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International Journal of Strategic Communication

Routledge · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1553-1198

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

0.621

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.02

Total Works

514

Total Citations

13,611

2yr Mean Citedness

1.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on strategic communication, including crisis communication in the Nordic region, influencer marketing, organizational communication values, lobbying practices, and corporate social responsibility communication's impact on consumer word-of-mouth.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ 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 Published2007

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications514

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1553-1198

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationCorporate Identity and ReputationMedia Studies and CommunicationDigital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Media and PoliticsManagement and Organizational StudiesKnowledge Management and SharingCommunication in Education and HealthcareCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingMisinformation and Its Impacts