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Communication

Université Laval · Canada · Est. 1975

ISSN1189-3788eISSN1920-7344
DOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ-listed52
Total52

Aims & Scope

Le Département d'information et communication à l'Université Laval (http://www.com.ulaval.ca) publie depuis 1975 la revue savanteCommunication. Depuis 2011, elle est exclusivement diffusée en version électronique. Elle accueille des dossiers thématiques, des articles et des notes de lecture qui s’insèrent dans le champ d’études des communications de masse selon diverses formes et perspectives. Communicationse veut un carrefour de diffusion des études multidisciplinaires menées dans les sciences de l’information et de la communication et autres sciences humaines sur les rapports décloisonnés entre production, représentation et appropriation dans les médias. Directeur honoraire et conseiller scientifique, Roger de la Garde, Université Laval CGU d’OpenEdition Journals–Politique de confidentialité–Gestion des cookies–Signaler un problème

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageFrench
1st Year Published1975
Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgLaval University
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Université Laval
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1189-3788 / 1920-7344
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
French

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
95
122
2019
91
84
2020
46
40
2021
70
40
2022
48
23
2023
27
9
2024
37
5
2025
1
6
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsLinguistics and Discourse AnalysisFrench Urban and Social StudiesEducation, sociology, and vocational trainingMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical and Social IssuesDiverse multidisciplinary academic researchSocial Sciences and GovernanceCanadian Identity and HistoryDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Communication

Is Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communication: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Communication?

Communication is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communication is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Communication?

Le Département d'information et communication à l'Université Laval (http://www.com.ulaval.ca) publie depuis 1975 la revue savanteCommunication. Depuis 2011, elle est exclusivement diffusée en version électronique. Elle accueille des dossiers thématiques, des articles et des notes de lecture qui s’insèrent dans le champ d’études des communications de masse selon diverses formes et perspectives. Communicationse veut un carrefour de diffusion des études multidisciplinaires menées dans les sciences de l’information et de la communication et autres sciences humaines sur les rapports décloisonnés en

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref