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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #24,255CAS 4区Hybrid

Tijdschrift Voor Communicatiewetenschap

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.165•SCImago Rank: #24,255•Identifier (ISSN):1384-6930(Print)/1875-7286(Online)•Articles / Year: 15•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,353 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.3
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
9

9 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
15articles/year
50% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.111)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Tijdschrift Voor Communicatiewetenschap is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy61.4%Political science49.7%Art48.9%Humanities35.8%Psychology28.5%Computer science26.8%Sociology24.3%Law22.8%Business21.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #24,255Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.165

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
9

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.26

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,353 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations20
3-Year Documents69
Citable Documents57

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate59.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区COMMUNICATION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Uitgeverij Boom
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMMUNICATION
JCRSSCI
199/227Q4
COMMUNICATION
JCISSCI
189/227Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—223
20250.4307
20240.33823
20230.23127
20220.1112628
2021—2514
2020—2810
2019—2412
2018—3215
2017—4018
2016—2923
2015—2836
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Tijdschrift Voor Communicatiewetenschap

WoS Q4
001120222023202420250.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 9362cce7-9c64-4d3d-9094-9b664415c4d0
Database Updated: 2026-10-01