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Media History

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1368-8804eISSN1469-9729

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.178

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.997

Total Works

912

Total Citations

5,323

2yr Mean Citedness

1.32

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Media History is an interdisciplinary journal that welcomes contributions addressing media and society from the fifteenth century to the present. It focuses on the roles played by media and mass communication in culture and aims to provide a contextualist treatment of the history of Communication Studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications912

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1368-8804 / 1469-9729

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationAustralian History and SocietyCinema and Media StudiesItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyEuropean history and politicsMedia, Journalism, and Communication HistoryIrish and British StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesScottish History and National IdentityPhilippine History and Culture