Journal of Asian Pacific Communication
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Aims & Scope
The journal’s academic orientation is generalist, passionately committed to interdisciplinary approaches to language and communication studies in the Asian Pacific. Thematic issues of previously published issues of JAPC include Cross-Cultural Communications: Literature, Language, Ideas; Sociolinguistics in China; Japan Communication Issues; Mass Media in the Asian Pacific; Comic Art in Asia, Historical Literacy, and Political Roots; Communication Gains through Student Exchanges & Study Abroad; Language Issues in Malaysia; English Language Development in East Asia; The Teachings of Writing in the Pacific Basin; Language and Identity in Asia; The Economics of Language in the Asian Pacific.
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COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Asian Pacific Communication (ISSN: 0957-6851) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of COMMUNICATION, published by John Benjamins Publishing Company in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.266 (Q3), an H-index of 25.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 15 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,499 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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