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Howard Journal of Communications

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1096-4649

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.333

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.848

Total Worksi

1,062

Total Citationsi

13,598

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Howard Journal of Communications publishes original research papers focusing on ethnicity and culture as they interact with communication. It covers ethnic and cultural communication, gender and ethnic representations in the media, and interracial issues. The journal encourages research that seeks to combat racism.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyFive Issues A Year, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,062

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-4649

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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

354

2019

193

2020

305

2021

109

2022

125

2023

104

2024

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.

CommunicationQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationRhetoric and Communication StudiesSocial Media and PoliticsMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingGender, Feminism, and MediaDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesMedia Influence and HealthCommunication in Education and HealthcareSocial and Intergroup PsychologySports, Gender, and Society

Frequently asked questions about Howard Journal of Communications

Is Howard Journal of Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Howard Journal of Communications: 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 Howard Journal of Communications?

Howard Journal of Communications 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 0.63.

Is Howard Journal of Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Howard Journal of Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.