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Austral Comunicacion

Austral University, Faculty of Communication · Argentina · Est. 2012

ISSN2313-9129eISSN2313-9137

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

0.197

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

382

Total Citationsi

644

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Austral Comunicación is a journal that publishes original research, theoretical articles, case studies, and methodological discussions in the field of communication. It also publishes literature reviews, teaching reports, research reports, interviews, and brief notes. The journal aims to contribute to the scientific understanding of communication phenomena and to foster academic debate.

General Information

Country / RegionArgentina

Primary LanguagePortuguese, Spanish

1st Year Published2012

Frequencycuatrimestral

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications382

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Austral University, Faculty of Communication

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2313-9129 / 2313-9137

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Portuguese, Spanish

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

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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 LanguageQ2

CommunicationQ3

Speech and HearingQ3

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ4

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ4

Information SystemsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsSpeech and HearingElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media and Digital CommunicationCommunication and COVID-19 ImpactAdvertising and Communication StudiesJournalism and Media StudiesCultural and political discourse analysisRadio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaMedia, Journalism, and Communication HistoryMedia and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences and PoliciesEducational Innovations and Technology

Frequently asked questions about Austral Comunicacion

Is Austral Comunicacion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Austral Comunicacion: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Austral Comunicacion?

Austral Comunicacion 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 0.67.

Is Austral Comunicacion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Austral Comunicacion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.