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Communication and Medicine

Equinox Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1612-1783

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.143

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.113

Total Worksi

591

Total Citationsi

4,449

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics and Language; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications591

Publisher OrgEquinox Publishing

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Equinox Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1612-1783

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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?

N/A

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

134

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesInterpreting and Communication in HealthcarePatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareEmpathy and Medical EducationCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesEthics in medical practiceCultural Competency in Health Care

Frequently asked questions about Communication and Medicine

Is Communication and Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communication and Medicine: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Communication and Medicine?

Communication and Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.143.

Is Communication and Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communication and Medicine is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Communication and Medicine?