Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Aims & Scope

JBTC is a refereed, JCR™ ranked journal that provides a forum for research and scholarly discussion of business communication, technical communication, and scientific communication.

As such, JBTC offers opportunities for bridging dichotomies that have traditionally existed in professional communication journals between business and technical communication and between industrial and academic audiences.

Because JBTC is designed to disseminate knowledge that can lead to improved communication practices in both academe and industry, the journal favors research that will inform professional communicators in both sectors.

But articles addressing one sector or the other will also be considered.

Submissions may address such topics as best practices in communication; innovative instruction in business and technical communication; qualitative and quantitative research in governmental, business, industrial, nonprofit or academic settings; and theoretical approaches to business and technical communication.

While published manuscripts may represent any one of a wide range of approaches and methodologies, treatment should meet the highest standards for scholarship.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.047

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	48

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4477

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	181

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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.

• Working Alone Together

  Citation: 563

  Authors: Clay

• Making Green Stuff? Effects of Corporate Greenwashing on Consumers

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Menno D. T., Karen M., Susanne

• Race, Rhetoric, and Technology

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Angela M.

• “Coworking Is About Community”: But What Is “Community” in Coworking?

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Clay, Zlatko, Giuseppe, Silvia

• Qualitative Sampling Methods

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Amy, Lonie

• Different Shades of Greenwashing: Consumers’ Reactions to Environmental Lies, Half-Lies, and Organizations Taking Credit for Following Legal Obligations

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Menno D. T., Gabriel, Ardion D.

• Mapping the Research Questions in Technical Communication

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Carolyn D.

• The Technical Communicator as Author

  Citation: 100

  Authors: JENNIFER DARYL, DAVID JAMES, JEFFREY

• A Critique of Hall's Contexting Model

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Peter W.

• Technical Communication Instruction in Engineering Schools

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Laura

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