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Media, War and Conflict

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1750-6352eISSN1750-6360

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

0.69

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.113

Total Works

671

Total Citations

7,151

2yr Mean Citedness

0.99

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of media, war, and conflict. It analyzes how media, including social media and digital platforms, frame, report on, and are used in various conflict situations globally. The journal also explores the role of media in shaping public perception, constructing legitimacy, and influencing political narratives during times of war and crisis.

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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 Published2008

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications671

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1750-6352 / 1750-6360

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

CommunicationQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Political Science and International RelationsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationGlobal Security and Public HealthRhetoric and Communication StudiesMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMisinformation and Its ImpactsGender, Security, and Conflict