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Journal of Communications

Engineering and Technology Publishing · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1796-2021

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.26

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.571

Total Worksi

3,822

Total Citationsi

21,114

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Communications is a scholarly peer-reviewed international scientific journal focusing on theories, systems, methods, algorithms, and applications in communications. It publishes original research, survey, and tutorial papers, plus case studies and short research notes, on both applied and theoretical aspects of communications.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,822

Publisher OrgInternational Communication Association

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Engineering and Technology Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1796-2021

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

161

1.2k

2019

108

1.1k

2020

621

2021

114

788

2022

343

2023

874

2024

173

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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wireless Communication Networks ResearchAdvanced MIMO Systems OptimizationCooperative Communication and Network CodingEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksMobile Ad Hoc NetworksAdvanced Wireless Communication TechniquesNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionAdvanced Wireless Network OptimizationAdvanced Computational Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Algorithms and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Communications

Is Journal of Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Communications: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Communications?

Journal of Communications is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.26.

Is Journal of Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Communications is indexed in Scopus.