In support of faculty pursuing scholarly publishing, the Busse Library staff has assembled these resources for consultation and general information. Field-specific pages include a roster of top journals associated with the discipline, professional associations, applicable citation index details, and articles on how to publish in that arena.
For scholars in communication, the following categories of information are offered:
Top 10-20 Journals, Based on Recent ISI Impact Factors -- Previous ISI Rankings for Top Journals in Communication (SSCI) -- Alternative Citation Impact Systems: Communication Rankings -- Professional Associations: Communication -- Open Access Journals and Open Access Collections: Communication
Top 10 Journals, Based on Recent ISI Impact Factors
- Journal of Communication: Wiley-Blackwell -- (Rank #1, 2007 ISI)
- Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives: Center for Global Health, George Washington University -- (Rank #2, 2007 ISI)
- Public Opinion Quarterly: Oxford University Press -- (Rank #3, 2007 ISI)
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication:Wiley-Blackwell -- (Rank #4, 2007 ISI)
- Human Communication Research: Wiley-Blackwell -- (Rank #5, 2007 ISI)
- Communication Research: SAGE -- (Rank #6, 2007 ISI)
- Communication Theory: Wiley-Blackwell -- (Rank #7, 2007 ISI)
- Interaction Studies: John Benjamins Publishing Company -- (Rank #8, 2007 ISI)
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking: Mary Ann Liebert Publishing -- (Rank #9, 2007 ISI)
- Public Understanding of Science: SAGE -- (Rank #10, 2007 ISI)
Previous ISI Rankings for Top Journals in Communication (SSCI)
Previous ISI Rankings: General Guides
- Journals Ranked by Impact: From ISI's SCI-BYTES: What's New in Research -- directory to master and subject lists compiled by the University of Delaware Library
Previous ISI Rankings: Communication Journals
- Journals Ranked by Impact: Communication, 2008 Impact Factors and 1981-2008 Data -- from SCI-BYTES (Dec. 6, 2009)
Alternative Citation Impact Systems: Communication Rankings
- Communication: JournalRanking.com -- web's only interactive journal ranking service, powered by RedJasper software
- Rankings and Trends in Citation Patterns of Communication Journals. By Timothy R. Levine, Communication Education, January 2010.
- Journal Rankings: Communication: SCImago Journal & Country Rank -- view SJR data (SCOPUS) for various years
- View SNIP and SJR Values: SCOPUS -- download entire database (Sept. 2010) as spreadsheet or conduct a search for title or subject of interest
Professional Associations: Communication
- American Communication Association (ACA)
- Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
- Eastern Communication Association (ECA)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
- International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)
- National Communication Association (NCA)
- Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)
- Western States Communication Association (WSCA)
Open Access Journals and Open Access Collections: Communication