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About the Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics format

Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Comics and Graphic Narratives, Digital Games and Media, Digital Storytelling and Education.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inComics and Graphic Narratives Digital Games and Media Digital Storytelling and Education Media, Gender, and Advertising Themes in Literature Analysis
ISSN2150-4857
Citation impact (2-yr)0.33
h-index27
i10-index83
Total citations3,446
Top institutions publishing hereEmmanuel Bible College
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics per year

61
2014
51
2015
68
2016
75
2017
76
2018
47
2019
112
2020
87
2021
59
2022
71
2023
89
2024
98
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics by publication year

304
2014
210
2015
352
2016
385
2017
572
2018
103
2019
229
2020
173
2021
138
2022
128
2023
64
2024
13
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics

Defining digital comics: a British Library perspective

Jen Aggleton · 25 Jul 2018

This article presents a working definition of digital comics for the specific context of the British Library. It explores formal and sociocultural characteristics of digital comics as well as the sociocultural issues surrounding comic collections at national libraries. This article argues for the value of flexible working definitions over formal definitions and explores the problematic…

Femininity and fandom: the dual-stigmatisation of female comic book fans

Stephanie Orme · 26 Aug 2016

Media portrayals of comic book fandom routinely depict the comics community as a masculine space, one in which the female fan is an anomaly. Yet, women reportedly represent a growing number of comic book purchasers and convention attendees. If women are, in fact, such a large contingent of the comic book fan community, then why…

Boys' Love anime and queer desires in convergence culture: transnational fandom, censorship and resistance

Andrea Wood · 13 May 2013

Despite its ever-growing international popularity, Japanese anime and the industries that support it are in the middle of a crisis. In an era of media convergence, popularity has not translated into consistent profits as anime producers continue to lose money at home and overseas to rampant file sharing and ubiquitous streaming video sites illegally hosting…

The postcolonial Joe Sacco

James Hodapp · 13 Jul 2015

Joe Sacco’s almost universally lauded comics frequently reveal issues and people that are overlooked or misrepresented in western media. Whether these are Palestinians, African immigrants in Malta, or Indian villagers, Sacco takes readers on a visual and narrative journey to locations that are disregarded. Given the similarities between Sacco’s consistent modus operandi of illustrating and…

Forbidden love: incest, generational conflict, and the erotics of power in Chinese BL fiction

Yanrui Xu, Ling Yang · 7 Mar 2013

This article focuses on father–son incest stories, a distinct subgenre of Chinese Boys' Love (BL) fiction, to examine the cultural and political implications of BL in China. We start with an overview of the development of BL fiction in China, followed by a discussion of some representative texts. Situating our textual analysis within the context…

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What reference style does Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics use?
Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics 12 (3): 45–58.
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