Western Journal of Communication

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 10570314, 17451027
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.7
SJR
0.319
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Communication
Linguistics and Language
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1992-2024
Publications
1 017
Citations
12 680
h-index
51
Publications
251
Citations
5 053
Top-3 citing journals
Communication Studies
Communication Studies (346 citations)
Communication Quarterly
Communication Quarterly (330 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 (5 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (594 publications)
Mexico (9 publications)
United Kingdom (5 publications)
USA (56 publications)
Georgia (1 publication)
Russia (1 publication)

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Citing journals

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Western Journal of Communication
778 citations, 6.14%
Communication Studies
346 citations, 2.73%
Communication Quarterly
330 citations, 2.6%
The Southern Communication Journal
290 citations, 2.29%
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
222 citations, 1.75%
Journal of Family Communication
197 citations, 1.55%
Communication Monographs
193 citations, 1.52%
Management Communication Quarterly
182 citations, 1.44%
Communication Education
174 citations, 1.37%
Health Communication
171 citations, 1.35%
Journal of Applied Communication Research
165 citations, 1.3%
Communication Research Reports
165 citations, 1.3%
Women's Studies in Communication
163 citations, 1.29%
Communication Theory
130 citations, 1.03%
Argumentation and Advocacy
126 citations, 0.99%
Environmental Communication
120 citations, 0.95%
Rhetoric Society Quarterly
119 citations, 0.94%
Personal Relationships
108 citations, 0.85%
Communication Reports
108 citations, 0.85%
Communication Research
102 citations, 0.8%
Howard Journal of Communications
101 citations, 0.8%
Critical Studies in Media Communication
95 citations, 0.75%
Computers in Human Behavior
91 citations, 0.72%
Communication and Sport
84 citations, 0.66%
Human Communication Research
77 citations, 0.61%
Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
73 citations, 0.58%
Quarterly Journal of Speech
73 citations, 0.58%
Annals of the International Communication Association
70 citations, 0.55%
Frontiers in Psychology
68 citations, 0.54%
Journal of Communication
61 citations, 0.48%
Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
54 citations, 0.43%
Communication, Culture and Critique
53 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Language and Social Psychology
51 citations, 0.4%
Atlantic Journal of Communication
49 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Business Communication
45 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
44 citations, 0.35%
Frontiers in Communication
42 citations, 0.33%
Text and Performance Quarterly
41 citations, 0.32%
Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
40 citations, 0.32%
SSRN Electronic Journal
40 citations, 0.32%
Human Relations
38 citations, 0.3%
Sexuality and Culture
38 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Homosexuality
37 citations, 0.29%
Rhetoric Review
37 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Communication Inquiry
36 citations, 0.28%
Current Psychology
36 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Listening
35 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Sex Research
34 citations, 0.27%
Archives of Sexual Behavior
33 citations, 0.26%
Communication Teacher
33 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Health Communication
31 citations, 0.24%
Sex Roles
31 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
30 citations, 0.24%
Philosophy and Rhetoric
30 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Family Theory and Review
30 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
27 citations, 0.21%
Presidential Studies Quarterly
27 citations, 0.21%
Family Relations
26 citations, 0.21%
Sustainability
25 citations, 0.2%
Public Relations Review
25 citations, 0.2%
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
24 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
23 citations, 0.18%
Small Group Research
22 citations, 0.17%
Behavioral Sciences
22 citations, 0.17%
Organization
21 citations, 0.17%
Personality and Individual Differences
21 citations, 0.17%
Qualitative Health Research
21 citations, 0.17%
Psychological Reports
21 citations, 0.17%
Mass Communication and Society
21 citations, 0.17%
Review of Communication
21 citations, 0.17%
Sport in Society
20 citations, 0.16%
Marriage and Family Review
20 citations, 0.16%
Feminist Media Studies
20 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
19 citations, 0.15%
New Media and Society
19 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
19 citations, 0.15%
Qualitative Inquiry
18 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Sport Communication
18 citations, 0.14%
American Behavioral Scientist
18 citations, 0.14%
PLoS ONE
18 citations, 0.14%
Emerging Adulthood
17 citations, 0.13%
Organization Studies
17 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Pragmatics
17 citations, 0.13%
SAGE Open
17 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Social Psychology
16 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Conflict Management
16 citations, 0.13%
Popular Communication
15 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Hospitality Management
15 citations, 0.12%
Social Media and Society
15 citations, 0.12%
Communication Review
15 citations, 0.12%
Death Studies
15 citations, 0.12%
Imagination Cognition and Personality
15 citations, 0.12%
Family Journal
14 citations, 0.11%
Argumentation
14 citations, 0.11%
Violence Against Women
14 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Family Violence
13 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Public Relations Research
13 citations, 0.1%
Humor
13 citations, 0.1%
Heliyon
13 citations, 0.1%
Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies
13 citations, 0.1%
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Taylor & Francis
5594 citations, 44.12%
SAGE
1725 citations, 13.6%
Wiley
1079 citations, 8.51%
Elsevier
629 citations, 4.96%
Springer Nature
600 citations, 4.73%
Emerald
283 citations, 2.23%
Cambridge University Press
219 citations, 1.73%
Frontiers Media S.A.
140 citations, 1.1%
MDPI
133 citations, 1.05%
IGI Global
124 citations, 0.98%
Oxford University Press
87 citations, 0.69%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
63 citations, 0.5%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
58 citations, 0.46%
Walter de Gruyter
44 citations, 0.35%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
43 citations, 0.34%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
37 citations, 0.29%
Human Kinetics
36 citations, 0.28%
Academy of Management
33 citations, 0.26%
30 citations, 0.24%
Scientific Research Publishing
29 citations, 0.23%
Center for the Study of the Presidency
27 citations, 0.21%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
25 citations, 0.2%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
21 citations, 0.17%
JMIR Publications
20 citations, 0.16%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
20 citations, 0.16%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
19 citations, 0.15%
American Psychological Association (APA)
19 citations, 0.15%
Michigan State University Press
17 citations, 0.13%
Mary Ann Liebert
16 citations, 0.13%
Annual Reviews
16 citations, 0.13%
Intellect
16 citations, 0.13%
CAIRN
15 citations, 0.12%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
14 citations, 0.11%
OpenEdition
11 citations, 0.09%
University of Chicago Press
9 citations, 0.07%
Springer Publishing Company
9 citations, 0.07%
Consortium Erudit
9 citations, 0.07%
Duke University Press
8 citations, 0.06%
SciELO
8 citations, 0.06%
7 citations, 0.06%
7 citations, 0.06%
6 citations, 0.05%
BMJ
6 citations, 0.05%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
6 citations, 0.05%
AOSIS
6 citations, 0.05%
5 citations, 0.04%
EPI SCP
5 citations, 0.04%
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
5 citations, 0.04%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
5 citations, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited
5 citations, 0.04%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
5 citations, 0.04%
IntechOpen
5 citations, 0.04%
The Royal Society
4 citations, 0.03%
MIT Press
4 citations, 0.03%
4 citations, 0.03%
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
4 citations, 0.03%
Guilford Publications
4 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.02%
IOS Press
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%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Masaryk University Press
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%
CSIRO Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.02%
Ubiquity Press
3 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
3 citations, 0.02%
Cognizant, LLC
3 citations, 0.02%
Equinox Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.02%
Edinburgh University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
University of California Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Brill
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
Selcuk University
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
University of Warsaw
2 citations, 0.02%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.02%
American Physical Society (APS)
2 citations, 0.02%
Cornell University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
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2 citations, 0.02%
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2 citations, 0.02%
University Film and Video Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Grupo Comunicar, Colectivo Andaluz de Educacion en Medios de Comunicacion
2 citations, 0.02%
Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia
2 citations, 0.02%
China Science Publishing & Media
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
S. Karger AG
2 citations, 0.02%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.02%
Project MUSE
2 citations, 0.02%
PAGEPress Publications
2 citations, 0.02%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.02%
Korean Society of Women Health Nursing
2 citations, 0.02%
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Arizona State University
33 publications, 3.24%
Pennsylvania State University
28 publications, 2.75%
University of Texas at Austin
23 publications, 2.26%
West Virginia University
20 publications, 1.97%
University of Utah
19 publications, 1.87%
San Diego State University
17 publications, 1.67%
Texas Christian University
17 publications, 1.67%
Colorado State University
14 publications, 1.38%
University of Arizona
13 publications, 1.28%
Ohio University
13 publications, 1.28%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
13 publications, 1.28%
University of California, Santa Barbara
11 publications, 1.08%
University of Minnesota
11 publications, 1.08%
University of Kentucky
11 publications, 1.08%
University of Washington
10 publications, 0.98%
Purdue University
10 publications, 0.98%
University of Maryland, College Park
10 publications, 0.98%
University of Colorado Boulder
10 publications, 0.98%
University of Colorado Denver
9 publications, 0.88%
Northwestern University
8 publications, 0.79%
DePaul University
8 publications, 0.79%
Louisiana State University
8 publications, 0.79%
Illinois State University
7 publications, 0.69%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
7 publications, 0.69%
University of Southern California
6 publications, 0.59%
Ohio State University
6 publications, 0.59%
University of California, Davis
6 publications, 0.59%
Loyola Marymount University
6 publications, 0.59%
Western Illinois University
6 publications, 0.59%
Wayne State University
6 publications, 0.59%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
6 publications, 0.59%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
6 publications, 0.59%
University of Denver
6 publications, 0.59%
Michigan State University
5 publications, 0.49%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
5 publications, 0.49%
Oregon State University
5 publications, 0.49%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 publications, 0.49%
Kansas State University
5 publications, 0.49%
Miami University
5 publications, 0.49%
University of North Texas
5 publications, 0.49%
Texas A&M University
5 publications, 0.49%
University of Alabama
5 publications, 0.49%
Auburn University
4 publications, 0.39%
North Carolina State University
4 publications, 0.39%
Syracuse University
4 publications, 0.39%
Northern Illinois University
4 publications, 0.39%
Baylor University
4 publications, 0.39%
Bloomsburg University
4 publications, 0.39%
University of Louisville
4 publications, 0.39%
Indiana University Bloomington
4 publications, 0.39%
North Dakota State University
3 publications, 0.29%
Iowa State University
3 publications, 0.29%
University of South Florida
3 publications, 0.29%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
3 publications, 0.29%
Oakland University
3 publications, 0.29%
Boston College
3 publications, 0.29%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Cincinnati
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
3 publications, 0.29%
Utah State University
3 publications, 0.29%
Texas State University
3 publications, 0.29%
University of Tennessee
3 publications, 0.29%
Sam Houston State University
3 publications, 0.29%
San Jose State University
3 publications, 0.29%
Washington State University
2 publications, 0.2%
Western Washington University
2 publications, 0.2%
Clemson University
2 publications, 0.2%
Towson University
2 publications, 0.2%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.2%
De La Salle University
2 publications, 0.2%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.2%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.2%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2 publications, 0.2%
Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.2%
Marquette University
2 publications, 0.2%
Dartmouth College
2 publications, 0.2%
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
2 publications, 0.2%
Temple University
2 publications, 0.2%
Villanova University
2 publications, 0.2%
West Chester University
2 publications, 0.2%
University of Texas at El Paso
2 publications, 0.2%
Western University
2 publications, 0.2%
University of Miami
2 publications, 0.2%
Western Kentucky University
2 publications, 0.2%
Indiana University Southeast
2 publications, 0.2%
Weber State University
2 publications, 0.2%
Creighton University
2 publications, 0.2%
University of Connecticut
2 publications, 0.2%
Southwest State University
1 publication, 0.1%
University of Haifa
1 publication, 0.1%
Reichman University
1 publication, 0.1%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
1 publication, 0.1%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.1%
University of Southern Denmark
1 publication, 0.1%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.1%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.1%
Fu Jen Catholic University
1 publication, 0.1%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.1%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.1%
National Kaohsiung Normal University
1 publication, 0.1%
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Arizona State University
5 publications, 1.99%
Pennsylvania State University
3 publications, 1.2%
North Dakota State University
2 publications, 0.8%
Syracuse University
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Arizona
2 publications, 0.8%
Illinois State University
2 publications, 0.8%
University of California, Santa Barbara
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.8%
Texas Christian University
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.8%
Southwest State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
1 publication, 0.4%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Iowa State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Western Washington University
1 publication, 0.4%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.4%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 0.4%
Towson University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.4%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.4%
DePaul University
1 publication, 0.4%
Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Wayne State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Tulane University
1 publication, 0.4%
Dartmouth College
1 publication, 0.4%
Purdue University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Wisconsin–Superior
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.4%
Kansas State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Baylor University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Lodz
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 0.4%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.4%
Miami University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1 publication, 0.4%
Texas Tech University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of North Texas
1 publication, 0.4%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.4%
Utah State University
1 publication, 0.4%
Utah Valley University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1 publication, 0.4%
Sam Houston State University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Houston–Clear Lake
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Houston–Downtown
1 publication, 0.4%
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USA, 594, 58.41%
USA
594 publications, 58.41%
Mexico, 9, 0.88%
Mexico
9 publications, 0.88%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.49%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.49%
Canada, 5, 0.49%
Canada
5 publications, 0.49%
Georgia, 4, 0.39%
Georgia
4 publications, 0.39%
Italy, 3, 0.29%
Italy
3 publications, 0.29%
Japan, 3, 0.29%
Japan
3 publications, 0.29%
China, 2, 0.2%
China
2 publications, 0.2%
Poland, 2, 0.2%
Poland
2 publications, 0.2%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.2%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.2%
Philippines, 2, 0.2%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.2%
Russia, 1, 0.1%
Russia
1 publication, 0.1%
Australia, 1, 0.1%
Australia
1 publication, 0.1%
Argentina, 1, 0.1%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.1%
Denmark, 1, 0.1%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.1%
Israel, 1, 0.1%
Israel
1 publication, 0.1%
India, 1, 0.1%
India
1 publication, 0.1%
Norway, 1, 0.1%
Norway
1 publication, 0.1%
Singapore, 1, 0.1%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.1%
Slovenia, 1, 0.1%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.1%
South Africa, 1, 0.1%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.1%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 56, 22.31%
USA
56 publications, 22.31%
Russia, 1, 0.4%
Russia
1 publication, 0.4%
Georgia, 1, 0.4%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.4%
India, 1, 0.4%
India
1 publication, 0.4%
Italy, 1, 0.4%
Italy
1 publication, 0.4%
Mexico, 1, 0.4%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.4%
Poland, 1, 0.4%
Poland
1 publication, 0.4%
Slovenia, 1, 0.4%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.4%
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