Studies in Media and Communication

Aims & Scope

SMC aims to promote excellence through dissemination of high-quality research findings, specialist knowledge, and discussion of professional issues that reflect the diversity of this field. The focuses and scopes of the journal include: Applied Communication Communication Education Communication Theory Digital Communication Electronic Media Environmental Communication Health Communication International and Intercultural Communication Interpersonal Communication Language and Social Interaction Legal Communication Mass Communication and Media Literacy Mass Media Organizational Communication Political Communication Public Relations Semiotics Small Group Communication Speech Communication Theatre and Drama Visual Communication

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Subject Classification