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Human Communication Research

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0360-3989eISSN1468-2958

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.751

H-Indexi

172

SNIPi

1.785

Total Worksi

1,829

Total Citationsi

129,155

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Anthropology; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Linguistics and Language.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,829

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0360-3989 / 1468-2958

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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

429

2019

1.1k

2020

573

2021

2022

653

2023

153

2024

103

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.

AnthropologyQ1

CommunicationQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyLinguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Communication in Education and HealthcareMedia Influence and HealthLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Human Communication Research

Is Human Communication Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human Communication Research: 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 Human Communication Research?

Human Communication Research 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 3.05.

Is Human Communication Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human Communication Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Human Communication Research?