Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication Quarterly
ISSN 0146-3373 · eISSN 1746-4102 · Taylor & Francis
Communication Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 108 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Communication in Education and Healthcare, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 29.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Quarterly , a scholarly, academic journal sponsored by the Eastern Communication Association (ECA), publishes refereed manuscripts extending the understanding of human communication. Communication Quarterly is philosophically committed to an eclectic approach and to the publication of high quality articles. Manuscripts considered for publication may be research reports, critical studies, state of the art reviews, reports of topical interest, supported opinion papers, and other essays related to the interest groups of ECA and its affiliate organizations. Manuscripts may be philosophical, theoretical, methodological, critical, applied, pedagogical, or empirical in nature. While Communication Quarterly is supported by ECA, a regional communication association, it has a national and international readership. Hence, submissions from diverse geographic areas and cultures worldwide are encouraged. Individuals who have Regular or Exchange member subscriptions to the journals of the Eastern Communication Association, Central States Communication Association, Western States Communication Association, and the Southern States Communication Association may register for online access to the access to the journals here Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Hannah BallPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology11.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.7%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities8.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.6%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.2%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost, Book Review Index Plus, Social Sciences Index, OCLC Education Index (Online), ProQuest online research databases, Taylor & Francis Educational Research Abstracts Online
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.84Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 955OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 94,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 26 | 5 | 46 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | 66 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5 | 96 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1 | 210 |
| 2021 | 30 | 2 | 372 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
108 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 108 daysPublisher 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)
Article types accepted5
- critical studiesManuscripts considered for publication may be research reports, critical studies, state of the art reviews, reports of topical interest, supported opinion paper…Length not stated
- reports of topical interestManuscripts considered for publication may be research reports, critical studies, state of the art reviews, reports of topical interest, supported opinion paper…Length not stated
- research reportsManuscripts considered for publication may be research reports, critical studies, state of the art reviews, reports of topical interest, supported opinion paper…Length not stated
- state of the art reviewsManuscripts considered for publication may be research reports, critical studies, state of the art reviews, reports of topical interest, supported opinion paper…Length not stated
- supported opinion papersManuscripts considered for publication may be research reports, critical studies, state of the art reviews, reports of topical interest, supported opinion paper…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Communication Quarterly 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 discoverability and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
Peer review policy: All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- 0146-3373
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-4102
- Society / sponsor
- Eastern Communication Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Quarterly
What CAS zone is Communication Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication Quarterly is in Zone 2 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 Communication Quarterly?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Communication Quarterly?
The publisher reports about 108 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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.
Which databases index Communication Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Quarterly is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communication Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Quarterly 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: .