Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Intercultural Communication Education
ISSN 2209-1041 · Castledown Publishers · Australia
Intercultural Communication Education: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 7 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Intercultural Communication Education is published by Castledown Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and International Student and Expatriate Challenges, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to showcase work which tackles the complexities of intercultural interaction and challenges existing theoretical perspectives on the role of language and culture in communication, particularly work which generates implications for the teaching and learning of intercultural communication in educational and professional contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editor-in-chief Troy McConachyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences19.9%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities16.3%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences14.4%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities14.1%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences6.9%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities5.4%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences3.6%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 213/1434 | 85th |
| Linguistics and Language | Q1 | 281/1221 | 77th |
| Communication | Q2 | 232/541 | 57th |
| Education | Q3 | 920/1698 | 45th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.21Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 137 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 113 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 116 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 120 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 118 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 990 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Castledown Publishers
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2209-1041
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Intercultural Communication Education
How long does peer review take at Intercultural Communication Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28%. 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 Intercultural Communication Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Intercultural Communication Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Intercultural Communication Education open access, and what is the APC?
Intercultural Communication Education is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .