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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.381

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.405

Total Works

124

Total Citations

1,888

2yr Mean Citedness

2.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines human-machine communication, focusing on how individuals perceive, interact with, and are influenced by artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI. It explores the ethical, epistemic, and social implications of these interactions, including trust, agency, and the negotiation of meaning and boundaries between humans and machines. The scope also encompasses the role of communication infrastructures and the impact of AI on various domains such as education, creative work, and science communication.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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