What is the Impact Factor of Poetics?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Poetics is 2.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Poetics indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Poetics is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.896 (Q1) and an H-index of 86.

Who publishes Poetics and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Poetics is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,354 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #5,825Top JournalHybrid

Poetics

Identifier (ISSN):0304-422X(Print)/1872-7514(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.6↑ +0.9

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

N/A

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Poetics

WoS N/A

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.896

#5,825

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

86 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate10%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

53articles/year

49.65% Gold OA•98.75% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Poetics is an interdisciplinary journal of theoretical and empirical research on culture, the media and the arts. Particularly welcome are papers that make an original contribution to the major disciplines - sociology, psychology, media and communication studies, and economics - within which promising lines of research on culture, media and the arts have been developed.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

SociologyPhilosophyPsychologyPolitical ScienceComputer ScienceArts & HumanitiesLawLinguisticsEpistemologyMathematicsBiologyHistoryEconomicsSocial PsychologyGeographyPhysicsSocial SciencesArchaeology

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRAHCI2026

LITERATURE

N/A

RankN/A

IndexAHCI

JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank47/222

IndexSSCI

JCIAHCI2026

LITERATURE

Rank1/200

IndexAHCI

JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank1/222

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
LITERATURE	JCRAHCI	N/A	N/A
SOCIOLOGY	JCRSSCI	47/222	Q1
LITERATURE	JCIAHCI	1/200	Q1
SOCIOLOGY	JCISSCI	1/222	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.6

Articles / Year22

Total Citations3

2025

IF1.7

Articles / Year54

Total Citations72

2024

IF2

Articles / Year58

Total Citations279

2023

IF2.5

Articles / Year47

Total Citations380

2022

IF1.857

Articles / Year61

Total Citations553

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.6	22	3
2025	1.7	54	72
2024	2	58	279
2023	2.5	47	380
2022	1.857	61	553
2021	—	76	1,128
2020	—	59	1,113
2019	—	57	1,109
2018	—	62	1,299
2017	—	33	807
2016	—	46	1,681
2015	—	51	2,073

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,825Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1971-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.896

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.26

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,354 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations527

3-Year Documents168

Citable Documents166

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区LITERATURE

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Poetics (ISSN: 0304-422X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.896 (Q1), an H-index of 86.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 53 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,354 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.