Western Journal of Communication
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

Western Journal of Communication
Overview

Impact Factor

NA

H Index

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Impact Factor

1.2

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom
Journal ISSN: 10570314
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
History: 1992-2021
Journal Hompage: Link
How to Get Published:
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Research Categories

Scope/Description:

Published quarterly since 1937 the Western Journal of Communication is one of two scholarly journals of the Western States Communication Association WSCA. The journal is dedicated to the publication of original scholarship that enhances our understanding of human communication. Diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcome. WJCs longstanding commitment to multiple approaches perspectives and issues is reflected by its history of publishing research across rhetorical and media studies interpersonal and intercultural communication critical and cultural studies language behavior performance studies small group and organizational communication freedom of speech and health and family communication. Research accessible to both scholarly audiences and the learned public is strongly encouraged.

II. Science Citation Report (SCR)



Western Journal of Communication
SCR Impact Factor

Western Journal of Communication
SCR Journal Ranking

Western Journal of Communication
SCImago SJR Rank

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.

Western Journal of Communication
Scopus 2-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Western Journal of Communication
Scopus 3-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Western Journal of Communication
Scopus 4-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Western Journal of Communication
Impact Factor History

2-year 3-year 4-year
  • 2023 Impact Factor
    1.108 1.276 1.525
  • 2022 Impact Factor
    1.014 1.463 1.521
  • 2021 Impact Factor
    1.2 1.279 1.331
  • 2020 Impact Factor
    1 0.99 1.08
  • 2019 Impact Factor
    0.971 1.02 1.022
  • 2018 Impact Factor
    0.818 1 1.098
  • 2017 Impact Factor
    0.922 1.121 1.093
  • 2016 Impact Factor
    0.776 0.787 0.856
  • 2015 Impact Factor
    0.539 0.71 0.827
  • 2014 Impact Factor
    0.736 NA NA
  • 2013 Impact Factor
    0.841 NA NA
  • 2012 Impact Factor
    0.672 NA NA
  • 2011 Impact Factor
    0.865 NA NA
  • 2010 Impact Factor
    1.064 NA NA
  • 2009 Impact Factor
    0.61 NA NA
  • 2008 Impact Factor
    0.353 NA NA
  • 2007 Impact Factor
    0.872 NA NA
  • 2006 Impact Factor
    0.86 NA NA
  • 2005 Impact Factor
    0.556 NA NA
  • 2004 Impact Factor
    0.471 NA NA
  • 2003 Impact Factor
    0.373 NA NA
  • 2002 Impact Factor
    0.417 NA NA
  • 2001 Impact Factor
    0.296 NA NA
  • 2000 Impact Factor
    0.339 NA NA
Note: impact factor data for reference only

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Impact Factor

Impact factor (IF) is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Find out more: What is a good impact factor?

III. Other Science Influence Indicators

Any impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. There are also other factors such as H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR, SNIP, etc. Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed. (Learn More)

Western Journal of Communication
H-Index

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications

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Western Journal of Communication
H-Index History

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