Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication Reports
ISSN 0893-4215 · eISSN 1745-1043 · Taylor & Francis
Communication Reports: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,250; review about 119 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Reports 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 Communication in Education and Healthcare, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Media Influence and Health, together about 33% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Reports (CR), published quarterly, is one of two scholarly journals of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA). The journal publishes original manuscripts that are short, data/text-based, and related to the broadly defined field of human communication. The mission of the journal is to showcase exemplary scholarship without censorship based on topics, methods, or analytical tools. Articles that are purely speculative or theoretical, and not data analytic, are not appropriate for this journal. Authors are expected to devote a substantial portion of the manuscript to analyzing and reporting research data. Communication Reports is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to publishing scholarship that represents our global scholarly community. We understand that achieving these aims is an ongoing process that requires both commitment and proactive work. Toward these ends, we recognize the historical, social, cultural, economic, and disciplinary forces that shape our scholarship, and are committed to actively identifying and rejecting any racist or otherwise exclusionary practices, presumptions, perspectives, and language, regardless of intention. We also recognize the strength that diverse perspectives and experiences bring to our field, and are committed to ensuring that all individuals, regardless of ability, age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, sexual orientation, or other identities, are included, respected, and valued. We gratefully acknowledge Vincent F. Follert, Jr. as the founder of Communication Reports. Publication of Communication Reports is supported, in part, by funds endowed by the late Dr. Follert. 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 Web-first: Communication Reports is a ’web-first’ journal: subscribers will have access to the two issues online during the year, and will receive a printed archive volume at the end of the year. The subscription rate includes subscription also to the WSCA publication, Western Journal of Communication . Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous critique by at least two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Wei SunPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Mexico 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology14.4%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology9.7%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities8.9%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.1%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 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 SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, E-psyche, ProQuest online research databases
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
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 298OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 44,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 44,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 617 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 2024 | 19 | 2 | 55 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | 36 |
| 2022 | 19 | 3 | 141 |
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | 154 |
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
119 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)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 119 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 119 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 | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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 accepted2
- original manuscriptThe journal publishes original manuscripts that are short, data/text-based, and related to the broadly defined field of human communication.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 30 Jul 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Communication Reports 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 r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: All articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymous critique by at least two referees. Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous critique by at least two 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
- 0893-4215
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-1043
- Society / sponsor
- Western States Communication Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Reports
What CAS zone is Communication Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication Reports 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 Communication Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Communication Reports?
The publisher reports about 119 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Communication Reports based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Mexico (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communication Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Reports is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communication Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Reports is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,250.
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: .