''Poetics: Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, the Media and the Arts'' is a bimonthly

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publishing theoretical and empirical research on

culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

, the

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and the

arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creativity, creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive ...

. It welcomes papers from various disciplines – notably

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

, media and

communication studies Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in differ ...

, and

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

. The

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are Patricia A. Banks, Frédéric Godart, Tally Katz-Gerro, and Vaughn Schmutz. It is published by

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and was established in 1971. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 2.5.

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External links

*{{Official website, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/poetics Elsevier academic journals Bimonthly journals Academic journals established in 1971 English-language journals