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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q1 · 2,6 4 matched articles SSCI

Journal detail

Journalism

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Country
United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 14648849
  • 17413001
Scopus 2,087 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q1 JCR Q
WoS 2,6 JIF
Scopus 95 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 2,087
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 95
  • Cites/doc 4,98
  • Docs (3y) 430
  • Cites (3y) 2.395

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q1
  • JIF 2,6
  • 5Y JIF 3,6
  • JCI 1,15

WoS indexes

  • SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Q1
  • Communication Q1

Areas

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences

WoS categories

  • 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 2,087 2,6 3,6 1,15 Q1 95
2024 Q1 Q1 1,903 2,7 3,5 1,23 Q1 86
2023 Q1 Q1 1,692 2,7 3,3 1,4 Q1 86
2022 Q1 Q2 1,511 2,9 3,1 1,59 Q1 86
2021 Q1 Q2 1,802 3,2 3,6 1,75 Q1 86
2020 Q1 Q1 1,565 4,4 4 1,67 Q1 86
2019 Q1 Q1 1,628 3,2 2,8 1,86 Q1 86
2018 — Q1 — 2,7 2,8 1,61 Q1 —
2017 Q1 Q1 1,366 2,1 2,7 1,54 Q1 86
2016 Q1 Q2 1,557 1,5 2,1 — — 86
2015 Q1 Q2 2,081 1,3 — — — 86
2014 Q1 Q2 1,804 1,3 — — — 86
2013 Q1 Q2 1,582 1,2 — — — 86
2012 Q1 — 0,84 — — — — 86
2011 Q1 — 0,785 — — — — 86
2010 Q2 — 0,673 — — — — 86

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 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 48/227
2024 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 37/227
2023 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 41/228
2022 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q1 38/96
2021 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 Q1 36/95
2020 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 16/95
2019 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 14/92
2018 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 15/88
2017 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q1 Q1 17/84
2016 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 27/79
2015 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 25/79
2014 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 21/76
2013 COMMUNICATION SSCI Q2 — 21/74