Communication and Critical/ Cultural Studies
Routledge · United States · Est. 2004
ISSN1479-1420eISSN1479-4233
SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR
50
/ 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
0.469
H-Index
48
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
715
Total Citations
9,777
2yr Mean Citedness
0.79
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Communication and Critical/ Cultural Studies is a journal published by Routledge. The journal covers topics related to communication, critical studies, and cultural studies.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2004
Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications715
Publisher OrgRoutledge
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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.
Cultural StudiesQ1
CommunicationQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
CommunicationCultural Studies
Scopus Categories
Cultural StudiesCommunication
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