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Communication Research and Practice

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2206-3374

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

120

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 117d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.551

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.557

Total Worksi

369

Total Citationsi

4,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Communication Research and Practice publishes research that contributes to international scholarship and practice in the broadly-defined field of communication. The journal has an interest in fields such as digital media and internet studies, organisational and interpersonal communication, and journalism and public relations.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications369

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

2206-3374

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

782

2019

281

2020

200

2021

107

2022

2023

240

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.

CommunicationQ2

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

MarketingQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Human-Computer InteractionQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHuman-Computer InteractionPolitical Science and International RelationsCommunicationMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsMedia Studies and CommunicationPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationGender, Feminism, and MediaImpact of Technology on AdolescentsMisinformation and Its ImpactsDigital Marketing and Social MediaEthics and Social Impacts of AIDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesInformation Systems Theories and Implementation

Frequently asked questions about Communication Research and Practice

Is Communication Research and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communication Research and Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Communication Research and Practice?

Communication Research and Practice 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 2.69.

Is Communication Research and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communication Research and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.