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Critical Studies in Mass Communication
Critical Studies in Mass Communication is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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Quick answers
Is Critical Studies in Mass Communication indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1994).
What is the impact factor of Critical Studies in Mass Communication?
Critical Studies in Mass Communication 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 Critical Studies in Mass Communication and what is its ISSN?
Critical Studies in Mass Communication is published by Routledge. Its ISSN is 0739-3180.
Is Critical Studies in Mass Communication 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 Critical Studies in Mass Communication in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Critical Studies in Mass Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Critical Studies in Mass Communication for 1 year, in 1994. Coverage ended in 1994, 32 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Critical Studies in Mass Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Critical Studies in Mass Communication has an h-index of 68 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
68
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
315
i10-index
718
works indexed
20,438
total citations
Critical Studies in Mass Communication published 1 papers in 2010; its busiest recent year was 1999 with 52. 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 Critical Studies in Mass Communication? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1994. 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 1994
- 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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