Journal of Business and Technical Communication

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WOS
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Impact factor
2.0
SJR
1.047
CiteScore
5.8
Categories
Business and International Management
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Communication
Areas
Business, Management and Accounting
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1987-2025
journal names
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
J BUS TECH COMMUN
Publications
1 044
Citations
10 116
h-index
43
Publications
138
Citations
4 330
Top-3 organizations
Iowa State University
Iowa State University (57 publications)
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University (39 publications)
Purdue University
Purdue University (30 publications)
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University (9 publications)
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech (6 publications)
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (5 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (765 publications)
Canada (26 publications)
China (22 publications)
USA (82 publications)
China (10 publications)
Netherlands (2 publications)

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1848 citations, 18.27%
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15 citations, 0.15%
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14 citations, 0.14%
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1 citation, 0.01%
American Marketing Association
1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
Michigan State University Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.01%
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.01%
Hacettepe University
1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
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1 citation, 0.01%
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Iowa State University
57 publications, 5.46%
Texas Tech University
39 publications, 3.74%
Purdue University
30 publications, 2.87%
North Carolina State University
28 publications, 2.68%
University of Minnesota
25 publications, 2.39%
Brigham Young University
24 publications, 2.3%
Michigan State University
19 publications, 1.82%
Auburn University
19 publications, 1.82%
University of Texas at Austin
19 publications, 1.82%
Pennsylvania State University
16 publications, 1.53%
Arizona State University
16 publications, 1.53%
Texas A&M University
15 publications, 1.44%
University of Twente
14 publications, 1.34%
Virginia Tech
13 publications, 1.25%
Michigan Technological University
13 publications, 1.25%
Boise State University
12 publications, 1.15%
University of North Texas
11 publications, 1.05%
Utah State University
11 publications, 1.05%
University of Central Florida
10 publications, 0.96%
Wayne State University
10 publications, 0.96%
Clarkson University
10 publications, 0.96%
East Carolina University
10 publications, 0.96%
University of Louisville
10 publications, 0.96%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
10 publications, 0.96%
West Virginia University
9 publications, 0.86%
DePaul University
9 publications, 0.86%
Clemson University
8 publications, 0.77%
University of Michigan
8 publications, 0.77%
Carnegie Mellon University
7 publications, 0.67%
Georgetown University
7 publications, 0.67%
Ohio State University
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Waterloo
7 publications, 0.67%
Miami University
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Delaware
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Memphis
7 publications, 0.67%
Kent State University
7 publications, 0.67%
Nanyang Technological University
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Washington
6 publications, 0.57%
San Francisco State University
6 publications, 0.57%
Illinois Institute of Technology
6 publications, 0.57%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
6 publications, 0.57%
Carleton University
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Kentucky
6 publications, 0.57%
New Mexico State University
6 publications, 0.57%
University of International Business and Economics
5 publications, 0.48%
Georgia Institute of technology
5 publications, 0.48%
San Diego State University
5 publications, 0.48%
University of California, Santa Barbara
5 publications, 0.48%
Eastern Michigan University
5 publications, 0.48%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
5 publications, 0.48%
Elon University
5 publications, 0.48%
University of Cincinnati
5 publications, 0.48%
University of Utah
5 publications, 0.48%
Texas State University
5 publications, 0.48%
Old Dominion University
5 publications, 0.48%
Portland State University
5 publications, 0.48%
Aalto University
4 publications, 0.38%
City University of Hong Kong
4 publications, 0.38%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
4 publications, 0.38%
Colorado State University
4 publications, 0.38%
George Mason University
4 publications, 0.38%
Northern Illinois University
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4 publications, 0.38%
Western Michigan University
4 publications, 0.38%
Central Michigan University
4 publications, 0.38%
McGill University
4 publications, 0.38%
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
4 publications, 0.38%
Virginia Commonwealth University
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Wisconsin–Stout
4 publications, 0.38%
Baylor University
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Alabama
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Houston–Downtown
4 publications, 0.38%
University of South Carolina
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Maine
4 publications, 0.38%
Zayed University
3 publications, 0.29%
Zhejiang University
3 publications, 0.29%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Arizona
3 publications, 0.29%
Illinois State University
3 publications, 0.29%
Northeastern University
3 publications, 0.29%
Georgia State University
3 publications, 0.29%
University of South Florida
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Minnesota Duluth
3 publications, 0.29%
Missouri University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.29%
Purdue University Northwest
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Texas at El Paso
3 publications, 0.29%
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
3 publications, 0.29%
Louisiana State University
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Colorado Denver
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Denver
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Alabama at Birmingham
3 publications, 0.29%
East Tennessee State University
3 publications, 0.29%
University of New Mexico
3 publications, 0.29%
James Madison University
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Malaya
2 publications, 0.19%
Delft University of Technology
2 publications, 0.19%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.19%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.19%
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Texas Tech University
9 publications, 6.52%
Virginia Tech
6 publications, 4.35%
Arizona State University
5 publications, 3.62%
North Carolina State University
5 publications, 3.62%
Carnegie Mellon University
4 publications, 2.9%
Purdue University
4 publications, 2.9%
University of North Texas
4 publications, 2.9%
Zhejiang University
3 publications, 2.17%
University of International Business and Economics
3 publications, 2.17%
Michigan State University
3 publications, 2.17%
Pennsylvania State University
3 publications, 2.17%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 2.17%
Utah State University
3 publications, 2.17%
Auburn University
2 publications, 1.45%
George Mason University
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Washington
2 publications, 1.45%
DePaul University
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Minnesota Duluth
2 publications, 1.45%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Twente
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.72%
Beijing Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Eastern Finland
1 publication, 0.72%
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.72%
Shanghai Dianji University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Vaasa
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.72%
Georgia Institute of technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Iowa State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.72%
Washington State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Ewha Womans University
1 publication, 0.72%
Oregon State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.72%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 0.72%
Towson University
1 publication, 0.72%
Korea National University of Transportation
1 publication, 0.72%
San Diego State University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of California, Santa Barbara
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.72%
Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Ohio University
1 publication, 0.72%
Western Michigan University
1 publication, 0.72%
Central Michigan University
1 publication, 0.72%
Grand Valley State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Lancaster University
1 publication, 0.72%
Clarkson University
1 publication, 0.72%
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.72%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.72%
Temple University
1 publication, 0.72%
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Valladolid
1 publication, 0.72%
Boise State University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Texas at Arlington
1 publication, 0.72%
Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.72%
West Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Tennessee
1 publication, 0.72%
Sam Houston State University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Houston–Downtown
1 publication, 0.72%
University of New Mexico
1 publication, 0.72%
Missouri State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Georgia Southern University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Nevada, Reno
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1 publication, 0.72%
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USA, 765, 73.28%
USA
765 publications, 73.28%
Canada, 26, 2.49%
Canada
26 publications, 2.49%
China, 22, 2.11%
China
22 publications, 2.11%
Netherlands, 20, 1.92%
Netherlands
20 publications, 1.92%
Mexico, 8, 0.77%
Mexico
8 publications, 0.77%
Singapore, 7, 0.67%
Singapore
7 publications, 0.67%
Finland, 6, 0.57%
Finland
6 publications, 0.57%
Australia, 5, 0.48%
Australia
5 publications, 0.48%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.48%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.48%
Philippines, 5, 0.48%
Philippines
5 publications, 0.48%
Germany, 4, 0.38%
Germany
4 publications, 0.38%
Italy, 4, 0.38%
Italy
4 publications, 0.38%
UAE, 3, 0.29%
UAE
3 publications, 0.29%
Republic of Korea, 3, 0.29%
Republic of Korea
3 publications, 0.29%
Belgium, 2, 0.19%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.19%
Malaysia, 2, 0.19%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.19%
New Zealand, 2, 0.19%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.19%
Russia, 1, 0.1%
Russia
1 publication, 0.1%
Austria, 1, 0.1%
Austria
1 publication, 0.1%
Hungary, 1, 0.1%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.1%
Denmark, 1, 0.1%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.1%
Indonesia, 1, 0.1%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.1%
Iran, 1, 0.1%
Iran
1 publication, 0.1%
Spain, 1, 0.1%
Spain
1 publication, 0.1%
Kuwait, 1, 0.1%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.1%
Lebanon, 1, 0.1%
Lebanon
1 publication, 0.1%
Norway, 1, 0.1%
Norway
1 publication, 0.1%
Turkey, 1, 0.1%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.1%
Sweden, 1, 0.1%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.1%
Japan, 1, 0.1%
Japan
1 publication, 0.1%
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USA, 82, 59.42%
USA
82 publications, 59.42%
China, 10, 7.25%
China
10 publications, 7.25%
Netherlands, 2, 1.45%
Netherlands
2 publications, 1.45%
Germany, 1, 0.72%
Germany
1 publication, 0.72%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.72%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.72%
Italy, 1, 0.72%
Italy
1 publication, 0.72%
Canada, 1, 0.72%
Canada
1 publication, 0.72%
Malaysia, 1, 0.72%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.72%
Finland, 1, 0.72%
Finland
1 publication, 0.72%
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