Journal metric profile

SOUTHERN CULTURES

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 176/538 Recorded category rank

SOUTHERN CULTURES JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

SOUTHERN CULTURES is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by UNIV NORTH CAROLINA PRESS. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.300, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 176 out of 538 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 182 total citations, 28 total articles, 28 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.400, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.980.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 9.9 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 24 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

SOUTHERN CULTURES is identified in this record by print ISSN 1068-8218 and electronic ISSN 1534-1488. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSOUTHERN CULTURES
Abbreviated journalSOUTH CULT
PublisherUNIV NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank18,332
ISSN1068-8218
eISSN1534-1488
Total cites182
Total articles28
Citable items28
Cited half-life9.9 years
Citing half-life24 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.300
5-Year Impact Factor0.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.980
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank176/538
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SOUTHERN CULTURES?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SOUTHERN CULTURES is 0.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is SOUTHERN CULTURES?

SOUTHERN CULTURES is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes SOUTHERN CULTURES?

SOUTHERN CULTURES is listed as being published by UNIV NORTH CAROLINA PRESS.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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