Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
Journal of Applied Communications
ISSN 1051-0834 · eISSN 2476-1362 · New Prairie Press · United States
Journal of Applied Communications: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Communications is published by New Prairie Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Media Studies and Communication and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Applied Communications is a quarterly, refereed journal published by the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE). The Journal of Applied Communications focuses specifically on issues and topics relevant to agricultural and applied communication professionals and is peer-reviewed to ensure accuracy and quality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences13.2%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences12%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Communication Studies and MediaSocial Sciences6%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.8%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q3 | 273/541 | 49th |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 154/253 | 39th |
| Marketing | Q4 | 173/221 | 21st |
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 284 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 427 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 473 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 623 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 420 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 438 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| 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
- New Prairie Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1051-0834
- Electronic ISSN
- 2476-1362
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Communications
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 weeks. 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 Journal of Applied Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Communications is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Applied Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Communications is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .