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Journal of Business and Technical Communication

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1552-4574

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.581

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.276

Total Worksi

1,058

Total Citationsi

17,474

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

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?

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?

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

590

2019

659

2020

187

2021

152

2022

2023

194

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.

Business and International ManagementQ2

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

CommunicationQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Is Journal of Business and Technical Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Business and Technical Communication: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Business and Technical Communication?

Journal of Business and Technical Communication 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 3.42.

Is Journal of Business and Technical Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Business and Technical Communication is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.