ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1992–2026
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.8
Best quartile
Q1 · 77th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and Linguistics | 252 / 1137 | 77th | Q1 |
| Communication | 244 / 541 | 54th | Q2 |
Western Journal of Communication
ISSN 1057-0314 · 1745-1027
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q1ABDC CWoS · ESCIONOS
Is Western Journal of Communication indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1992–2026, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.8.
Is Western Journal of Communication in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Western Journal of Communication? It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
Is Western Journal of Communication open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
1.8
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
77th percentile
C
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1992
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
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Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
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