war, children as refugees, the child as monstrous, children and law, children and/in social institutions, or any other critical examination of the child or childhood within popular culture. All disciplines are welcome and international submissions are encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Australia 2, United States 1, France 1, Iran 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO HostPublisher 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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articlesSubmission Guidelines: ArticlesLength not stated
- reviewl film and book reviews are encouraged. Reviews must be between 1500 and 5000 words, including endnotes and bibliography. Reviews must be doublmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewsSubmission Guidelines: ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Word format, double-spaced, no track changes/comments, no author-identifying information (blind review). Model summary
All works must be submitted in Word, double-spaced, sans track changes or other comments, and without any author-identifying information on the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Any academic citation system (e.g., APA or MLA) accepted if citations follow that system's guidelines. Model summary
JOCPC will accept works in any academic citation system, such as APA or MLA, as long as the citations follow the guidelines of that particular system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright © 2025 Journal of Children in Popular Culture Model summary
Copyright © 2025 Journal of Children in Popular Culture
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access with no restriction; authors retain full copyright of published works. Model summary
JOCPC provides all content free and open access, with no restriction. All archived articles are free and open access. Author's retain full copyright of published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review by select Editorial Board members; results within 12-18 weeks from submission date. Model summary
Submissions are subject to blind peer review by select Editorial Board members with results within 12-18 weeks from submission date.
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
- Red Feather Journal
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2150-5381
- Electronic ISSN
- 2770-873X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Red Feather Journal
How long does peer review take at Red Feather Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Red Feather Journal 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 Kingdom (3), Australia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Red Feather Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Red Feather Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Red Feather Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Red Feather Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .