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Communitas

University of the Free State · South Africa

ISSN1023-0556eISSN2415-0525

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

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

0.154

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.382

Total Works

372

Total Citations

623

2yr Mean Citedness

0.25

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on communication in developing societies, with a focus on Southern Africa. Articles explore various aspects of community communication, media studies, journalism, and corporate and marketing communication, often examining their impact on societal issues and the challenges faced by diverse communities.

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications372

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the Free State

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1023-0556 / 2415-0525

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

PKP PN

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

CommunicationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

CommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationMarketing and Advertising StrategiesDigital Marketing and Social Media