Southern Communication Journal
Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1988
ISSN1930-3203
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR
28
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS ESCI+10
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total28
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
0.352
H-Index
48
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.569
Total Works
1,341
Total Citations
14,062
2yr Mean Citedness
0.36
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Southern Communication Journal publishes original scholarship to better understand the processes and consequences of human communication.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1988
Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,341
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.
CommunicationQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Communication
Scopus Categories
Communication
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Rhetoric and Communication StudiesCommunication in Education and HealthcareMedia Studies and CommunicationDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationSocial Media and PoliticsEducational Robotics and Engineering
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