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Nordicom Review

PARADIGM PUBLISHING SERVICES-DE GRUYTER BRILL SP ZOO Β· Sweden Β· Est. 1981

ISSN1403-1108eISSN2001-5119
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q178
βœ“ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
26
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Slow Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 Β· Scopus CiteScore 4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.574
H-Indexi
38
CiteScorei
4
SNIPi
1.152
Total Worksi
739
Total Citationsi
9,268
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.55
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Nordicom Review is an international peer reviewed journal that provides a dedicated forum for articles that contribute to a wider understanding of media, mediated communication, and journalism in the Nordic region. This includes research on the Nordic countries as well as research with relevance for the Nordic context. Nordicom Review publishes original articles and book reviews on topics such as journalism, popular culture, media audiences, media history, political communication, public service media, media and information literacy, media education, and media production, structure, policy, and economy. Nordicom Review welcomes interdisciplinary submissions from a worldwide authorship, including both empirical and theoretical articles.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1981
Frequency2 times per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications739
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since1999
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~26 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 Β· 92%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
PARADIGM PUBLISHING SERVICES-DE GRUYTER BRILL SP ZOO
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1403-1108 / 2001-5119
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
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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
Citations received
41
735
2019
24
201
2020
52
694
2021
15
134
2022
17
126
2023
24
77
2024
23
36
2025
16
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1
CommunicationQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationGender, Feminism, and MediaMedia Influence and PoliticsDigital Games and MediaImpact of Technology on AdolescentsRhetoric and Communication StudiesPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesCinema and Media Studies

Frequently asked questions about Nordicom Review

Is Nordicom Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nordicom Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nordicom Review?

Nordicom Review 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.

Is Nordicom Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nordicom Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Nordicom Review?

Nordicom Review is an international peer reviewed journal that provides a dedicated forum for articles that contribute to a wider understanding of media, mediated communication, and journalism in the Nordic region. This includes research on the Nordic countries as well as research with relevance for the Nordic context. Nordicom Review publishes original articles and book reviews on topics such as journalism, popular culture, media audiences, media history, political communication, public service media, media and information literacy, media education, and media production, structure, policy, an

How much does it cost to publish in Nordicom Review?

Nordicom Review is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref