Visual Studies

Visual Studies is a major international peer-reviewed journal published on behalf of the International Visual Sociology Association. The journal publishes visually-oriented articles across a range of disciplines, and represents a long-standing commitment to empirical visual research, studies of visual and material culture, the development of visual research methods and the exploration of visual means of communication about social and cultural worlds. Visual Studies is a key resource for all disciplines that engage with images, society and culture, and sets the standard for the scholarly use of visual material. The multidisciplinary character of the journal is reflected in its attention to visually-based research in sociology, anthropology, cultural and media studies, documentary film and photography, information technology, education, communication studies as well as other fields concerned with image-based study. The aims of Visual Studies are to: -Provide an international forum for the development of visual research. -Promote acceptance and understanding of a wide range of methods, approaches and paradigms that constitute image-based research. -Reduce the disparity in emphasis between visual and written studies in the social sciences. -Promote an interest in developing visual research methodology in all its various forms. -Encourage research that employs a mixture of visual methods and analytical approaches within one study. -Critically reflect and contribute to the dialogue surrounding ‘the visual’ across the social sciences and humanities. -Provide an arena for in-depth exploration of various approaches, particular methods, themes and visual phenomena. Most articles published in the journal are accompanied by appropriate visual material, and the journal encourages visually-led submissions.

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Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

Category	Year	Quartile
Anthropology	1999	Q4
Anthropology	2000	Q4
Anthropology	2001	Q4
Anthropology	2002	Q4
Anthropology	2003	Q4
Anthropology	2004	Q4
Anthropology	2005	Q4
Anthropology	2006	Q4
Anthropology	2007	Q4
Anthropology	2008	Q4
Anthropology	2009	Q4
Anthropology	2010	Q3
Anthropology	2011	Q2
Anthropology	2012	Q1
Anthropology	2013	Q1
Anthropology	2014	Q2
Anthropology	2015	Q2
Anthropology	2016	Q2
Anthropology	2017	Q2
Anthropology	2018	Q2
Anthropology	2019	Q1
Anthropology	2020	Q2
Anthropology	2021	Q2
Anthropology	2022	Q2
Anthropology	2023	Q2
Cultural Studies	1999	Q3
Cultural Studies	2000	Q3
Cultural Studies	2001	Q3
Cultural Studies	2002	Q3
Cultural Studies	2003	Q3
Cultural Studies	2004	Q3
Cultural Studies	2005	Q3
Cultural Studies	2006	Q3
Cultural Studies	2007	Q3
Cultural Studies	2008	Q3
Cultural Studies	2009	Q3
Cultural Studies	2010	Q2
Cultural Studies	2011	Q1
Cultural Studies	2012	Q1
Cultural Studies	2013	Q1
Cultural Studies	2014	Q1
Cultural Studies	2015	Q1
Cultural Studies	2016	Q1
Cultural Studies	2017	Q1
Cultural Studies	2018	Q1
Cultural Studies	2019	Q1
Cultural Studies	2020	Q1
Cultural Studies	2021	Q1
Cultural Studies	2022	Q1
Cultural Studies	2023	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	1999	Q3
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2000	Q3
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2001	Q3
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2002	Q3
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2003	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2004	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2005	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2006	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2007	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2008	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2009	Q2
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2010	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2011	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2012	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2013	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2014	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2015	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2016	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2017	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2018	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2019	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2020	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2021	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2022	Q1
Visual Arts and Performing Arts	2023	Q1

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	0.103
2000	0.104
2001	0.105
2002	0.104
2003	0.103
2004	0.103
2005	0.103
2006	0.104
2007	0.105
2008	0.107
2009	0.107
2010	0.149
2011	0.350
2012	0.490
2013	0.514
2014	0.410
2015	0.297
2016	0.322
2017	0.291
2018	0.235
2019	0.398
2020	0.352
2021	0.255
2022	0.256
2023	0.290

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	11
2000	11
2001	12
2002	14
2003	16
2004	16
2005	13
2006	13
2007	20
2008	18
2009	21
2010	27
2011	22
2012	30
2013	23
2014	24
2015	23
2016	21
2017	30
2018	28
2019	26
2020	38
2021	71
2022	65
2023	112

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.176
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.200
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.186
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.340
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.250
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.566
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.379
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.661
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.966
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.661
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	1.047
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	1.264
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	1.209
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	1.875
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	1.680
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.696
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	1.414
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	1.090
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	1.044
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	0.827
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	0.588
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	0.762
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	0.828
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	0.681
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	0.825
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.176
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.219
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.200
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.412
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.162
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.571
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.435
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.578
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.881
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.674
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.941
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	1.119
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.985
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	1.586
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	1.785
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.307
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.922
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	1.014
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	1.015
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	0.541
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	0.582
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	0.702
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	0.750
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	0.615
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	0.770
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.238
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.208
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.318
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.130
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.115
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.667
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.344
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.379
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.962
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.667
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.895
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.897
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.854
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	1.898
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	1.442
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.547
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.851
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	1.128
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	0.636
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.588
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	0.534
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	0.519
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	0.656
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	0.495
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	0.515

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	6
Self Cites	2000	3
Self Cites	2001	1
Self Cites	2002	8
Self Cites	2003	4
Self Cites	2004	2
Self Cites	2005	3
Self Cites	2006	3
Self Cites	2007	3
Self Cites	2008	3
Self Cites	2009	2
Self Cites	2010	11
Self Cites	2011	5
Self Cites	2012	8
Self Cites	2013	3
Self Cites	2014	8
Self Cites	2015	2
Self Cites	2016	8
Self Cites	2017	4
Self Cites	2018	4
Self Cites	2019	5
Self Cites	2020	6
Self Cites	2021	5
Self Cites	2022	7
Self Cites	2023	30
Total Cites	1999	6
Total Cites	2000	7
Total Cites	2001	7
Total Cites	2002	14
Total Cites	2003	6
Total Cites	2004	24
Total Cites	2005	20
Total Cites	2006	26
Total Cites	2007	37
Total Cites	2008	31
Total Cites	2009	48
Total Cites	2010	66
Total Cites	2011	65
Total Cites	2012	111
Total Cites	2013	141
Total Cites	2014	98
Total Cites	2015	71
Total Cites	2016	71
Total Cites	2017	69
Total Cites	2018	40
Total Cites	2019	46
Total Cites	2020	59
Total Cites	2021	69
Total Cites	2022	83
Total Cites	2023	134

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.000
External Cites per document	2000	0.125
External Cites per document	2001	0.171
External Cites per document	2002	0.176
External Cites per document	2003	0.054
External Cites per document	2004	0.524
External Cites per document	2005	0.370
External Cites per document	2006	0.511
External Cites per document	2007	0.810
External Cites per document	2008	0.609
External Cites per document	2009	0.902
External Cites per document	2010	0.932
External Cites per document	2011	0.909
External Cites per document	2012	1.471
External Cites per document	2013	1.747
External Cites per document	2014	1.200
External Cites per document	2015	0.896
External Cites per document	2016	0.900
External Cites per document	2017	0.956
External Cites per document	2018	0.486
External Cites per document	2019	0.519
External Cites per document	2020	0.631
External Cites per document	2021	0.696
External Cites per document	2022	0.563
External Cites per document	2023	0.598
Cites per document	1999	0.176
Cites per document	2000	0.219
Cites per document	2001	0.200
Cites per document	2002	0.412
Cites per document	2003	0.162
Cites per document	2004	0.571
Cites per document	2005	0.435
Cites per document	2006	0.578
Cites per document	2007	0.881
Cites per document	2008	0.674
Cites per document	2009	0.941
Cites per document	2010	1.119
Cites per document	2011	0.985
Cites per document	2012	1.586
Cites per document	2013	1.785
Cites per document	2014	1.307
Cites per document	2015	0.922
Cites per document	2016	1.014
Cites per document	2017	1.015
Cites per document	2018	0.541
Cites per document	2019	0.582
Cites per document	2020	0.702
Cites per document	2021	0.750
Cites per document	2022	0.615
Cites per document	2023	0.770

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	0.00
2000	9.09
2001	0.00
2002	7.14
2003	18.75
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	4.76
2010	7.41
2011	18.18
2012	13.33
2013	0.00
2014	12.50
2015	13.04
2016	0.00
2017	13.33
2018	7.14
2019	15.38
2020	13.16
2021	2.82
2022	12.31
2023	17.86

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	0
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	0
Non-citable documents	2002	0
Non-citable documents	2003	0
Non-citable documents	2004	0
Non-citable documents	2005	1
Non-citable documents	2006	2
Non-citable documents	2007	4
Non-citable documents	2008	3
Non-citable documents	2009	3
Non-citable documents	2010	3
Non-citable documents	2011	7
Non-citable documents	2012	8
Non-citable documents	2013	8
Non-citable documents	2014	5
Non-citable documents	2015	3
Non-citable documents	2016	3
Non-citable documents	2017	4
Non-citable documents	2018	6
Non-citable documents	2019	5
Non-citable documents	2020	4
Non-citable documents	2021	6
Non-citable documents	2022	41
Non-citable documents	2023	48
Citable documents	1999	34
Citable documents	2000	32
Citable documents	2001	35
Citable documents	2002	34
Citable documents	2003	37
Citable documents	2004	42
Citable documents	2005	45
Citable documents	2006	43
Citable documents	2007	38
Citable documents	2008	43
Citable documents	2009	48
Citable documents	2010	56
Citable documents	2011	59
Citable documents	2012	62
Citable documents	2013	71
Citable documents	2014	70
Citable documents	2015	74
Citable documents	2016	67
Citable documents	2017	64
Citable documents	2018	68
Citable documents	2019	74
Citable documents	2020	80
Citable documents	2021	86
Citable documents	2022	94
Citable documents	2023	126

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	28
Uncited documents	2000	27
Uncited documents	2001	31
Uncited documents	2002	25
Uncited documents	2003	31
Uncited documents	2004	28
Uncited documents	2005	34
Uncited documents	2006	31
Uncited documents	2007	23
Uncited documents	2008	30
Uncited documents	2009	27
Uncited documents	2010	35
Uncited documents	2011	33
Uncited documents	2012	36
Uncited documents	2013	36
Uncited documents	2014	50
Uncited documents	2015	46
Uncited documents	2016	42
Uncited documents	2017	39
Uncited documents	2018	48
Uncited documents	2019	49
Uncited documents	2020	54
Uncited documents	2021	57
Uncited documents	2022	90
Uncited documents	2023	109
Cited documents	1999	6
Cited documents	2000	5
Cited documents	2001	4
Cited documents	2002	9
Cited documents	2003	6
Cited documents	2004	14
Cited documents	2005	12
Cited documents	2006	14
Cited documents	2007	19
Cited documents	2008	16
Cited documents	2009	24
Cited documents	2010	24
Cited documents	2011	33
Cited documents	2012	34
Cited documents	2013	43
Cited documents	2014	25
Cited documents	2015	31
Cited documents	2016	28
Cited documents	2017	29
Cited documents	2018	26
Cited documents	2019	30
Cited documents	2020	30
Cited documents	2021	35
Cited documents	2022	45
Cited documents	2023	65