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International Journal of Cultural Studies Template

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About the International Journal of Cultural Studies format

International Journal of Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Gender, Feminism, and Media, Media Studies and Communication, Cultural Industries and Urban Development.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', International Journal of Cultural Studies, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inGender, Feminism, and Media Media Studies and Communication Cultural Industries and Urban Development Asian Culture and Media Studies Digital Games and Media
ISSN1367-8779
Citation impact (2-yr)3.31
h-index71
i10-index541
Total citations25,334
Top institutions publishing hereQueensland University of Technology
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in International Journal of Cultural Studies per year

56
2014
47
2015
33
2016
39
2017
20
2018
48
2019
70
2020
40
2021
47
2022
56
2023
71
2024
49
2025

Citation impact of International Journal of Cultural Studies by publication year

1.1K
2014
1.4K
2015
634
2016
564
2017
409
2018
829
2019
1.6K
2020
406
2021
442
2022
320
2023
397
2024
86
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in International Journal of Cultural Studies

Polymedia: Towards a new theory of digital media in interpersonal communication

Mirca Madianou, Daniel Miller · 22 Aug 2012

This article develops a new theory of polymedia in order to understand the consequences of digital media in the context of interpersonal communication. Drawing on illustrative examples from a comparative ethnography of Filipino and Caribbean transnational families, the article develops the contours of a theory of polymedia. We demonstrate how users avail themselves of new…

Home and away

Sara Ahmed · 1 Dec 1999

This article examines the relationship between migration and identity by complicating our notion of what ‘home’ means, both for the narrative of ‘being at home’ and for the narrative of ‘leaving home’. It offers, not a migrant ontology, but a consideration of the historical determination of patterns of estrangement in which the living and yet…

The Cultural Logic of Media Convergence

Henry Jenkins · 1 Mar 2004

Responding to the contradictory nature of our current moment of media change, this article will sketch a theory of media convergence that allows us to identify major sites of tension and transition shaping the media environment for the coming decade. Media convergence is more than simply a technological shift. Convergence alters the relationship between existing…

The romance of work: Gender and aspirational labour in the digital culture industries

Brooke Duffy · 25 Feb 2015

Despite widespread interest in the changing technologies, economies and politics of creative labour, much of the recent cultural production scholarship overlooks the social positioning of gender. This article draws upon in-depth interviews with 18 participants in highly feminized sites of digital cultural production (e.g. fashion, beauty and retail) to examine how they articulate and derive…

New Audiences, New Textualities

Jonathan Gray · 1 Mar 2003

Intentionally or not, audience research often equals fan research, as anti-fans and non-fans are ignored or assumed. However, televisual anti-fandom and non-fandom involve different viewing practices, different proximities from the text and, thus, different textualities. This article therefore argues for the necessity of more research into anti-fans and non-fans, proposing that such research will shed…

International Journal of Cultural Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the International Journal of Cultural Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the International Journal of Cultural Studies template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does International Journal of Cultural Studies use?
International Journal of Cultural Studies uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', International Journal of Cultural Studies, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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Who publishes International Journal of Cultural Studies?
International Journal of Cultural Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's International Journal of Cultural Studies template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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