Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research
ISSN 2576-0017 · eISSN 2576-0025 · Nicholson School of Communciation and Media · United States
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 1,641 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research is published by Nicholson School of Communciation and Media. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Journalism and Media Studies and Biographical and Historical Analysis, together about 22.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities6.2%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities6.1%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q1 | 123/511 | 76th |
| Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 8/25 | 70th |
| Safety Research | Q2 | 35/109 | 68th |
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 747OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 113,978 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,165 | 1,165 | 302 |
| 2025 | 1,641 | 1,641 | 1,415 |
| 2024 | 2,198 | 2,198 | 2,572 |
| 2023 | 1,736 | 1,736 | 2,954 |
| 2022 | 5,369 | 5,369 | 3,174 |
| 2021 | 3,435 | 3,435 | 4,137 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Nicholson School of Communciation and Media
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2576-0017
- Electronic ISSN
- 2576-0025
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 International Crisis and Risk Communication Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .