Journal introduction:

The International Journal of Cultural Studies aims to be the flagship outlet for critical cultural scholarship in media, communication and cultural studies. Founded in 1998 by John Hartley and edited by Jonathan Gray from 2017 to 2025, the journal has become widely recognized for advancing globally minded analyses of cultural texts and processes across local, national, and transnational scales of power and action. The journal’s traditional strengths are in critical theories and qualitative methodologies as applied to current and historical debates in media and cultural studies. We especially welcome submissions grounded in critical frameworks such as feminist analysis, critical race theory, postcolonial critique, political economy, queer theory, transnational analysis, intersectionality, planetarity, and posthumanism, among others.

Frequency: 6 issues per year

Editorial Board
Co-editors
Laura Guimarães CorrêaFederal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Wen JinEast China Normal University, China
Jonathan Corpus OngUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
Managing Editors
Lucianna FurtadoFederal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Conrad HamiltonEast China Normal University, China
Founding Editor
John HartleyUniversity of Sydney, Australia
International Editorial Board
Giorgia AielloUniversity of Milan, Italy
Donya AlinejadUtrecht University, The Netherlands
Melissa AronczykRutgers University, USA
Shakuntala BanajiLondon School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Burcu BaykurtUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
TJ BillardNorthwestern University, USA
Tanja BoschUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa
Matt BuiUniversity of Michigan, USA
Jean BurgessQueensland University of Technology, Australia
Earvin Charles CabalquintoMonash University, Australia
Bronwyn CarlsonMacquarie University, Australia
Fernanda CarreraFederal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tupur ChatterjeeTulane University, USA
Bertha ChinNational University of Singapore, Singapore
Pei Sze ChowNanyang Technological University, Singapore
Nick CouldryLondon School of Economics and Political Science, UK
David CraigUniversity of Southern California, USA
Camilo Díaz PinoWest Chester University, USA
Hatim El-HibriGeorge Mason University, USA
Nicky FalkofUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Pablo Moreno FernandesPontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Paul FroshHebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Anthony FungThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
Myria GeorgiouLondon School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Gerard GogginWestern Sydney University, Australia
Jonathan GrayUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Larissa HjorthRMIT, Australia
Heather HorstUniversity of Sydney, Australia
Mehita IqaniStellenbosch University, South Africa
Henry JenkinsUniversity of Southern California, USA
Dal Yong JinSimon Fraser University, Canada
Derek JohnsonUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Sukhmani KhoranaUniversity of New South Wales, Australia
Kate LaceyUniversity of Sussex, UK
Ramon LobatoSwinburne University of Technology, Australia
Amanda LotzQueensland University of Technology, Australia
Susan LuckmanUniversity of South Australia, Australia
Jess MaddoxUniversity of Georgia, USA
Mirca MadianouGoldsmiths, University of London, UK
Alice MarwickData and Society, USA
Andrea MedradoUniversity of Exeter, UK
Aimée Vega MontielUniversidade Nacional Autónoma do México, Mexico
Yoshitaka MoriTokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Nii Kotei NikoiNorth Carolina State University, USA
Susan Soomin NohOglethorpe University, USA
David C. OhSyracuse University, USA
Luciana de OliveiraFederal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Susanna PaasonenUniversity of Turku, Finland
Zizi PapacharissiUniversity of Illinois Chicago, USA
Anna Cristina PertierraUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia
Thao PhanMonash University, Australia
Thomas PoellUniversity of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Devon PowersUniversity of Michigan, USA
Aswin PunathambekarUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA
Kane RaceUniversity of Sydney, Australia
Cornel SandvossUniversity of Bristol, UK
Adrienne ShawTemple University, USA
Lukasz SzulcUniversity of Manchester, UK
Nancy ThumimUniversity of Leeds, England, UK
Tracy TingaUniversity of Maryland, USA
Tommy TseUniversity of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Cecilia Uy-TiocoCalifornia State University, USA
Daniel VukovichUniversity of Hong Kong, China
Bilge YesilCollege of Staten Island, USA
Yiyi YinBeijing Normal University, China
Lin ZhangUniversity of New Hampshire, United States
Weiyu ZhangNational University of Singapore, Singapore

Abstracting and indexing
Academic Search Elite
Academic Search Premier
Alternative Press Index
Anthropological Index Online
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
British Education Index
Business Source Corporate
CD-ROM - International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
CD-ROM - International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Lterature on the Humanities and Social S
CD-ROM International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
CD-ROM International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences
ComIndex
Communication Abstracts
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature CINAHL
Current Contents / Arts & Humanities
Current Contents / Social and Behavioral Sciences
Current Contents/ Arts & Humanities
Current Contents/ Social and Behavioral Sciences
EBSCO: Human Resources Abstracts
Educational Research Abstracts Online - e-Psyche
FRANCIS database
Health Source
IBZ: International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
IBZ: International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
Inist-Cnrs
International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
International Political Science Abstracts
Journal Citation Reports Social Sciences
Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
Left Index
MLA International Bibliography
MasterFILE Premier
Online - International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Online - International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social
Online - International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Online - International Bibliography of Periodical Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences
PsycINFO
Research Alert
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Social Services Abstracts
Sociofile
Sociological Abstracts
Sociology of Education Abstracts
The Philosopher's Index
Vocational Search
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts


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