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ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies

· France · Est. 2008

ISSN2066-5083

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-01-06). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.174

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.489

Total Worksi

580

Total Citationsi

656

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

ESSACHESS – Journal for Communication Studies publishes articles on all aspects of communication studies, including journalism, public relations, media studies, and related fields. It covers theoretical frameworks, empirical studies, analyses of academic research, and examinations of audience perception. The journal explores the integration of technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, into communication professions, and addresses issues related to personal branding, media representation, and public discourse.

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications580

Publisher OrgEtudes Scientifiques Spécialisées Appliquées aux Communications Humaines, Economiques, Sociales et Symboliques

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

N/A

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2066-5083

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English, French

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

101

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

Linguistics and LanguageQ2

Religious StudiesQ2

CommunicationQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesReligious StudiesCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Magnetic confinement fusion researchCultural Insights and Digital ImpactsFrench Urban and Social StudiesLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisEducation, sociology, and vocational trainingMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationMedia, Religion, Digital Communication

Frequently asked questions about ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies

Is ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies a predatory journal?

ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2025-01-06). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies?

ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.174.

Is ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies is indexed in Scopus.