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Nordic Journal of Media Studies

Nordic Journal of Media Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.4), DOAJ. Published by Goteborg University.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2003-184XVerify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Goteborg University

Scopus · Q2Open Access

2.4

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 28 of 83 · 66th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2019–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

2.4

SJR · SCImago

0.803

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q2 · 66th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Media Technology	28 / 83	66th	Q2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	253 / 744	66th	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	534 / 1530	65th	Q2
Communication	208 / 541	61st	Q2
Education	787 / 1698	53rd	Q2
Computer Networks and Communications	303 / 568	46th	Q3
Global and Planetary Change	95 / 134	29th	Q3

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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed

Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Nordic Journal of Media Studies indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.4.

What quartile is Nordic Journal of Media Studies in Scopus?

Nordic Journal of Media Studies is Q2 in Media Technology (rank 28 of 83), Q2 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (rank 253 of 744) and Q2 in Sociology and Political Science (rank 534 of 1530), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Nordic Journal of Media Studies?

Nordic Journal of Media Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.4, quartile Q2, 66th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.803, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 11.

Who publishes Nordic Journal of Media Studies and what is its ISSN?

Nordic Journal of Media Studies is published by Goteborg University. Its ISSN is 2003-184X.

Is Nordic Journal of Media Studies in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Nordic Journal of Media Studies open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Nordic Journal of Media Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Nordic Journal of Media Studies has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 1.5 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #20 of 54 Scopus journals in Media Technology.

h-index

1.5

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

works indexed

559

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#20 of 54 Top 38% Media Technology

#207 of 703 Top 30% Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

#404 of 1,478 Top 28% Sociology and Political Science

Papers published per year

Nordic Journal of Media Studies published 10 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 14. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsGender, Feminism, and MediaMisinformation and Its Impacts

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 Nordic Journal of Media Studies? — latest 57 articles, 2021–2026

In its latest 57 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Sweden (27.8%), Finland (25.4%) and Denmark (21.1%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Nordic Journal of Media Studies? — 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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2003-184X ↗

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