Communication Theory
Q1 Journal
Journal
Country
United States
Northern America
Subject Area and Category
Social Sciences
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Communication
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Linguistics and Language
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Publisher
SJR 2025
2.794
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SJR Score
H-Index
108
Citations / Doc (2yr)
9.48
Total Docs. (latest)
19
Total Citations (3yr)
554
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
14682885, 10503293
Coverage
1991-2026
Journal Rank
#817
Subject Categories
Communication
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Linguistics and Language
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Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
Communication Theory is an international forum publishing high quality, original research into the theoretical development of communication from across a wide array of disciplines, such as communication studies, sociology, psychology, political science, cultural and gender studies, philosophy, linguistics, and literature.
A journal of the International Communication Association, Communication Theory especially welcomes work in the following areas of research, all of them components of ICA: Communication and Technology, Communication Law and Policy, Ethnicity and Race in Communication, Feminist Scholarship, Global Communication and Social Change, Health Communication, Information Systems, Instructional/Developmental Communication, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Journalism Studies, Language and Social Interaction, Mass Communication, Organizational Communication, Philosophy of Communication, Political Communication, Popular Communication, Public Relations, Visual Communication Studies, Children, Adolescents and the Media, Communication History, Game Studies, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies, and Intergroup Communication.
The journal aims to be inclusive in theoretical approaches insofar as these pertain to communication theory.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 19 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 72 |
| Total Refs. | 1,897 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 554 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 71 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 9.48 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 99.84 |
| % Female | 48.9% |
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