Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
ISSN 0047-2816 · eISSN 1541-3780 · SAGE
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication is published by SAGE and is classed under Education in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Rhetoric and Communication Studies, together about 36.1% 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
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities22.2%
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering7.7%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities6.2%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.6%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities5.3%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering5.1%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine4.1%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine3.8%
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)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,558 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 17 | 8 | 23 |
| 2024 | 17 | 4 | 83 |
| 2023 | 23 | 11 | 69 |
| 2022 | 26 | 4 | 128 |
| 2021 | 16 | 3 | 193 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0047-2816
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-3780
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
What CAS zone is Journal of Technical Writing and Communication in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Technical Writing and Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Technical Writing and Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .