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Convergence

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN1748-7382

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.259

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.949

Total Works

2,540

Total Citations

35,653

2yr Mean Citedness

1.78

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the intersection of media, technology, and society, with a particular focus on digital culture, communication, and activism. It examines how digital platforms and technologies are used for collaboration, political organizing, cultural production, and the negotiation of identity and power. The journal also investigates the sociotechnical aspects of emerging technologies, including AI, virtual production, and social media, and their impact on various social groups and public discourse.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyQuarterly, 1997-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,540

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-7382

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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

2019

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

CommunicationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Games and MediaSocial Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationGender, Feminism, and MediaEducation Systems and PolicyCinema and Media StudiesImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentInnovative Human-Technology InteractionVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts