Howard Journal of Communications

Aims & Scope

The Howard Journal of Communications is a quarterly journal that publishes original and current research papers focusing on ethnicity and culture as they interact with communication.

The purpose of the journal is to serve as a forum for researchers as well as policy and decision makers who seek to use research as the frame for social awareness and change.

The journal has a strong history of providing space and voice for persons and ideas that would otherwise be silenced.

The journal invites work that makes important contributions in its focus areas.

These may include a variety of topics such as gender, ethnic representations in the media, interracial issues, cultural resistance, and much more.

The journal welcomes a variety of methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative.

All papers go through a process of rigorous blind reviews by top scholars in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14582

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	141

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.370

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Stereotyping Asian Americans: The Dialectic of the Model Minority and the Yellow Peril

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Yuko

• Developing a Method of Critical Thematic Analysis for Qualitative Communication Inquiry

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Brandi, Yea-Wen

• Biased Voices of Sports: Racial and Gender Stereotyping in College Basketball Announcing

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Susan

• Framing News Stories: The Role of Visual Imagery in Priming Racial Stereotypes

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Linus, Osei

• An Examination of Acculturative Stress, Interpersonal Social Support, and Use of Online Ethnic Social Groups among Chinese International Students

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Jiali

• Exposure to Newspapers and Attitudes toward Ethnic Minorities: A Longitudinal Analysis

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Maurice, Marcel, Peer

• Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian American Adolescents' Responses to Culturally Embedded Ads

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Osei

• Depicting the Quarterback in Black and White: A Content Analysis of College and Professional Football Broadcast Commentary

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Andrew C.

• Racial Ideology, Model Minorities, and the "Not-So-Silent Partner:" Stereotyping of Asian Americans in U.S. Magazine Advertising

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Hye Jin, Hemant

• Perceptions of Latinos, African Americans, and Whites on Media as a Health Information Source

  Citation: 73

  Authors:

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