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Argumentation and Advocacy

Informa Healthcare Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1970

ISSN2576-8476
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.211
H-Indexi
42
SNIPi
1.015
Total Worksi
1,242
Total Citationsi
9,155
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.90
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Argumentation and Advocacy publishes research on argumentation and advocacy within disciplines including sociology, philosophy, law, international relations, and political science. It invites scholarly submissions concerning any dimension of argumentation studies, including contemporary or historical argumentation theory, informal logic, pragma-dialectics, interpersonal arguing, and culture and argument.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,242
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Informa Healthcare
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2576-8476
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
24
83
2019
24
45
2020
31
118
2021
21
76
2022
6
10
2023
29
45
2024
14
8
2025
13
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rhetoric and Communication StudiesDiscourse Analysis in Language StudiesSocial Media and PoliticsLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionCommunication in Education and HealthcarePublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationLaw in Society and CultureMedia Studies and CommunicationLanguage, Discourse, Communication StrategiesEducation and Critical Thinking Development

Frequently asked questions about Argumentation and Advocacy

Is Argumentation and Advocacy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Argumentation and Advocacy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Argumentation and Advocacy?

Argumentation and Advocacy 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.90.

Is Argumentation and Advocacy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Argumentation and Advocacy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref