Journal metric profile

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 14/64 Recorded category rank

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies metric snapshot

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.400. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.100, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 14 out of 64 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 22% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.100) is 0.700 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.400). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.200, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.870. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies lists total cites: 749; total articles: 26; citable items: 26. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 6.7 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 9.7 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1479-1420 and electronic ISSN 1479-4233. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameCommunication and Critical-Cultural Studies
Abbreviated journalCOMMUN CRIT-CULT STU
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN1479-1420
eISSN1479-4233
Total cites749
Total articles26
Citable items26
Cited half-life6.7 years
Citing half-life9.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor2.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.870
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank14/64
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies?

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 14/64. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies is 2.100. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies?

Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.