Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Journal of Intercultural Communication
ISSN 1404-1634 · University of Goteborg
Journal of Intercultural Communication: fully open access; median 64 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Intercultural Communication is published by University of Goteborg. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies, International Student and Expatriate Challenges and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences26%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences15.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities6.2%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology5.8%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences3.2%
- Linguistic Education and PedagogyArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | 162/1434 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q1 | 239/1221 | — |
| Gender Studies | Q2 | 72/233 | — |
| Communication | Q2 | 207/541 | — |
| Education | Q2 | 783/1698 | — |
| Public Administration | Q2 | 118/248 | — |
| Strategy and Management | Q3 | 310/506 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 457 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 515 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 435 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 343 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 291 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 287 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 88 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 110 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (122 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- University of Goteborg
- ISSN
- 1404-1634
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intercultural Communication
How long does peer review take at Journal of Intercultural Communication?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 57–89 days). 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 Intercultural Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Intercultural Communication is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Intercultural Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Intercultural Communication is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .