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Written Communication

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0741-0883eISSN1552-8472

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.672

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.543

Total Works

898

Total Citations

38,056

2yr Mean Citedness

1.81

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on writing studies, focusing on methodologies for analyzing writing processes, practices, and outcomes across various contexts. It explores how technology, community engagement, and diverse identities influence written communication. The journal also examines the rhetorical strategies employed in academic, professional, and public writing.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications898

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0741-0883 / 1552-8472

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

CommunicationQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesWriting and Handwriting EducationEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionReading and Literacy Development