Journal metric profile

Chinese Journal of Communication

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 73/227 Recorded category rank

Chinese Journal of Communication JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Chinese Journal of Communication is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.900, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 73 out of 227 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 877 total citations, 29 total articles, 29 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 3.700, which is 1.800 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.900. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.880.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 5.6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 7.1 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Chinese Journal of Communication is identified in this record by print ISSN 1754-4750 and electronic ISSN 1754-4769. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameChinese Journal of Communication
Abbreviated journalCHIN J COMMUN
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN1754-4750
eISSN1754-4769
Total cites877
Total articles29
Citable items29
Cited half-life5.6 years
Citing half-life7.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor3.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.900
Journal Citation Indicator0.880
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank73/227
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Chinese Journal of Communication?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Chinese Journal of Communication is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Chinese Journal of Communication?

Chinese Journal of Communication is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Chinese Journal of Communication?

Chinese Journal of Communication is listed as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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