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Communication Law and Policy

Routledge · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1532-6926

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

116

days submission → published

measured · last 6 articles · accept 325d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.177

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

537

Total Citationsi

2,301

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Communication Law and Policy examines the societal, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of communication, including freedoms of speech and press. It publishes research related to social sciences, journalism, mass communication, telecommunications, law, business, sociology, and political science. The journal also analyzes modern communication law, policy, and regulation, particularly in light of media convergence.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications537

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-6926

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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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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

Citations received

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2025

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.

CommunicationQ3

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law, Rights, and FreedomsFreedom of Expression and DefamationLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionLaw in Society and CultureCopyright and Intellectual PropertyCriminal Law and EvidencePrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionHuman auditory perception and evaluationIntellectual Property Law

Frequently asked questions about Communication Law and Policy

Is Communication Law and Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communication Law and Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Communication Law and Policy?

Communication Law and Policy 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 0.29.

Is Communication Law and Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communication Law and Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.