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Russian Journal of Communication
Russian Journal of Communication is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1940-9419Verify ISSN ↗1940-9427Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Russian Journal of Communication indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2013–2021 (also 2008–2011)).
What is the impact factor of Russian Journal of Communication?
Russian Journal of 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 Russian Journal of Communication and what is its ISSN?
Russian Journal of Communication is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1940-9419 and its online ISSN is 1940-9427.
Is Russian Journal of Communication in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Russian Journal of Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Russian Journal of Communication for 13 years, between 2008 and 2021, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 490 works and 1,949 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Russian Journal of Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Russian Journal of Communication has an h-index of 19 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Russian Journal of Communication published 20 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2013 with 62. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
Who publishes in Russian Journal of Communication? — latest 16 articles, 2021
In its latest 16 research articles (2021), authors are most often from Russia (45.8%), Finland (28.1%) and Spain (12.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Russian Journal of Communication? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. 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 2021
- 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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