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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,207CAS 3区Hybrid

JOURNAL OF MEDIA ECONOMICS

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.485•SCImago Rank: #12,207•Identifier (ISSN):0899-7764(Print)/1532-7736(Online)•Articles / Year: 4•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,742 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.3
↓ -0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
40

40 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4articles/year
8.7% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)
🔵 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

The Journal of Media Economics publishes original research on the economics and policy of mediated communication, focusing on firms, markets, and institutions. Reflecting the increasing diversity of analytical approaches employed in economics and recognizing that policies promoting social and political objectives may have significant economic impacts on media, the Journal encourages submissions reflecting the insights of diverse disciplinary perspectives and research methodologies, both empirical and theoretical.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics79%Business73.6%Advertising54%Political science50.8%Law47.3%Computer science45.7%Sociology35.8%Marketing31.2%Mathematics28.5%Engineering26.1%Biology21.8%Philosophy21.2%Physics20.7%Microeconomics20.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,207Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2020, 2022-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.485

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
40

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.44

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,742 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations45
3-Year Documents21
Citable Documents21

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 Rate52.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ2
Economics and EconometricsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMMUNICATION
JCRSSCI
117/227Q3
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
351/626Q3
COMMUNICATION
JCISSCI
129/227Q3
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
294/627Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—193
20251.91210
20240.4818
20230.3427
2022—1278
2020—45
2019—622
2018—968
2017—12189
2016—17169
2015—19115
2014—20155
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for JOURNAL OF MEDIA ECONOMICS

WoS Q3
01232023202420251.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.9

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: bd8cc2bd-f5c4-4263-bb93-c1c1a6901265
Database Updated: 2026-10-01