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Asian Journal of Communication

Routledge · United States

ISSN0129-2986eISSN1742-0911

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.606

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.958

Total Worksi

1,059

Total Citationsi

15,455

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Asian Journal of Communication highlights research on communication systems and processes in the Asia-Pacific region and among Asian communities globally. It covers topics such as political democracy, information infrastructure, online journalism, civic society, cultural production, and censorship.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,059

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0129-2986 / 1742-0911

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

358

2019

620

2020

438

2021

267

2022

270

2023

124

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

CommunicationQ1

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

CommunicationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationAsian Culture and Media StudiesPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationHong Kong and Taiwan Politics

Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Communication

Is Asian Journal of Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Journal of Communication: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asian Journal of Communication?

Asian Journal of Communication is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.36.

Is Asian Journal of Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Journal of Communication is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.