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Journalism and Media

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2020

ISSN2673-5172eISSN2673-5172

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.672

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.012

Total Worksi

594

Total Citationsi

3,076

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Communication; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Linguistics and Language; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 134 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications594

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-5172 / 2673-5172

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

211

2020

1.1k

2021

465

2022

550

2023

116

854

2024

210

560

2025

171

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsMisinformation and Its ImpactsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationMedia Influence and PoliticsRadio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaDigital Marketing and Social MediaImpact of Technology on AdolescentsGender, Feminism, and MediaMedia Influence and Health

Frequently asked questions about Journalism and Media

Is Journalism and Media a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journalism and Media: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journalism and Media?

Journalism and Media 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 2.31.

Is Journalism and Media indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journalism and Media is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journalism and Media?