Journal of International Communication

Journal of International Communication is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

This title has ceased (2024). International Communication is an established field of study taught widely around the world under a variety of names. Journal of International Communication (JIC) is a refereed journal the field of international communication calls its own and one that provides a forum for discussion for the various geo-academic approaches to the study of global communication. A variety of fields of study, including International Communication, International Relations, International Development, International Political Economy, Global Sociology, Media Anthropology, Media and Cultural Studies, and Post-colonial Studies nourish JIC . The JIC is a scholarly journal that focuses on global issues concerning communication that are not circumscribed by the national borders of states. JIC encourages the submission of papers, essays, review articles and book reviews that contribute to an inclusive process of international scholarly dialogue among the theories and findings of international communication scholarship. On occasion JIC invites opinion pieces from leading figures. JIC welcomes submissions that examine world communication from descriptive, critical and normative perspectives. Peer Review Statement Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, articles will be independently peer reviewed by anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication

CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

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Database indexing

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Indexing the journal's website claims

OCLC, EBSCOhost Communication & Mass Media Complete, 12/1/2006-, Communication Abstracts, 1/1/1977-, Communication Source, 12/1/2006-, Current Abstracts, 9/1/2006-, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 9/1/2006-, OCLC ArticleFirst, vol.9, no.1, 2003-vol.16, no.2, 2010Publisher website

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

2.2LetPub · 2026-11-01

SJR 2026-06

0.26LetPub · 2026-11-01

SNIP 2026-06

1.12LetPub · 2026-11-01

h-index

30OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

120OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

1.76OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1321-6597

Electronic ISSN

2162-7177

Latest issue on the website

Volume 30, Issue 2 (2024)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Special issues ↗Publisher website