Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication
ISSN 0957-6851 · eISSN 1569-9838 · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company 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 Multilingual Education and Policy, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and Second Language Learning and Teaching, together about 42% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences21.2%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities11.2%
- Second Language Learning and TeachingArts and Humanities9.6%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities8.7%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences6.7%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences3.2%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 576 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 3 | 285 |
| 2025 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 54 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 0957-6851
- Electronic ISSN
- 1569-9838
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Asian Pacific Communication
What CAS zone is Journal of Asian Pacific Communication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Asian Pacific 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 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Asian Pacific Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Asian Pacific Communication is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Asian Pacific Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .