Western Journal of Communication

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 10570314, 17451027

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SCImago
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WOS
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Impact factor
0.6
SJR
0.370
CiteScore
1.8
Categories
Communication
Linguistics and Language
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1992-2025
journal names
Western Journal of Communication
WESTERN J COMM
Publications
1 053
Citations
13 702
h-index
52
Publications
246
Citations
5 146
Top-3 citing journals
Communication Studies
Communication Studies (373 citations)
Communication Quarterly
Communication Quarterly (348 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (33 publications)
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University (28 publications)
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin (23 publications)
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (4 publications)
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (2 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (594 publications)
Mexico (9 publications)
United Kingdom (5 publications)
USA (37 publications)
Georgia (1 publication)
Russia (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Western Journal of Communication
802 citations, 5.85%
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373 citations, 2.72%
Communication Quarterly
348 citations, 2.54%
The Southern Communication Journal
301 citations, 2.2%
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242 citations, 1.77%
Journal of Family Communication
210 citations, 1.53%
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208 citations, 1.52%
Management Communication Quarterly
185 citations, 1.35%
Communication Education
183 citations, 1.34%
Health Communication
177 citations, 1.29%
Women's Studies in Communication
174 citations, 1.27%
Journal of Applied Communication Research
170 citations, 1.24%
Communication Research Reports
167 citations, 1.22%
Communication Theory
130 citations, 0.95%
Argumentation and Advocacy
129 citations, 0.94%
Rhetoric Society Quarterly
122 citations, 0.89%
Environmental Communication
121 citations, 0.88%
Personal Relationships
111 citations, 0.81%
Communication Reports
110 citations, 0.8%
Communication Research
108 citations, 0.79%
Howard Journal of Communications
103 citations, 0.75%
Critical Studies in Media Communication
97 citations, 0.71%
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94 citations, 0.69%
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91 citations, 0.66%
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80 citations, 0.58%
Annals of the International Communication Association
78 citations, 0.57%
Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
77 citations, 0.56%
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73 citations, 0.53%
Frontiers in Psychology
71 citations, 0.52%
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61 citations, 0.45%
Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
54 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Language and Social Psychology
53 citations, 0.39%
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53 citations, 0.39%
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51 citations, 0.37%
International Journal of Business Communication
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Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
48 citations, 0.35%
Text and Performance Quarterly
45 citations, 0.33%
Journal for the History of Rhetoric
45 citations, 0.33%
Philosophy and Rhetoric
44 citations, 0.32%
Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
43 citations, 0.31%
SSRN Electronic Journal
43 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Communication
43 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Listening
42 citations, 0.31%
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41 citations, 0.3%
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40 citations, 0.29%
Rhetoric Review
39 citations, 0.28%
Human Relations
38 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Homosexuality
37 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Communication Inquiry
36 citations, 0.26%
Archives of Sexual Behavior
36 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Sex Research
36 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Family Theory and Review
34 citations, 0.25%
Communication Teacher
34 citations, 0.25%
Behavioral Sciences
32 citations, 0.23%
Sex Roles
32 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Health Communication
31 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
30 citations, 0.22%
Presidential Studies Quarterly
28 citations, 0.2%
Family Relations
27 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
27 citations, 0.2%
Personality and Individual Differences
27 citations, 0.2%
PLoS ONE
26 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
25 citations, 0.18%
Sustainability
25 citations, 0.18%
Public Relations Review
25 citations, 0.18%
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
24 citations, 0.18%
Psychological Reports
24 citations, 0.18%
Mass Communication and Society
23 citations, 0.17%
Small Group Research
22 citations, 0.16%
New Media and Society
22 citations, 0.16%
SAGE Open
22 citations, 0.16%
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21 citations, 0.15%
Qualitative Health Research
21 citations, 0.15%
Sport in Society
21 citations, 0.15%
Review of Communication
21 citations, 0.15%
Marriage and Family Review
20 citations, 0.15%
Feminist Media Studies
20 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
19 citations, 0.14%
American Behavioral Scientist
19 citations, 0.14%
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18 citations, 0.13%
Qualitative Inquiry
18 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Sport Communication
18 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
18 citations, 0.13%
Family Journal
17 citations, 0.12%
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17 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Hospitality Management
17 citations, 0.12%
Social Media and Society
17 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Pragmatics
17 citations, 0.12%
Death Studies
17 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Conflict Management
17 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Social Psychology
16 citations, 0.12%
Communication Review
16 citations, 0.12%
Violence Against Women
16 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Family Violence
15 citations, 0.11%
Popular Communication
15 citations, 0.11%
Argumentation
15 citations, 0.11%
Advances in the History of Rhetoric
15 citations, 0.11%
Imagination Cognition and Personality
15 citations, 0.11%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
14 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Public Relations Research
14 citations, 0.1%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
5954 citations, 43.45%
SAGE
1863 citations, 13.6%
Wiley
1183 citations, 8.63%
Springer Nature
759 citations, 5.54%
Elsevier
709 citations, 5.17%
Emerald
317 citations, 2.31%
Cambridge University Press
293 citations, 2.14%
MDPI
171 citations, 1.25%
Frontiers Media S.A.
157 citations, 1.15%
IGI Global
139 citations, 1.01%
Oxford University Press
126 citations, 0.92%
American Psychological Association (APA)
94 citations, 0.69%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
89 citations, 0.65%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
81 citations, 0.59%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
62 citations, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter
56 citations, 0.41%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
54 citations, 0.39%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
37 citations, 0.27%
Human Kinetics
37 citations, 0.27%
Academy of Management
34 citations, 0.25%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
30 citations, 0.22%
Scientific Research Publishing
30 citations, 0.22%
Center for the Study of the Presidency
28 citations, 0.2%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
28 citations, 0.2%
JMIR Publications
25 citations, 0.18%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
25 citations, 0.18%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
20 citations, 0.15%
CAIRN
19 citations, 0.14%
Intellect
18 citations, 0.13%
Michigan State University Press
17 citations, 0.12%
Mary Ann Liebert
17 citations, 0.12%
Annual Reviews
17 citations, 0.12%
15 citations, 0.11%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
14 citations, 0.1%
SciELO
12 citations, 0.09%
OpenEdition
12 citations, 0.09%
University of Chicago Press
11 citations, 0.08%
Springer Publishing Company
9 citations, 0.07%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
9 citations, 0.07%
Consortium Erudit
9 citations, 0.07%
Duke University Press
8 citations, 0.06%
Hindawi Limited
7 citations, 0.05%
Masaryk University Press
6 citations, 0.04%
BMJ
6 citations, 0.04%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
6 citations, 0.04%
IntechOpen
6 citations, 0.04%
AOSIS
6 citations, 0.04%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
6 citations, 0.04%
The Royal Society
5 citations, 0.04%
MIT Press
5 citations, 0.04%
5 citations, 0.04%
EPI SCP
5 citations, 0.04%
5 citations, 0.04%
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
5 citations, 0.04%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
5 citations, 0.04%
University of California Press
4 citations, 0.03%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
4 citations, 0.03%
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
4 citations, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
4 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
4 citations, 0.03%
Bristol University Press
4 citations, 0.03%
Guilford Publications
4 citations, 0.03%
Apex Publishing
4 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.02%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
3 citations, 0.02%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.02%
Liverpool University Press
3 citations, 0.02%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
3 citations, 0.02%
Communiquer. Revue de communication sociale et publique
3 citations, 0.02%
Europe's Journal of Psychology
3 citations, 0.02%
National Recreation and Park Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Project MUSE
3 citations, 0.02%
Ubiquity Press
3 citations, 0.02%
PAGEPress Publications
3 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
3 citations, 0.02%
Cognizant, LLC
3 citations, 0.02%
Brieflands
3 citations, 0.02%
Equinox Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)
3 citations, 0.02%
Japan Society of Personality Psychology
3 citations, 0.02%
IOS Press
2 citations, 0.01%
Edinburgh University Press
2 citations, 0.01%
Brill
2 citations, 0.01%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2 citations, 0.01%
Selcuk University
2 citations, 0.01%
American Accounting Association
2 citations, 0.01%
University of Illinois Press
2 citations, 0.01%
University of Warsaw
2 citations, 0.01%
2 citations, 0.01%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.01%
American Physical Society (APS)
2 citations, 0.01%
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2 citations, 0.01%
University Film and Video Association
2 citations, 0.01%
Grupo Comunicar, Colectivo Andaluz de Educacion en Medios de Comunicacion
2 citations, 0.01%
Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia
2 citations, 0.01%
Fakulteta za Organizacijske Vede, Univerza v Mariboru
2 citations, 0.01%
China Science Publishing & Media
2 citations, 0.01%
2 citations, 0.01%
S. Karger AG
2 citations, 0.01%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.01%
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Arizona State University
33 publications, 3.13%
Pennsylvania State University
28 publications, 2.66%
University of Texas at Austin
23 publications, 2.18%
West Virginia University
20 publications, 1.9%
University of Utah
19 publications, 1.8%
San Diego State University
17 publications, 1.61%
Texas Christian University
17 publications, 1.61%
University of Kansas
17 publications, 1.61%
University of Missouri
15 publications, 1.42%
Colorado State University
14 publications, 1.33%
California State University, Long Beach
14 publications, 1.33%
University of Arizona
13 publications, 1.23%
Ohio University
13 publications, 1.23%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
13 publications, 1.23%
University of Georgia
12 publications, 1.14%
University of California, Santa Barbara
11 publications, 1.04%
University of Minnesota
11 publications, 1.04%
University of Kentucky
11 publications, 1.04%
University of Oklahoma
11 publications, 1.04%
University of Washington
10 publications, 0.95%
Purdue University
10 publications, 0.95%
University of Maryland, College Park
10 publications, 0.95%
University of Colorado Boulder
10 publications, 0.95%
University of Colorado Denver
9 publications, 0.85%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
9 publications, 0.85%
Northwestern University
8 publications, 0.76%
DePaul University
8 publications, 0.76%
Louisiana State University
8 publications, 0.76%
Illinois State University
7 publications, 0.66%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
7 publications, 0.66%
University of Iowa
7 publications, 0.66%
University of Southern California
6 publications, 0.57%
Ohio State University
6 publications, 0.57%
University of California, Davis
6 publications, 0.57%
Loyola Marymount University
6 publications, 0.57%
Western Illinois University
6 publications, 0.57%
Wayne State University
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
6 publications, 0.57%
University of Denver
6 publications, 0.57%
Michigan State University
5 publications, 0.47%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 0.47%
Oregon State University
5 publications, 0.47%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 publications, 0.47%
Kansas State University
5 publications, 0.47%
Miami University
5 publications, 0.47%
University of North Texas
5 publications, 0.47%
Texas A&M University
5 publications, 0.47%
University of Alabama
5 publications, 0.47%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
5 publications, 0.47%
University of Akron
5 publications, 0.47%
Kent State University
5 publications, 0.47%
Auburn University
4 publications, 0.38%
North Carolina State University
4 publications, 0.38%
Syracuse University
4 publications, 0.38%
Northern Illinois University
4 publications, 0.38%
Baylor University
4 publications, 0.38%
Bloomsburg University
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Louisville
4 publications, 0.38%
Indiana University Bloomington
4 publications, 0.38%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
4 publications, 0.38%
James Madison University
4 publications, 0.38%
Chapman University
4 publications, 0.38%
California State University, San Bernardino
4 publications, 0.38%
California State University, San Marcos
4 publications, 0.38%
North Dakota State University
3 publications, 0.28%
Iowa State University
3 publications, 0.28%
University of South Florida
3 publications, 0.28%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
3 publications, 0.28%
Oakland University
3 publications, 0.28%
Boston College
3 publications, 0.28%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 publications, 0.28%
University of Cincinnati
3 publications, 0.28%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
3 publications, 0.28%
Utah State University
3 publications, 0.28%
Texas State University
3 publications, 0.28%
University of Tennessee
3 publications, 0.28%
Sam Houston State University
3 publications, 0.28%
San Jose State University
3 publications, 0.28%
Cleveland State University
3 publications, 0.28%
University of Nevada, Reno
3 publications, 0.28%
University of Wyoming
3 publications, 0.28%
University of Montana
3 publications, 0.28%
California State University, Sacramento
3 publications, 0.28%
Washington State University
2 publications, 0.19%
Western Washington University
2 publications, 0.19%
Clemson University
2 publications, 0.19%
Towson University
2 publications, 0.19%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.19%
De La Salle University
2 publications, 0.19%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.19%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.19%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2 publications, 0.19%
Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.19%
Marquette University
2 publications, 0.19%
Dartmouth College
2 publications, 0.19%
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
2 publications, 0.19%
Temple University
2 publications, 0.19%
Villanova University
2 publications, 0.19%
West Chester University
2 publications, 0.19%
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Arizona State University
4 publications, 1.63%
Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 0.81%
Syracuse University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Arizona
2 publications, 0.81%
Illinois State University
2 publications, 0.81%
University of California, Santa Barbara
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Missouri
2 publications, 0.81%
University of Kansas
2 publications, 0.81%
Southwest State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
1 publication, 0.41%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.41%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Iowa State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Western Washington University
1 publication, 0.41%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 0.41%
Towson University
1 publication, 0.41%
DePaul University
1 publication, 0.41%
Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Dartmouth College
1 publication, 0.41%
Purdue University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Wisconsin–Superior
1 publication, 0.41%
Kansas State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Baylor University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Lodz
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Louisville
1 publication, 0.41%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.41%
Miami University
1 publication, 0.41%
Texas Tech University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of North Texas
1 publication, 0.41%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.41%
Utah State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Utah Valley University
1 publication, 0.41%
Texas Christian University
1 publication, 0.41%
Sam Houston State University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Houston–Downtown
1 publication, 0.41%
Missouri State University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Massachusetts Boston
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Georgia
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Oklahoma
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Mississippi
1 publication, 0.41%
Southern Oregon University
1 publication, 0.41%
Pittsburg State University
1 publication, 0.41%
Fort Hays State University
1 publication, 0.41%
California State University, San Bernardino
1 publication, 0.41%
California State University, Long Beach
1 publication, 0.41%
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USA, 594, 56.41%
USA
594 publications, 56.41%
Mexico, 9, 0.85%
Mexico
9 publications, 0.85%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.47%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.47%
Canada, 5, 0.47%
Canada
5 publications, 0.47%
Georgia, 4, 0.38%
Georgia
4 publications, 0.38%
Italy, 3, 0.28%
Italy
3 publications, 0.28%
Japan, 3, 0.28%
Japan
3 publications, 0.28%
China, 2, 0.19%
China
2 publications, 0.19%
Poland, 2, 0.19%
Poland
2 publications, 0.19%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.19%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.19%
Philippines, 2, 0.19%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.19%
Russia, 1, 0.09%
Russia
1 publication, 0.09%
Australia, 1, 0.09%
Australia
1 publication, 0.09%
Argentina, 1, 0.09%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.09%
Denmark, 1, 0.09%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.09%
Israel, 1, 0.09%
Israel
1 publication, 0.09%
India, 1, 0.09%
India
1 publication, 0.09%
Norway, 1, 0.09%
Norway
1 publication, 0.09%
Singapore, 1, 0.09%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.09%
Slovenia, 1, 0.09%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.09%
South Africa, 1, 0.09%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.09%
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USA, 37, 15.04%
USA
37 publications, 15.04%
Russia, 1, 0.41%
Russia
1 publication, 0.41%
Georgia, 1, 0.41%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.41%
India, 1, 0.41%
India
1 publication, 0.41%
Italy, 1, 0.41%
Italy
1 publication, 0.41%
Mexico, 1, 0.41%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.41%
Poland, 1, 0.41%
Poland
1 publication, 0.41%
Slovenia, 1, 0.41%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.41%
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