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Management Communication Quarterly

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0893-3189eISSN1552-6798

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

1.185

H-Index

104

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.594

Total Works

1,226

Total Citations

45,474

2yr Mean Citedness

1.65

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on organizational communication, focusing on themes of resilience, identity, and navigating tensions within various organizational contexts, including during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Articles explore how communication practices shape employee experiences, organizational adaptation, and stakeholder relationships.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ 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 Publications1,226

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?

0893-3189 / 1552-6798

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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

2023

2024

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

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationManagement

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Management and Organizational StudiesPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorTeam Dynamics and PerformanceCommunication in Education and Healthcare