Visual Communication

pISSN: 1470-3572eISSN: 1741-3214• JCR: VISUAL COMMUN-USSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.3

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.1 (-7.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.3
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
COMMUNICATIONSSCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Visual Communication current release and JCR quartile

Visual Communication's newest impact factor is 1.3, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Arts & Humanities

Ranked #499 in Arts & Humanities by impact factor and #64 among Q3 Arts & Humanities journals. This context helps compare Visual Communication against journals publishing in the same field.

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Visual Communication publication trend

Published 193 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.3.

2026 vs 2025: -44
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Journal Details

Total Articles
961
H-Index
59
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Literature and Literary TheoryExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySpeech and HearingVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Article Volume

2022
59
2023
36
2024
48
2025
47
2026
3
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