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Journal of International Communication

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN2162-7177

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

0.262

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.954

Total Worksi

2,101

Total Citationsi

4,894

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications2,101

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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?

2162-7177

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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

219

2017

176

2018

105

2019

195

2020

116

2021

104

2022

2023

2024

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.

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsAsian Culture and Media StudiesChinese history and philosophyDigital Games and MediaHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsTechnology and Security SystemsRhetoric and Communication StudiesGlobalization and Cultural Identity

Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Communication

Is Journal of International Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of International Communication: 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 International Communication?

Journal of International Communication is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.262.

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

Journal of International Communication is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of International Communication?