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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,721CAS 1区Top JournalDiamond OAGold OA

Global Media and China

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.183•SCImago Rank: #3,721•Identifier (ISSN):2059-4364(Print)/2059-4372(Online)•Articles / Year: 25•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate15.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
25articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 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

Global Media and China is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science90%Law86.1%History78.7%Sociology76.5%Geography74.8%Archaeology72.6%China63%Computer science56.1%Philosophy53%Media studies50.4%Business46.5%Art44.3%Economics40%Politics37.8%Psychology32.6%Biology31.7%Advertising31.3%Linguistics30%Physics29.6%World Wide Web27.4%Literature27%Visual arts25.2%Epistemology20.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,721Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.183

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
25

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.14

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations379
3-Year Documents88
Citable Documents85

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 Rate56.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1
Cultural StudiesQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Literature
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
COMMUNICATION
JCRESCI
38/227Q1
COMMUNICATION
JCIESCI
30/227Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

11 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—215
20253.42837
20243.254199
20232.159453
2022—35428
2021—41589
2020—39519
2019—39527
2018—22305
2017—26244
2016—33601
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Global Media and China

WoS Q1
12342023202420253.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.6%

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: d6fcb7a8-3e51-4070-a87e-389c8ae6fc7c
Database Updated: 2026-10-01