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Journal of Business and Technical Communication

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1552-4574

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

1.047

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.276

Total Works

1,058

Total Citations

17,474

2yr Mean Citedness

3.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Business and Technical Communication publishes research in the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, Social Sciences, and Business and International Management. It is categorized under Communication.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,058

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-4574

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Business and International ManagementQ1

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

CommunicationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessCommunication

Scopus Categories

Business and International ManagementCommunicationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionRhetoric and Communication StudiesKnowledge Management and SharingCommunication in Education and HealthcareTeam Dynamics and PerformanceEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPublic Relations and Crisis Communication