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Human-Machine Communication

Communication and Social Robotics Labs · United States · Est. 2020

ISSN2638-6038

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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

1.259

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.405

Total Worksi

124

Total Citationsi

1,888

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Health (social science); Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications124

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Communication and Social Robotics Labs

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2638-6038

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2020

510

2021

187

2022

170

2023

157

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.

CommunicationQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)CommunicationHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics and Social Impacts of AIAI in Service InteractionsSocial Robot Interaction and HRIInnovative Human-Technology InteractionArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMisinformation and Its ImpactsInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationHuman-Automation Interaction and SafetyGender, Feminism, and MediaPrivacy, Security, and Data Protection

Frequently asked questions about Human-Machine Communication

Is Human-Machine Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Human-Machine Communication: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Human-Machine Communication?

Human-Machine Communication is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.259.

Is Human-Machine Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Human-Machine Communication is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Human-Machine Communication?