Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (JICRCR) is the first scholarly journal dedicated to human and mediated communication issues associated with crises, risks, and emergencies around the world.

The journal is supported by an international editorial board comprised of top crisis and risk communication scholars.

JICRCR is a biannual peer-reviewed, open access publication, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or institution.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.343

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15334

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	99

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• An IDEA Model Analysis of Instructional Risk Communication in the Time of Ebola

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Deborah, Amiso, Deanna

• Crisis and Image Repair at United Airlines: Fly the Unfriendly Skies

  Citation: 50

  Authors: William

• Crisis Information Seeking and Sharing (CISS): Scale Development for Measuring Publics’ Communicative Behavior in Social-Mediated Public Health Crises

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Yin-I, Yan

• Mortality Reporting and Rumor Generation: An Assessment of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication following Hurricane María in Puerto Rico

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Elizabeth, Nicole, Mark, Maria, Ljubica, Matthew, Ann, Carlos

• The Health Belief Model and Preventive Measures: A Study of the Ministry of Health Campaign on Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Saud, Terry

• Public Ethos in the Pandemic Rhetorical Situation: Strategies for Building Trust in Authorities’ Risk Communication

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Truls, Sine, Øyvind

• Being First, Being Right, and Being Credible Since 2002: A Systematic Review of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) Research

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Ann, Chad, Lindsay, Andrew, Timothy, Laura

• A Measure of Perceived Severity in Organizational Crises: A Multidimensional Scale Development and Validation

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Ziyuan, Eyun-Jung, Kenon

• From Hoax as Crisis to Crisis as Hoax: Fake News and Information Disorder as Disruptions to the Discourse of Renewal

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Timothy, Adam, Lauren

• If Crisis or War Comes: A Study of Risk Communication of Eight European Union Member States

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Evangelia, Erna, Anna, Minna, Christine

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