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Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.7
SJR · SCImago
0.389
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
37
Best quartile
Q2 · 54th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | 249 / 541 | 54th | Q2 |
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Southern Communication Journal
Southern Communication Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.7), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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ISSN 1041-794XVerify ISSN ↗1930-3203Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCIONOS
1.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Southern Communication Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.7.
What quartile is Southern Communication Journal in Scopus?
Southern Communication Journal is Q2 in Communication (rank 249 of 541), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Southern Communication Journal?
Southern Communication Journal 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 1.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 54th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.389, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 37.
Who publishes Southern Communication Journal and what is its ISSN?
Southern Communication Journal is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 1041-794X and its online ISSN is 1930-3203.
Is Southern Communication Journal 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 Southern Communication Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Southern Communication Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Southern Communication Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Southern Communication Journal has an h-index of 48 and a 2-year mean of 0.6 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #294 of 511 Scopus journals in Communication.
48
h-index
0.6
2-yr mean citations
428
i10-index
1,361
works indexed
14,451
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#294 of 511 Bottom 43% Communication
Southern Communication Journal published 39 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 54. 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 Southern Communication Journal? — latest 97 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (89.2%), Pakistan (1.5%) and Indonesia (1.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Southern Communication Journal? — 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
- Author concentration89.2% of recent authorship from United States
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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