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1963–2014
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Journal of Business Communication
Journal of Business Communication was rated ABDC C in the 2016 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 0021-9436Verify ISSN ↗1552-4582Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · InactiveDiscontinued ABDC C (2016)
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Last known rating
Last seen in ABDC list
2016
⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List
Rated C in the 2016 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 Journal of Business Communication indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1963–2014).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Business Communication?
Journal of Business 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 Journal of Business Communication and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Business Communication is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 0021-9436 and its online ISSN is 1552-4582.
Is Journal of Business Communication 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 Journal of Business Communication?
It was rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
Is Journal of Business Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Business Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Business Communication has an h-index of 89 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
89
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
517
i10-index
1,656
works indexed
32,618
total citations
Journal of Business Communication published 1 papers in 2013; its busiest recent year was 2005 with 37. 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 Journal of Business Communication? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2014. 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 2014
- 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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