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Political Communication

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1058-4609eISSN1091-7675

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

2.173

H-Index

140

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.621

Total Works

1,909

Total Citations

79,196

2yr Mean Citedness

4.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Political Communication is an international journal that features empirical research at the intersection of politics and communication. It aims to explore topics under media studies, broadcasting, and democracy, and includes work on data science, game theory, and framing.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,909

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1058-4609 / 1091-7675

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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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationMedia Influence and PoliticsRhetoric and Communication Studies