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Review of Communication

Routledge · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1535-8593

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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?

216

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 187d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.378

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

906

Total Citationsi

5,760

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Review of Communication publishes original scholarship that advances the discipline and practice of communication through the study of major themes that cross disciplinary subfields. The journal publishes research related to Social Sciences.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications906

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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

5/12 · 42%

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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?

1535-8593

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

184

2019

176

2020

343

2021

224

2022

106

2023

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rhetoric and Communication StudiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesMedia Studies and CommunicationCommunication in Education and HealthcarePublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionRadio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaVisual Culture and Art TheoryDigital Games and Media

Frequently asked questions about Review of Communication

Is Review of Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Review of Communication: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Review of Communication?

Review of Communication is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.378.

Is Review of Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Review of Communication is indexed in Scopus.