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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q1 · 3,2 7 matched articles SSCI

Journal detail

International Journal of Business Communication

Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Country
United States · Northern America
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 23294884
  • 23294892
Scopus 1,047 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q1 JCR Q
WoS 3,2 JIF
Scopus 72 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

  • SJR 1,047
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 72
  • Cites/doc 5,23
  • Docs (3y) 154
  • Cites (3y) 794

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q1
  • JIF 3,2
  • 5Y JIF 4,1
  • JCI 1,01

WoS indexes

  • SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Q1
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Q1

Areas

  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

WoS categories

  • Business | Communication

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year SJR Q JCR Q (1997+) SJR JIF (1997+) 5Y JIF (1997+) JCI (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) H-Index
2025 Q1 Q1 1,047 3,2 4,1 1,01 Q2 72
2024 Q1 Q1 0,97 3,1 4 1,09 Q1 65
2023 Q1 Q1 0,825 3,1 3,3 1,16 Q1 65
2022 Q1 Q2 0,851 2,8 2,9 0,91 Q2 65
2021 Q1 Q2 0,583 2,6 2,9 0,75 Q2 65
2020 Q2 Q4 0,392 1,7 2,8 0,83 Q2 65
2019 Q1 Q3 0,882 1,3 — 0,79 Q2 65
2018 — Q3 — 1,3 — 0,98 Q2 —
2017 Q1 Q2 0,866 1,6 — 1,24 Q1 65
2016 Q1 — 0,5 — — — — 65
2015 Q1 — 0,685 — — — — 65
2014 Q2 — 0,374 — — — — 65
2013 Q1 — 0,879 — — — — 65
2012 Q1 — 0,867 — — — — 65
2011 Q1 — 0,862 — — — — 65
2010 Q1 — 0,889 — — — — 65

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year Category Edition JCR Q (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) Rank
2025 BUSINESS SSCI Q2 Q2 156/323
2025 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q2 33/227
2024 BUSINESS SSCI Q2 Q1 142/316
2024 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 28/227
2023 BUSINESS SSCI Q2 Q1 130/304
2023 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 29/228
2022 BUSINESS SSCI Q4 Q2 116/154
2022 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q2 40/96
2021 BUSINESS SSCI Q4 Q2 123/154
2021 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q2 47/95
2020 BUSINESS SSCI Q4 Q2 135/153
2020 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q4 Q2 75/95
2019 BUSINESS SSCI Q4 Q2 124/152
2019 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q3 Q2 62/92
2018 BUSINESS SSCI Q4 Q2 116/147
2018 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q3 Q2 48/88
2017 BUSINESS SSCI Q3 Q1 90/140
2017 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q2 33/84