Communicatio

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.4
SJR
0.295
CiteScore
1.3
Categories
Communication
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1975-1976, 1978-2025
journal names
Communicatio
COMMUNICAT-S AFR J C
Publications
889
Citations
2 441
h-index
17
Publications
120
Citations
1 264
Top-3 citing journals
Communicatio
Communicatio (346 citations)
Critical Arts
Critical Arts (66 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (43 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (28 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (14 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (18 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (155 publications)
Kenya (10 publications)
USA (10 publications)
South Africa (64 publications)
USA (6 publications)
Kenya (5 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Communicatio
346 citations, 14.17%
African Journalism Studies
76 citations, 3.11%
Critical Arts
66 citations, 2.7%
Communicare Journal for Communication Studies in Africa
52 citations, 2.13%
Journalism Practice
40 citations, 1.64%
International Communication Gazette
29 citations, 1.19%
SSRN Electronic Journal
26 citations, 1.07%
Journalism Studies
24 citations, 0.98%
Sustainability
23 citations, 0.94%
Journalism
18 citations, 0.74%
Journal of African Media Studies
16 citations, 0.66%
Communication Theory
15 citations, 0.61%
Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies
15 citations, 0.61%
Digital Journalism
14 citations, 0.57%
African Identities
12 citations, 0.49%
Media, Culture and Society
12 citations, 0.49%
SAGE Open
12 citations, 0.49%
Public Relations Review
12 citations, 0.49%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
12 citations, 0.49%
Critical Studies in Television
11 citations, 0.45%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
9 citations, 0.37%
Continuum
9 citations, 0.37%
Howard Journal of Communications
9 citations, 0.37%
Chinese Journal of Communication
9 citations, 0.37%
African Studies
9 citations, 0.37%
Cogent Social Sciences
9 citations, 0.37%
Television and New Media
8 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality
8 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Communication Management
8 citations, 0.33%
Corporate Communications
7 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Literary Studies
7 citations, 0.29%
Annals of the International Communication Association
7 citations, 0.29%
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
7 citations, 0.29%
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
7 citations, 0.29%
Information Communication and Society
7 citations, 0.29%
South African Journal of African Languages
7 citations, 0.29%
Global Media and Communication
7 citations, 0.29%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
6 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
6 citations, 0.25%
Social Dynamics
6 citations, 0.25%
Public Relations Inquiry
6 citations, 0.25%
Social Media and Society
6 citations, 0.25%
Education and Information Technologies
6 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
6 citations, 0.25%
Third World Quarterly
6 citations, 0.25%
Information Development
5 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Strategic Communication
5 citations, 0.2%
Politikon
5 citations, 0.2%
British Journal of Educational Technology
5 citations, 0.2%
Computers and Education
5 citations, 0.2%
Sahara J
5 citations, 0.2%
Cogent Arts and Humanities
5 citations, 0.2%
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
5 citations, 0.2%
Feminist Media Studies
5 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies
5 citations, 0.2%
PLoS ONE
5 citations, 0.2%
Journalism and Media
5 citations, 0.2%
Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
5 citations, 0.2%
Communicology of the South
5 citations, 0.2%
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Cultural Studies
4 citations, 0.16%
Safundi
4 citations, 0.16%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
4 citations, 0.16%
Social Semiotics
4 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Psychology
4 citations, 0.16%
English Academy Review
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Information Management
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Market Research
4 citations, 0.16%
South African Journal of Psychology
4 citations, 0.16%
Social Sciences
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Public Affairs
4 citations, 0.16%
Catalan Journal of Communication and Cultural Studies
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of African Business
4 citations, 0.16%
Learning, Media and Technology
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Eastern African Studies
4 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Promotion Management
4 citations, 0.16%
Language Matters
4 citations, 0.16%
Culture, Health and Sexuality
4 citations, 0.16%
Social Identities
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Press/Politics
4 citations, 0.16%
South African Theatre Journal
4 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
4 citations, 0.16%
Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies
4 citations, 0.16%
Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South
4 citations, 0.16%
Digital Library Perspectives
3 citations, 0.12%
Political Research Quarterly
3 citations, 0.12%
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal
3 citations, 0.12%
Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance
3 citations, 0.12%
Interactive Learning Environments
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
3 citations, 0.12%
Asian Journal of Communication
3 citations, 0.12%
Information Technology and People
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Public Relations Research
3 citations, 0.12%
Agenda
3 citations, 0.12%
South African Journal of Philosophy
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Radio and Audio Media
3 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Consumer Marketing
3 citations, 0.12%
Africa Spectrum
3 citations, 0.12%
Comunicar
3 citations, 0.12%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
970 citations, 39.74%
SAGE
231 citations, 9.46%
Springer Nature
201 citations, 8.23%
Emerald
113 citations, 4.63%
Elsevier
79 citations, 3.24%
IGI Global
77 citations, 3.15%
Wiley
76 citations, 3.11%
MDPI
57 citations, 2.34%
University of Johannesburg
52 citations, 2.13%
Intellect
38 citations, 1.56%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
27 citations, 1.11%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
25 citations, 1.02%
Cambridge University Press
17 citations, 0.7%
Walter de Gruyter
15 citations, 0.61%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
15 citations, 0.61%
Frontiers Media S.A.
15 citations, 0.61%
AOSIS
15 citations, 0.61%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
10 citations, 0.41%
Unisa Press
9 citations, 0.37%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
8 citations, 0.33%
Oxford University Press
5 citations, 0.2%
JMIR Publications
5 citations, 0.2%
CAIRN
5 citations, 0.2%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
4 citations, 0.16%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
4 citations, 0.16%
Grupo Comunicar, Colectivo Andaluz de Educacion en Medios de Comunicacion
3 citations, 0.12%
Scientific Methodical Center
3 citations, 0.12%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.12%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
3 citations, 0.12%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.08%
Brill
2 citations, 0.08%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.08%
University of Chicago Press
2 citations, 0.08%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.08%
N T C Publications Ltd.
2 citations, 0.08%
Vilnius University Press
2 citations, 0.08%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
2 citations, 0.08%
Medknow
2 citations, 0.08%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.08%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
2 citations, 0.08%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.08%
Academy of Science of South Africa
2 citations, 0.08%
Virtus Interpress
2 citations, 0.08%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.08%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.08%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.08%
Equinox Publishing
2 citations, 0.08%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.04%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
1 citation, 0.04%
American Physiological Society
1 citation, 0.04%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.04%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.04%
EPI SCP
1 citation, 0.04%
Open Library of Humanities
1 citation, 0.04%
Communiquer. Revue de communication sociale et publique
1 citation, 0.04%
James Cook University
1 citation, 0.04%
Oxford Brookes University
1 citation, 0.04%
Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan, Inc.
1 citation, 0.04%
United Kingdom Serials Group (UKSG)
1 citation, 0.04%
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
1 citation, 0.04%
Asian Exercise and Sport Science Association
1 citation, 0.04%
Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences
1 citation, 0.04%
Metropolis
1 citation, 0.04%
Associacao de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
1 citation, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.04%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.04%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
1 citation, 0.04%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.04%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.04%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.04%
Infra-M Academic Publishing House
1 citation, 0.04%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
CABI Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.04%
Japanese Society of Animal Science
1 citation, 0.04%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.04%
Academy Publication
1 citation, 0.04%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.04%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.04%
University of Westminster Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.04%
Omsk State University
1 citation, 0.04%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.04%
Ceviribilim ve Uygulamalari Dergisi, Hacettepe University
1 citation, 0.04%
The Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology
1 citation, 0.04%
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Arastirmalari Dergisi
1 citation, 0.04%
Pamukkale Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu Dergisi
1 citation, 0.04%
Srinivas University
1 citation, 0.04%
The Japan Society for Educational Sociology
1 citation, 0.04%
Japan Society for Head and Neck Cancer
1 citation, 0.04%
MANAS Sosyal Arastirmalar Dergisi
1 citation, 0.04%
Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)
1 citation, 0.04%
Cogitatio
1 citation, 0.04%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Johannesburg
43 publications, 4.84%
University of South Africa
28 publications, 3.15%
University of Cape Town
14 publications, 1.57%
University of the Witwatersrand
13 publications, 1.46%
University of Pretoria
12 publications, 1.35%
North-West University
11 publications, 1.24%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
7 publications, 0.79%
University of the Free State
7 publications, 0.79%
University of Fort Hare
7 publications, 0.79%
Stellenbosch University
6 publications, 0.67%
Tshwane University of Technology
5 publications, 0.56%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
4 publications, 0.45%
University of Ghana
4 publications, 0.45%
Midlands State University
4 publications, 0.45%
Rhodes University
3 publications, 0.34%
Durban University of Technology
3 publications, 0.34%
Nelson Mandela University
3 publications, 0.34%
University of Limpopo
3 publications, 0.34%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Venda
2 publications, 0.22%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.22%
Vaal University of Technology
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 0.22%
Makerere University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Botswana
2 publications, 0.22%
Purdue University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Colorado Boulder
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Nairobi
2 publications, 0.22%
Aga Khan University Nairobi
2 publications, 0.22%
Moi University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Westminster
2 publications, 0.22%
Great Zimbabwe University
2 publications, 0.22%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
2 publications, 0.22%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Gothenburg
1 publication, 0.11%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.11%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.11%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.11%
Central University of Technology Free State
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.11%
National Open University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.11%
Nile University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.11%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.11%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
1 publication, 0.11%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 publication, 0.11%
Hallym University
1 publication, 0.11%
Addis Ababa University
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Maryland, College Park
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.11%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.11%
Daystar University
1 publication, 0.11%
Bournemouth University
1 publication, 0.11%
Lupane State University
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Buea
1 publication, 0.11%
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
1 publication, 0.11%
Universidad de Colima
1 publication, 0.11%
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
1 publication, 0.11%
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University of Johannesburg
18 publications, 15%
University of South Africa
7 publications, 5.83%
University of the Witwatersrand
6 publications, 5%
University of Pretoria
6 publications, 5%
North-West University
6 publications, 5%
University of Cape Town
5 publications, 4.17%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
4 publications, 3.33%
Stellenbosch University
3 publications, 2.5%
University of the Free State
3 publications, 2.5%
University of Fort Hare
3 publications, 2.5%
Durban University of Technology
3 publications, 2.5%
Tshwane University of Technology
2 publications, 1.67%
Rhodes University
2 publications, 1.67%
University of Venda
2 publications, 1.67%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 1.67%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
2 publications, 1.67%
Makerere University
2 publications, 1.67%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 1.67%
University of Botswana
2 publications, 1.67%
Purdue University
2 publications, 1.67%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.83%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.83%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 0.83%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Calabar
1 publication, 0.83%
National Open University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.83%
Nile University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.83%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.83%
Hallym University
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Maryland, College Park
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.83%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.83%
Daystar University
1 publication, 0.83%
Bournemouth University
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Westminster
1 publication, 0.83%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.83%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Buea
1 publication, 0.83%
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
1 publication, 0.83%
Universidad de Colima
1 publication, 0.83%
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
1 publication, 0.83%
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Publishing countries

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South Africa, 155, 17.44%
South Africa
155 publications, 17.44%
USA, 10, 1.12%
USA
10 publications, 1.12%
Kenya, 10, 1.12%
Kenya
10 publications, 1.12%
Zimbabwe, 9, 1.01%
Zimbabwe
9 publications, 1.01%
Nigeria, 7, 0.79%
Nigeria
7 publications, 0.79%
Ghana, 6, 0.67%
Ghana
6 publications, 0.67%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.56%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.56%
Australia, 3, 0.34%
Australia
3 publications, 0.34%
China, 2, 0.22%
China
2 publications, 0.22%
Belgium, 2, 0.22%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.22%
Botswana, 2, 0.22%
Botswana
2 publications, 0.22%
Uganda, 2, 0.22%
Uganda
2 publications, 0.22%
Brazil, 1, 0.11%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.11%
Iraq, 1, 0.11%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.11%
Ireland, 1, 0.11%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.11%
Cameroon, 1, 0.11%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.11%
Mexico, 1, 0.11%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.11%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.11%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.11%
Rwanda, 1, 0.11%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.11%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.11%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.11%
Sweden, 1, 0.11%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.11%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.11%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.11%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 64, 53.33%
South Africa
64 publications, 53.33%
USA, 6, 5%
USA
6 publications, 5%
Kenya, 5, 4.17%
Kenya
5 publications, 4.17%
Ghana, 3, 2.5%
Ghana
3 publications, 2.5%
Nigeria, 3, 2.5%
Nigeria
3 publications, 2.5%
Botswana, 2, 1.67%
Botswana
2 publications, 1.67%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.67%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.67%
Zimbabwe, 2, 1.67%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 1.67%
Uganda, 2, 1.67%
Uganda
2 publications, 1.67%
Belgium, 1, 0.83%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.83%
Brazil, 1, 0.83%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.83%
Iraq, 1, 0.83%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.83%
Cameroon, 1, 0.83%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.83%
Mexico, 1, 0.83%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.83%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.83%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.83%
Rwanda, 1, 0.83%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.83%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.83%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.83%
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