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Status
Active
Coverage
2010–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.6
SJR · SCImago
0.552
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
35
Best quartile
Q1 · 76th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | 126 / 541 | 76th | Q1 |
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Popular Communication
Popular Communication is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.6), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIONOS
3.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
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Quick answers
Is Popular Communication indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.6.
What quartile is Popular Communication in Scopus?
Popular Communication is Q1 in Communication (rank 126 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Popular Communication?
Popular Communication is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 3.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.552, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 35.
Who publishes Popular Communication and what is its ISSN?
Popular Communication is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 1540-5702 and its online ISSN is 1540-5710.
Is Popular 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 Popular Communication in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Popular Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Popular Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Popular Communication has an h-index of 48 and a 2-year mean of 0.41 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #342 of 511 Scopus journals in Communication.
48
h-index
0.41
2-yr mean citations
223
i10-index
672
works indexed
9,158
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#342 of 511 Bottom 34% Communication
Popular Communication published 42 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 Popular Communication? — latest 98 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (21.9%), United Kingdom (16.8%) and Denmark (7.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Popular 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
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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