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Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

John Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands · Est. 1990

ISSN1569-9838

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.266

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.432

Total Worksi

566

Total Citationsi

4,546

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Economics and Econometrics; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications566

Publisher OrgJohn Benjamins Publishing Company

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-9838

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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

2019

153

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

283

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, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3

CommunicationQ3

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentCommunicationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multilingual Education and PolicyLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLinguistic Variation and MorphologyDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesChina's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsAsian Culture and Media StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionGender Studies in Language

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Is Journal of Asian Pacific Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Asian Pacific Communication: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Asian Pacific Communication?

Journal of Asian Pacific 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 5.94.

Is Journal of Asian Pacific Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Asian Pacific Communication?