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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.5
SJR · SCImago
0.349
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
65
Best quartile
Q2 · 63rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | 198 / 541 | 63rd | Q2 |
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Critical Studies in Media Communication
Critical Studies in Media Communication is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.5), ABDC C, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
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ISSN 1479-5809Verify ISSN ↗1529-5036Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q2ABDC CWoS · SSCIONOS
2.5
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
2000
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
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Quick answers
Is Critical Studies in Media Communication indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.5.
What quartile is Critical Studies in Media Communication in Scopus?
Critical Studies in Media Communication is Q2 in Communication (rank 198 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Critical Studies in Media Communication?
Critical Studies in Media Communication is indexed in the Social Sciences 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 2.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 63rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.349, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 65.
Who publishes Critical Studies in Media Communication and what is its ISSN?
Critical Studies in Media Communication is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 1479-5809 and its online ISSN is 1529-5036.
Is Critical Studies in Media 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 Media Communication in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Critical Studies in Media Communication?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
Is Critical Studies in Media Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Critical Studies in Media Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Critical Studies in Media Communication has an h-index of 73 and a 2-year mean of 0.45 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #327 of 511 Scopus journals in Communication.
73
h-index
0.45
2-yr mean citations
448
i10-index
1,063
works indexed
22,907
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#327 of 511 Bottom 37% Communication
Critical Studies in Media Communication published 97 papers in 2025. 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 Critical Studies in Media Communication? — latest 98 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (61.7%), Canada (8.7%) and China (4.4%). 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 Critical Studies in Media Communication? — 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 concentration61.7% 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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