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Visual Communication Quarterly

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1555-1407

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.246

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.518

Total Works

1,016

Total Citations

3,884

2yr Mean Citedness

0.26

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Visual Communication Quarterly is an international, peer-reviewed journal of theory, research, practical criticism, and creative work in all areas of visual communication. The journal focuses on the multifaceted roles that visual media play in society, exploring the intersection of visual culture with communication, politics, and social issues.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,016

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?

1555-1407

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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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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.

CommunicationQ3

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

CommunicationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationVisual Culture and Art TheoryPhotography and Visual CultureRhetoric and Communication StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationInterdisciplinary Cultural and Social StudiesPublic Spaces through ArtPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues