Journal of Marketing Communications

The Journal of Marketing Communications is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing research papers and information concerning all aspects of marketing and corporate communication, branding both corporate and product-related, and promotion management. It is a channel for discussing issues such customer relationship management, integrated marketing communication, together with behavioural foundations of marketing communications and promotion management. The Journal will also consider papers in internal marketing and in the corporate communications domain. Issues that the journal covers include: Marketing communications - communications via any or all of the marketing mix elements. The way(s) marketing mix elements are interrelated and operationalised for communication purposes in the marketing planning process The general area of corporate communication as it relates to the development of communication programs designed to influence the support of, and relationships with, various stakeholder groups. Promotional elements - this not only includes the disciplines of advertising, sales promotion, marketing public relations, and personal selling, but also includes direct marketing, sponsorship, and Internet communications. Promotional management in terms of strategy development, implementation, and evaluation. The mechanism or process of developing effective communication strategies via specific case studies. Behavioural foundations of marketing communications and promotion management including semiotics, consumer behaviour, attitudes and persuasion, source and message factors, diffusion of innovation, and adoption. Effects of changing environmental circumstance on marketing communications and promotional strategy - budget allocation, messages, and media vehicles adopted.

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Category	Year	Quartile
Business and International Management	1999	Q2
Business and International Management	2000	Q2
Business and International Management	2001	Q2
Business and International Management	2002	Q3
Business and International Management	2003	Q2
Business and International Management	2004	Q3
Business and International Management	2005	Q2
Business and International Management	2006	Q2
Business and International Management	2007	Q2
Business and International Management	2008	Q2
Business and International Management	2009	Q2
Business and International Management	2010	Q1
Business and International Management	2011	Q1
Business and International Management	2012	Q2
Business and International Management	2013	Q1
Business and International Management	2014	Q2
Business and International Management	2015	Q1
Business and International Management	2016	Q1
Business and International Management	2017	Q1
Business and International Management	2018	Q1
Business and International Management	2019	Q1
Business and International Management	2020	Q1
Business and International Management	2021	Q1
Business and International Management	2022	Q1
Business and International Management	2023	Q1
Marketing	1999	Q2
Marketing	2000	Q2
Marketing	2001	Q3
Marketing	2002	Q4
Marketing	2003	Q3
Marketing	2004	Q3
Marketing	2005	Q3
Marketing	2006	Q3
Marketing	2007	Q3
Marketing	2008	Q2
Marketing	2009	Q2
Marketing	2010	Q2
Marketing	2011	Q1
Marketing	2012	Q2
Marketing	2013	Q2
Marketing	2014	Q2
Marketing	2015	Q2
Marketing	2016	Q2
Marketing	2017	Q1
Marketing	2018	Q1
Marketing	2019	Q2
Marketing	2020	Q2
Marketing	2021	Q2
Marketing	2022	Q2
Marketing	2023	Q2

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.

Year	SJR
1999	0.267
2000	0.251
2001	0.191
2002	0.111
2003	0.148
2004	0.166
2005	0.178
2006	0.185
2007	0.235
2008	0.378
2009	0.338
2010	0.420
2011	0.647
2012	0.452
2013	0.581
2014	0.479
2015	0.716
2016	0.726
2017	1.074
2018	0.935
2019	0.978
2020	0.838
2021	0.904
2022	1.012
2023	0.903

Total Documents

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

Year	Documents
1999	18
2000	16
2001	19
2002	18
2003	16
2004	18
2005	17
2006	19
2007	17
2008	24
2009	20
2010	20
2011	21
2012	23
2013	23
2014	28
2015	27
2016	40
2017	37
2018	48
2019	45
2020	47
2021	49
2022	54
2023	98

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 document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.373
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.348
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.597
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.214
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.239
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.420
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.451
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.493
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.686
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	1.113
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	1.117
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	1.188
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	1.556
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	1.635
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	1.940
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.345
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	1.958
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	2.446
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	2.381
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	2.758
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	2.822
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	3.659
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	3.554
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	4.339
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	4.923
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.373
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.333
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.451
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.151
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.245
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.340
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.423
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.431
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.574
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	1.019
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.983
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	1.098
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	1.781
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	1.443
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	1.391
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.358
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	2.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	2.103
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	2.453
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	2.058
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	2.840
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	3.223
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	3.329
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	4.227
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	4.700
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.273
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.400
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.265
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.171
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.054
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.294
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.471
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.429
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.556
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.778
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.951
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	1.045
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	1.200
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.561
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	1.386
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	1.174
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	1.804
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	2.164
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	1.299
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	2.208
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	2.388
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	3.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	2.989
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	3.792
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	4.495

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.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	1
Self Cites	2000	5
Self Cites	2001	2
Self Cites	2002	0
Self Cites	2003	2
Self Cites	2004	1
Self Cites	2005	3
Self Cites	2006	3
Self Cites	2007	2
Self Cites	2008	10
Self Cites	2009	1
Self Cites	2010	8
Self Cites	2011	5
Self Cites	2012	11
Self Cites	2013	1
Self Cites	2014	5
Self Cites	2015	5
Self Cites	2016	4
Self Cites	2017	20
Self Cites	2018	15
Self Cites	2019	22
Self Cites	2020	12
Self Cites	2021	30
Self Cites	2022	45
Self Cites	2023	77
Total Cites	1999	19
Total Cites	2000	17
Total Cites	2001	23
Total Cites	2002	8
Total Cites	2003	13
Total Cites	2004	18
Total Cites	2005	22
Total Cites	2006	22
Total Cites	2007	31
Total Cites	2008	54
Total Cites	2009	59
Total Cites	2010	67
Total Cites	2011	114
Total Cites	2012	88
Total Cites	2013	89
Total Cites	2014	91
Total Cites	2015	148
Total Cites	2016	164
Total Cites	2017	233
Total Cites	2018	214
Total Cites	2019	355
Total Cites	2020	419
Total Cites	2021	466
Total Cites	2022	596
Total Cites	2023	705

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.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.353
External Cites per document	2000	0.235
External Cites per document	2001	0.412
External Cites per document	2002	0.151
External Cites per document	2003	0.208
External Cites per document	2004	0.321
External Cites per document	2005	0.365
External Cites per document	2006	0.373
External Cites per document	2007	0.537
External Cites per document	2008	0.830
External Cites per document	2009	0.967
External Cites per document	2010	0.967
External Cites per document	2011	1.703
External Cites per document	2012	1.262
External Cites per document	2013	1.375
External Cites per document	2014	1.284
External Cites per document	2015	1.932
External Cites per document	2016	2.051
External Cites per document	2017	2.242
External Cites per document	2018	1.913
External Cites per document	2019	2.664
External Cites per document	2020	3.131
External Cites per document	2021	3.114
External Cites per document	2022	3.908
External Cites per document	2023	4.187
Cites per document	1999	0.373
Cites per document	2000	0.333
Cites per document	2001	0.451
Cites per document	2002	0.151
Cites per document	2003	0.245
Cites per document	2004	0.340
Cites per document	2005	0.423
Cites per document	2006	0.431
Cites per document	2007	0.574
Cites per document	2008	1.019
Cites per document	2009	0.983
Cites per document	2010	1.098
Cites per document	2011	1.781
Cites per document	2012	1.443
Cites per document	2013	1.391
Cites per document	2014	1.358
Cites per document	2015	2.000
Cites per document	2016	2.103
Cites per document	2017	2.453
Cites per document	2018	2.058
Cites per document	2019	2.840
Cites per document	2020	3.223
Cites per document	2021	3.329
Cites per document	2022	4.227
Cites per document	2023	4.700

% 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.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	11.11
2000	31.25
2001	21.05
2002	33.33
2003	6.25
2004	11.11
2005	23.53
2006	15.79
2007	29.41
2008	12.50
2009	25.00
2010	25.00
2011	14.29
2012	21.74
2013	8.70
2014	14.29
2015	18.52
2016	32.50
2017	35.14
2018	31.25
2019	17.78
2020	12.77
2021	20.41
2022	33.33
2023	27.55

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.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	2
Non-citable documents	2000	2
Non-citable documents	2001	2
Non-citable documents	2002	1
Non-citable documents	2003	1
Non-citable documents	2004	1
Non-citable documents	2005	2
Non-citable documents	2006	1
Non-citable documents	2007	1
Non-citable documents	2008	0
Non-citable documents	2009	1
Non-citable documents	2010	2
Non-citable documents	2011	3
Non-citable documents	2012	2
Non-citable documents	2013	3
Non-citable documents	2014	2
Non-citable documents	2015	3
Non-citable documents	2016	2
Non-citable documents	2017	8
Non-citable documents	2018	11
Non-citable documents	2019	11
Non-citable documents	2020	5
Non-citable documents	2021	1
Non-citable documents	2022	0
Non-citable documents	2023	2
Citable documents	1999	49
Citable documents	2000	49
Citable documents	2001	49
Citable documents	2002	52
Citable documents	2003	52
Citable documents	2004	52
Citable documents	2005	50
Citable documents	2006	50
Citable documents	2007	53
Citable documents	2008	53
Citable documents	2009	59
Citable documents	2010	59
Citable documents	2011	61
Citable documents	2012	59
Citable documents	2013	61
Citable documents	2014	65
Citable documents	2015	71
Citable documents	2016	76
Citable documents	2017	87
Citable documents	2018	93
Citable documents	2019	114
Citable documents	2020	125
Citable documents	2021	139
Citable documents	2022	141
Citable documents	2023	148

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.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	38
Uncited documents	2000	38
Uncited documents	2001	38
Uncited documents	2002	46
Uncited documents	2003	45
Uncited documents	2004	39
Uncited documents	2005	33
Uncited documents	2006	34
Uncited documents	2007	35
Uncited documents	2008	27
Uncited documents	2009	27
Uncited documents	2010	32
Uncited documents	2011	25
Uncited documents	2012	27
Uncited documents	2013	24
Uncited documents	2014	26
Uncited documents	2015	24
Uncited documents	2016	25
Uncited documents	2017	35
Uncited documents	2018	35
Uncited documents	2019	32
Uncited documents	2020	25
Uncited documents	2021	27
Uncited documents	2022	32
Uncited documents	2023	23
Cited documents	1999	13
Cited documents	2000	13
Cited documents	2001	13
Cited documents	2002	7
Cited documents	2003	8
Cited documents	2004	14
Cited documents	2005	19
Cited documents	2006	17
Cited documents	2007	19
Cited documents	2008	26
Cited documents	2009	33
Cited documents	2010	29
Cited documents	2011	39
Cited documents	2012	34
Cited documents	2013	40
Cited documents	2014	41
Cited documents	2015	50
Cited documents	2016	53
Cited documents	2017	60
Cited documents	2018	69
Cited documents	2019	93
Cited documents	2020	105
Cited documents	2021	113
Cited documents	2022	109
Cited documents	2023	127