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Popular Communication

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1540-5702eISSN1540-5710
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
35
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
Total35
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
0.572
H-Index
47
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.469
Total Works
650
Total Citations
8,783
2yr Mean Citedness
0.28
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores how contemporary popular culture, including memes and fan communities, is integrated into everyday social, cultural, and political discourse. It examines the participatory practices within these communities, such as meme-sharing among young adults and fan theories about pop stars, and how these practices can mirror or intersect with more extreme forms of communication and ideology.

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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 Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications650
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Routledge
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1540-5702 / 1540-5710
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
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.

CommunicationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationGender, Feminism, and MediaDigital Games and MediaCinema and Media StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Media and PoliticsAsian Culture and Media StudiesMusic History and CultureCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentRhetoric and Communication Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref