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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #12,207Hybrid

JOURNAL OF MEDIA ECONOMICS

Identifier (ISSN):0899-7764(Print)/1532-7736(Online)
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Publisher:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.3↓ -0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for JOURNAL OF MEDIA ECONOMICS

WoS Q3
01230.320230.420241.920251.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.485
#12,207

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
40

40 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4articles/year
8.7% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Media Economics publishes original research on the economics and policy of mediated communication, focusing on firms, markets, and institutions. Reflecting the increasing diversity of analytical approaches employed in economics and recognizing that policies promoting social and political objectives may have significant economic impacts on media, the Journal encourages submissions reflecting the insights of diverse disciplinary perspectives and research methodologies, both empirical and theoretical.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics79%Business73.6%Advertising54%Political science50.8%Law47.3%Computer science45.7%Sociology35.8%Marketing31.2%Mathematics28.5%Engineering26.1%Biology21.8%Philosophy21.2%Physics20.7%Microeconomics20.7%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

COMMUNICATION

Q3
Rank117/227
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q3
Rank351/626
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

COMMUNICATION

Q3
Rank129/227
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank294/627
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.3
Articles / Year19
Total Citations3
2025
IF1.9
Articles / Year12
Total Citations10
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year8
Total Citations18
2023
IF0.3
Articles / Year4
Total Citations27
2022
IF—
Articles / Year12
Total Citations78

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,207Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2020, 2022-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.485

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.44

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,742 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations45
3-Year Documents21
Citable Documents21

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ2
Economics and EconometricsQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区COMMUNICATION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

JOURNAL OF MEDIA ECONOMICS (ISSN: 0899-7764) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc. in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.485 (Q2), an H-index of 40.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 4 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,742 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01