International Journal of Cultural Studies


The International Journal of Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering cultural studies. The first editor-in-chief was John Hartley. The journal was established in 1998 and is published six times per year by SAGE Publications. The journal is currently run by chief editor Jonathan Gray along with co-editors: Jean Burgess ; Anthony Fung ; Paul Frosh ; Myria Georgiou and Lori Kido Lopez.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.862 placing it at position 7/45 in the Web of Science category Cultural Studies.