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Chinese Journal of Communication

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1754-4769

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

249

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 218d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.278

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.515

Total Worksi

672

Total Citationsi

10,108

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Chinese Journal of Communication aims to elevate Chinese communication studies theoretically, empirically, and methodologically. It contributes to understanding global media, information, and communication phenomena, including research on mass, organizational, interpersonal, and political communication, journalism, advertising, rhetoric, and technology in Chinese societies and diaspora.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications672

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1754-4769

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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

1.9k

2019

551

2020

366

2021

357

2022

146

2023

161

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.

CommunicationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceAsian Culture and Media StudiesPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationImpact of Technology on AdolescentsDigital Marketing and Social MediaChinese history and philosophyGender, Feminism, and Media

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Communication

Is Chinese Journal of Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Journal of Communication: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chinese Journal of Communication?

Chinese Journal of 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 1.88.

Is Chinese Journal of Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Journal of Communication is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.