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Studies in Communication and Media

Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co · Germany · Est. 2011

ISSN2192-4007eISSN2192-4007
SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q178
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
50
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.384
H-Indexi
27
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.418
Total Worksi
396
Total Citationsi
2,595
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.51
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Linguistics and Language; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish, German
1st Year Published2011
Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications396
Publisher OrgNomos
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~50 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
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?
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2192-4007 / 2192-4007
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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, German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
30
318
2019
30
291
2020
31
192
2021
30
120
2022
23
46
2023
29
31
2024
31
15
2025
18
0
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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1
CommunicationQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsPublic Administration and Political AnalysisMisinformation and Its ImpactsHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationSociology and Education StudiesMedia Influence and HealthLinguistic research and analysisPopulism, Right-Wing Movements

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Communication and Media

Is Studies in Communication and Media a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Communication and Media: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studies in Communication and Media?

Studies in Communication and Media is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.51.

Is Studies in Communication and Media indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Communication and Media is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in Communication and Media?

Subject areas: Communication; Linguistics and Language; Sociology and Political Science.

How much does it cost to publish in Studies in Communication and Media?

Studies in Communication and Media is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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