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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #11,818Hybrid

Space and Culture

Identifier (ISSN):1206-3312(Print)/1552-8308(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.2– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Space and Culture

WoS Q1
01120.97202212023120241.220251.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.503
#11,818

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
53

53 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
73articles/year
39.83% Gold OA•98.15% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Space and Culture is an interdisciplinary journal that fosters the publication of reflections on a wide range of socio-spatial arenas such as the home, the built environment, architecture, urbanism, and geopolitics. it covers Sociology, in particular, Qualitative Sociology and Contemporary Ethnography; Communications, in particular, Media Studies and the Internet; Cultural Studies; Urban Studies; Urban and human Geography; Architecture; Anthropology; and Consumer Research. Articles on the application of contemporary theoretical debates in cultural studies, discourse analysis, virtual identities, virtual citizenship, migrant and diasporic identities, and case studies are encouraged.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology89.9%Philosophy78.8%Political science70.7%Law62.3%Art61.5%History55.4%Computer science55.1%Geography55%Linguistics46.7%Aesthetics46.3%Archaeology43%Epistemology38.8%Economics37.1%Biology34.6%Psychology32.3%Operating system32%Politics30.2%Engineering29.9%Physics28.6%Visual arts26.6%Space (punctuation)26.4%Literature21%Social science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI, SSCI2026

CULTURAL STUDIES

Q1
Rank16/66
IndexAHCI, SSCI
JCRSSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q3
Rank94/174
IndexSSCI
JCIAHCI, SSCI2026

CULTURAL STUDIES

Q2
Rank29/66
IndexAHCI, SSCI
JCISSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q1
Rank41/174
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.2
Articles / Year47
Total Citations7
2025
IF1.2
Articles / Year54
Total Citations20
2024
IF1
Articles / Year14
Total Citations28
2023
IF1
Articles / Year54
Total Citations199
2022
IF0.971
Articles / Year46
Total Citations359

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,818Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.503

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.94

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,860 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations288
3-Year Documents137
Citable Documents133

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate59.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Cultural StudiesQ1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Urban StudiesQ2
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ3
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):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CULTURAL STUDIES
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

Space and Culture (ISSN: 1206-3312) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.503 (Q1), an H-index of 53.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 73 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,860 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

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