Southern Communication Journal

Aims & Scope

The Southern Communication Journal (SCJ) is the nationally and internationally read scholarly publication of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA).

The Southern Communication Journal publishes original scholarship that makes significant contributions to understanding the processes and consequences of human communication.

The journal is not limited with regard to topic, methodological approach, or theoretical perspective, although authors must establish the significance of the research, soundness of methodological choices, and appropriateness of theoretical perspectives.

We seek to publish articles and book reviews that will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and practitioners of communication.

As a journal that seeks to address the breadth of communication, SCJ is particularly interested in manuscripts that move beyond addressing only WEIRD samples and topics (people and topics drawn only from Western/white, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic societies) in the study of human communication.

All authors, regardless of topic, approach, or perspective, are encouraged to recognize the situatedness of their authorship and scholarship and to account for how this situatedness enables and limits their work.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.352

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15091

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	118

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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 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.

• Individual differences in the communication of humorous messages

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Steven, Melanie

• Willingness to communicate: Differing cultural perspectives

  Citation: 134

  Authors: James C., Virginia P.

• Predicting Receptiveness to Advice: Characteristics of the Problem, the Advice-Giver, and the Recipient

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Bo, Erina L.

• Applying a social meaning model to relational message interpretations of conversational involvement: Comparing observer and participant perspectives

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Judee K., Deborah A.

• Cultural influences on facial expressions of emotion

  Citation: 113

  Authors: David

• The Presence of Cell Phones in Romantic Partner Face-to-Face Interactions: An Expectancy Violation Theory Approach

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Aimee, Lynne

• Dialogue as tensional, ethical practice

  Citation: 84

  Authors: John, Karen

• Risk Communication Failure: A Case Study of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Terry W., Kelli L.

• “We Were All in the Same Boat”: An Exploratory Study of Communal Coping in Disaster Recovery

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Brian K., Laura

• “I'm so mad I could scream:” The effects of anger expression on relational satisfaction and communication competence

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Laura K.

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