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Status
Active
Coverage
2008–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
6.2
SJR · SCImago
1.273
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
68
Best quartile
Q1 · 90th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | 54 / 541 | 90th | Q1 |
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Mass Communication and Society
Mass Communication and Society is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.2), WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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ISSN 1520-5436Verify ISSN ↗1532-7825Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q1WoS · SSCIONOS
6.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Mass Communication and Society indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2008–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.2.
What quartile is Mass Communication and Society in Scopus?
Mass Communication and Society is Q1 in Communication (rank 54 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Mass Communication and Society?
Mass Communication and Society 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 6.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.273, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 68.
Who publishes Mass Communication and Society and what is its ISSN?
Mass Communication and Society is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 1520-5436 and its online ISSN is 1532-7825.
Is Mass Communication and Society 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 Mass Communication and Society in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Mass Communication and Society open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Mass Communication and Society? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Mass Communication and Society has an h-index of 94 and a 2-year mean of 2.22 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #99 of 511 Scopus journals in Communication.
94
h-index
2.22
2-yr mean citations
669
i10-index
1,278
works indexed
44,656
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#99 of 511 Top 20% Communication
Mass Communication and Society published 70 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 Mass Communication and Society? — latest 99 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (36.2%), China (10.9%) and Germany (6.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Mass Communication and Society? — 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
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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