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Status
Active
Coverage
1989–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.9
SJR · SCImago
0.211
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
30
Best quartile
Q3 · 35th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | 347 / 541 | 35th | Q3 |
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Argumentation and Advocacy
Argumentation and Advocacy is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.9), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Informa Healthcare.
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ISSN 1051-1431Verify ISSN ↗2576-8476Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Scopus · Q3WoS · ESCIONOS
0.9
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Argumentation and Advocacy indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.9.
What quartile is Argumentation and Advocacy in Scopus?
Argumentation and Advocacy is Q3 in Communication (rank 347 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Argumentation and Advocacy?
Argumentation and Advocacy is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.9, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 35th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.211, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 30.
Who publishes Argumentation and Advocacy and what is its ISSN?
Argumentation and Advocacy is published by Informa Healthcare. Its print ISSN is 1051-1431 and its online ISSN is 2576-8476.
Is Argumentation and Advocacy covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Argumentation and Advocacy in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Argumentation and Advocacy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Argumentation and Advocacy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Argumentation and Advocacy has an h-index of 43 and a 2-year mean of 0.92 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #244 of 511 Scopus journals in Communication.
43
h-index
0.92
2-yr mean citations
252
i10-index
1,255
works indexed
9,333
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#244 of 511 Top 48% Communication
Argumentation and Advocacy published 14 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 33. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Argumentation and Advocacy? — latest 94 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 94 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (71.6%), Canada (4.8%) and China (3.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Argumentation and Advocacy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration71.6% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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