Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Asian Journal of Communication
ISSN 0129-2986 · eISSN 1742-0911 · Taylor & Francis
Asian Journal of Communication: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 294 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Communication is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and Asian Culture and Media Studies, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Launched in 1990, Asian Journal of Communication (AJC) is a refereed international publication that provides a venue for high-quality communication scholarship with an Asian focus and perspectives from the region. We aim to highlight research on the systems and processes of communication in the Asia-Pacific region and among Asian communities around the world to a wide international audience. It publishes articles that report empirical studies, develop communication theory, and enhance research methodology. AJC is accepted by and listed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) published by Clarivate Analytics. The journal is housed editorially at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, jointly with the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Peer Review Integrity: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts The AJC is currently abstracted and indexed by the following services: Bibliography of Asian Studies Communication Abstracts CSA Sociological Abstracts CIOS International Bibliography of Social Science Social Sciences Citation Index
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences15%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences14.7%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences5%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences5%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Communication Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CIOS, International Bibliography of Social SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.19Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 462OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 87,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,080 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 33 | 5 | 45 |
| 2024 | 34 | 4 | 131 |
| 2023 | 42 | 4 | 277 |
| 2022 | 40 | 4 | 273 |
| 2021 | 36 | 3 | 445 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
294 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 212 days – 377 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 314 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Asian Journal of Communication is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review integrity: initial editor appraisal, double-anonymized peer review, online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0129-2986
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-0911
- Society / sponsor
- AMIC and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Communication
What CAS zone is Asian Journal of Communication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Journal of Communication is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian Journal of Communication?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Communication?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 294 days (interquartile range 212–377 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Asian Journal of Communication in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Literature.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Communication is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Asian Journal of Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Communication is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .