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1969–2015
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Business Communication Quarterly
Business Communication Quarterly was rated ABDC C in the 2022 list and is not in the current ABDC 2025 list, Scopus or Web of Science. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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ISSN 1080-5699Verify ISSN ↗1552-4191Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · InactiveDiscontinued ABDC C (2022)
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Last known rating
Last seen in ABDC list
2022
⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List
Rated C in the 2022 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.
View this source on ABDC Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Business Communication Quarterly indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1969–2015).
What is the impact factor of Business Communication Quarterly?
Business Communication Quarterly has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Business Communication Quarterly and what is its ISSN?
Business Communication Quarterly is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 1080-5699 and its online ISSN is 1552-4191.
Is Business Communication Quarterly in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABDC rating of Business Communication Quarterly?
It was rated C in the 2022 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
Is Business Communication Quarterly open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Business Communication Quarterly? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Business Communication Quarterly has an h-index of 57 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
57
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
395
i10-index
1,252
works indexed
16,969
total citations
Business Communication Quarterly published 35 papers in 2013; its busiest recent year was 2007 with 102. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Business Communication Quarterly? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2015. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2015
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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