Scimago Journal & Country Rank

Communication Theory

Country

United States

Universities and research institutions in United States
Media Ranking in United States

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

H-Index

98

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

10503293, 14682885

Coverage

1991-2022

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Scope

Communication Theory is an international forum publishing high quality, original research into the theoretical development of communication from across a wide array of disciplines, such as communication studies, sociology, psychology, political science, cultural and gender studies, philosophy, linguistics, and literature. A journal of the International Communication Association, Communication Theory especially welcomes work in the following areas of research, all of them components of ICA: Communication and Technology, Communication Law and Policy, Ethnicity and Race in Communication, Feminist Scholarship, Global Communication and Social Change, Health Communication, Information Systems, Instructional/Developmental Communication, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Journalism Studies, Language and Social Interaction, Mass Communication, Organizational Communication, Philosophy of Communication, Political Communication, Popular Communication, Public Relations, Visual Communication Studies, Children, Adolescents and the Media, Communication History, Game Studies, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, and Intergroup Communication. The journal aims to be inclusive in theoretical approaches insofar as these pertain to communication theory. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Communication1999Q1
Communication2000Q1
Communication2001Q1
Communication2002Q2
Communication2003Q2
Communication2004Q1
Communication2005Q1
Communication2006Q1
Communication2007Q1
Communication2008Q1
Communication2009Q1
Communication2010Q1
Communication2011Q1
Communication2012Q1
Communication2013Q1
Communication2014Q1
Communication2015Q1
Communication2016Q1
Communication2017Q1
Communication2018Q1
Communication2019Q1
Communication2020Q1
Communication2021Q1
Communication2022Q1
Communication2023Q1
Linguistics and Language1999Q1
Linguistics and Language2000Q1
Linguistics and Language2001Q1
Linguistics and Language2002Q1
Linguistics and Language2003Q1
Linguistics and Language2004Q1
Linguistics and Language2005Q1
Linguistics and Language2006Q1
Linguistics and Language2007Q1
Linguistics and Language2008Q1
Linguistics and Language2009Q1
Linguistics and Language2010Q1
Linguistics and Language2011Q1
Linguistics and Language2012Q1
Linguistics and Language2013Q1
Linguistics and Language2014Q1
Linguistics and Language2015Q1
Linguistics and Language2016Q1
Linguistics and Language2017Q1
Linguistics and Language2018Q1
Linguistics and Language2019Q1
Linguistics and Language2020Q1
Linguistics and Language2021Q1
Linguistics and Language2022Q1
Linguistics and Language2023Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19990.993
20000.998
20010.687
20020.485
20030.478
20040.771
20050.906
20060.981
20071.241
20081.234
20091.896
20101.417
20111.468
20121.525
20131.224
20141.440
20152.875
20162.283
20172.424
20182.859
20192.185
20201.671
20211.627
20221.505
20231.679
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199915
200021
200121
200223
200318
200419
200525
200622
200727
200824
200917
201020
201122
201221
201324
201423
201529
201625
201719
201824
201923
202012
202156
202230
20231
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19991.137
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20001.273
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20010.838
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20021.081
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20031.463
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20041.867
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20051.753
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20062.694
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20072.357
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20082.806
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20092.653
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20103.367
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20112.977
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20123.530
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20132.900
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20143.483
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20153.789
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20164.351
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20174.495
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20185.771
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20194.443
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20203.989
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20214.115
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20223.974
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20235.769
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19991.137
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20001.383
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20010.981
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20020.982
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20031.231
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20041.758
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20051.950
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20062.484
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20072.045
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20081.959
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20092.575
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20102.529
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20112.541
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20123.034
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20132.794
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.269
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.941
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20164.434
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20174.091
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20184.740
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20193.926
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20203.076
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20213.186
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20224.308
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20235.633
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19991.063
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20001.594
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20010.833
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20020.690
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20031.250
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20041.902
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20052.027
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20062.182
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20071.723
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20081.898
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20091.843
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20102.146
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20111.838
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20122.524
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20131.767
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20143.467
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20153.936
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.385
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20173.074
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20184.318
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20192.465
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20202.319
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20213.286
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20224.515
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20236.023
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites19998
Self Cites20004
Self Cites200110
Self Cites20024
Self Cites200310
Self Cites20044
Self Cites200511
Self Cites200612
Self Cites200713
Self Cites20088
Self Cites20099
Self Cites20107
Self Cites20114
Self Cites20126
Self Cites20136
Self Cites20148
Self Cites201514
Self Cites201611
Self Cites201712
Self Cites201812
Self Cites20193
Self Cites20206
Self Cites20219
Self Cites20227
Self Cites20230
Total Cites199958
Total Cites200065
Total Cites200152
Total Cites200256
Total Cites200380
Total Cites2004109
Total Cites2005117
Total Cites2006154
Total Cites2007135
Total Cites2008145
Total Cites2009188
Total Cites2010172
Total Cites2011155
Total Cites2012179
Total Cites2013176
Total Cites2014219
Total Cites2015268
Total Cites2016337
Total Cites2017315
Total Cites2018346
Total Cites2019267
Total Cites2020203
Total Cites2021188
Total Cites2022392
Total Cites2023552
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19990.980
External Cites per document20001.298
External Cites per document20010.792
External Cites per document20020.912
External Cites per document20031.077
External Cites per document20041.694
External Cites per document20051.767
External Cites per document20062.290
External Cites per document20071.848
External Cites per document20081.851
External Cites per document20092.452
External Cites per document20102.426
External Cites per document20112.475
External Cites per document20122.932
External Cites per document20132.698
External Cites per document20143.149
External Cites per document20153.735
External Cites per document20164.289
External Cites per document20173.935
External Cites per document20184.575
External Cites per document20193.882
External Cites per document20202.985
External Cites per document20213.034
External Cites per document20224.231
External Cites per document20235.633
Cites per document19991.137
Cites per document20001.383
Cites per document20010.981
Cites per document20020.982
Cites per document20031.231
Cites per document20041.758
Cites per document20051.950
Cites per document20062.484
Cites per document20072.045
Cites per document20081.959
Cites per document20092.575
Cites per document20102.529
Cites per document20112.541
Cites per document20123.034
Cites per document20132.794
Cites per document20143.269
Cites per document20153.941
Cites per document20164.434
Cites per document20174.091
Cites per document20184.740
Cites per document20193.926
Cites per document20203.076
Cites per document20213.186
Cites per document20224.308
Cites per document20235.633
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19990.00
20009.52
200114.29
20028.70
200311.11
20045.26
20058.00
200613.64
20073.70
20088.33
200911.76
20105.00
20114.55
201214.29
20134.17
201421.74
201517.24
20164.00
201715.79
201829.17
20190.00
20208.33
202116.07
202216.67
20230.00
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents20020
Non-citable documents20030
Non-citable documents20040
Non-citable documents20050
Non-citable documents20061
Non-citable documents20071
Non-citable documents20084
Non-citable documents20094
Non-citable documents20105
Non-citable documents20112
Non-citable documents20122
Non-citable documents20132
Non-citable documents20144
Non-citable documents20153
Non-citable documents201610
Non-citable documents20178
Non-citable documents20188
Non-citable documents20191
Non-citable documents20201
Non-citable documents20211
Non-citable documents20220
Non-citable documents20230
Citable documents199951
Citable documents200047
Citable documents200153
Citable documents200257
Citable documents200365
Citable documents200462
Citable documents200560
Citable documents200661
Citable documents200765
Citable documents200870
Citable documents200969
Citable documents201063
Citable documents201159
Citable documents201257
Citable documents201361
Citable documents201463
Citable documents201565
Citable documents201666
Citable documents201769
Citable documents201865
Citable documents201967
Citable documents202065
Citable documents202158
Citable documents202291
Citable documents202398
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199922
Uncited documents200015
Uncited documents200126
Uncited documents200230
Uncited documents200333
Uncited documents200412
Uncited documents200516
Uncited documents200624
Uncited documents200726
Uncited documents200831
Uncited documents200928
Uncited documents201024
Uncited documents201116
Uncited documents201215
Uncited documents201315
Uncited documents201417
Uncited documents201516
Uncited documents201611
Uncited documents201721
Uncited documents201811
Uncited documents201917
Uncited documents202014
Uncited documents20219
Uncited documents202223
Uncited documents202320
Cited documents199929
Cited documents200032
Cited documents200127
Cited documents200227
Cited documents200332
Cited documents200450
Cited documents200544
Cited documents200638
Cited documents200740
Cited documents200843
Cited documents200945
Cited documents201044
Cited documents201145
Cited documents201244
Cited documents201348
Cited documents201450
Cited documents201552
Cited documents201665
Cited documents201756
Cited documents201862
Cited documents201951
Cited documents202052
Cited documents202150
Cited documents202268
Cited documents202378
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199923.53
200040.00
200142.86
200257.58
200345.83
200439.29
200538.71
200651.06
200734.38
200845.45
200933.33
201062.07
201137.93
201240.00
201344.00
201433.33
201528.13
201639.47
201744.44
201841.86
201944.44
202017.65
202147.78
202233.87
2023100.00
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19993
Overton20002
Overton20014
Overton20026
Overton20034
Overton20043
Overton20051
Overton20065
Overton20077
Overton20084
Overton20093
Overton20105
Overton20115
Overton20125
Overton20137
Overton20147
Overton20157
Overton20167
Overton20175
Overton20182
Overton20192
Overton20200
Overton20213
Overton20220
Overton20230
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evoution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG20181
SDG20193
SDG20206
SDG20218
SDG20224
SDG20230
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