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Newspaper Research Journal

SAGE Publications Ltd · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN2376-4791

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.537

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.805

Total Worksi

1,936

Total Citationsi

13,607

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1800

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications1,936

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2376-4791

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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

271

2017

409

2018

359

2019

128

2020

215

2021

166

2022

109

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.

CommunicationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationMedia Influence and PoliticsLaw, Rights, and FreedomsMisinformation and Its ImpactsQualitative Research Methods and EthicsICT Impact and PoliciesDigital Games and MediaClimate Change Communication and Perception

Frequently asked questions about Newspaper Research Journal

Is Newspaper Research Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Newspaper Research Journal: 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 Newspaper Research Journal?

Newspaper Research Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.537.

Is Newspaper Research Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Newspaper Research Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Newspaper Research Journal?