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Communication, Culture and Critique

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN1753-9129eISSN1753-9137

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

0.574

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.198

Total Works

807

Total Citations

10,898

2yr Mean Citedness

1.02

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines critical approaches to communication, culture, and critique, with a strong focus on power dynamics, social justice, and resistance. It analyzes how race, gender, colonialism, and media intersect with political discourse, activism, and institutional practices. The journal explores themes of representation, memory, and the impact of digital platforms on social and political movements.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications807

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1753-9129 / 1753-9137

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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.

CommunicationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsCultural StudiesCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gender, Feminism, and MediaMedia Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsRhetoric and Communication StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingCinema and Media StudiesAsian Culture and Media StudiesDigital Games and MediaJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMusic History and Culture