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Communication and Democracy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN2767-1127

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.241

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.619

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Communication and Democracy is a peer-reviewed publication that welcomes manuscripts engaging in areas of research including communication, the exchange of meanings between individuals through a common system of symbols, and the transmission of information. The journal covers the functions, types, and psychology of communication, as well as the sharing of messages through words and signs to create and exchange meaning.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications97

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2767-1127

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

✓ 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?

N/A

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

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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.

LawQ2

CommunicationQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social Media and PoliticsRhetoric and Communication StudiesMedia Studies and CommunicationCritical Race Theory in EducationRace, History, and American SocietyLaw, Rights, and FreedomsPopulism, Right-Wing MovementsEducator Training and Historical PedagogyLaw in Society and CultureElectoral Systems and Political Participation

Frequently asked questions about Communication and Democracy

Is Communication and Democracy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communication and Democracy: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Communication and Democracy?

Communication and Democracy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.241.

Is Communication and Democracy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communication and Democracy is indexed in Scopus.