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KOME

University of Public Service, Ludovika University Press · Hungary · Est. 2012

ISSN2063-7330eISSN2063-7330
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
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
0.205
H-Index
13
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.381
Total Works
180
Total Citations
691
2yr Mean Citedness
0.46
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

KOME: An International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry is a theory and pure research-oriented journal of communication studies and related fields. Its central interests include theoretical researches and discussions that help to understand or reconceptualize communication or the media.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionHungary
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications180
Publisher OrgHungarian Communication Studies Association
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicensePublisher's own license
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Public Service, Ludovika University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2063-7330 / 2063-7330
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ2
CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

CommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationMisinformation and Its ImpactsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationDigital Games and MediaHungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studiesscientometrics and bibliometrics researchHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionAcademic Publishing and Open AccessGender, Feminism, and Media
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref