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Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

Nicholson School of Communication and Media · United States · Est. 1

ISSN2576-0025

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total51

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2024-08-13). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.343

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

159,061

Total Citationsi

51,813

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (JICRCR) is the first scholarly journal dedicated to human and mediated communication issues associated with crises, risks, and emergencies around the world. JICRCR publishes original theoretical and scientific articles and brief reports that stimulate debate and contribute to the knowledge of crisis and risk communication. JICRCR intends to be the premier outlet for authors to submit crisis and risk communication research. The Journal is supported by an international editorial board comprised of top risk and crisis communication scholars.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1

Frequencybiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications159,061

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nicholson School of Communication and Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2576-0025

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

4.3k

814

2021

369

2022

1.8k

2023

1.9k

2024

1.5k

2025

725

2026

2029

2079

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

Safety ResearchQ2

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Safety ResearchCommunicationDecision Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMagnetic confinement fusion researchAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyHistory and Developments in AstronomyLegal case studies and regulationsLegal Cases and CommentaryParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsMedical History and InnovationsDiverse Perspectives in Modern StudiesFusion materials and technologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

Is Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research a predatory journal?

Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-08-13). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research?

Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.343.

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

Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research is indexed in Scopus.