According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 2.077, ranking it 6 out of 72 journals in the category "Communication".

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 2.155, ranking it 5 out of 87 journals in the category 'Engineering'.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 0.242, ranking it 31 out of 55 journals in the category "History".

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 1.091, ranking it 18 out of 67 journals in the category 'Communication'.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 1.689, ranking it 7 out of 88 journals in the category 'Nursing'.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 1.239, ranking it 92 out of 320 journals in the category 'Economics'.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 3.309, ranking it 23 out of 77 journals in the category 'Psychology'.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 0.833, ranking it 69 out of 101 journals in the category 'Business'.

The Journal of Communication is ranked third out of 72 journals in the category "Communication".

According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 1.206, ranking it 71 out of 140 journals in the category "Management".