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Journalism and Media

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2020

ISSN2673-5172eISSN2673-5172

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.517

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.012

Total Works

594

Total Citations

3,076

2yr Mean Citedness

2.31

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the evolving landscape of journalism and media, with a particular focus on the impact of digital technologies and artificial intelligence. It examines how media consumption, content creation, and journalistic practices are changing in response to new platforms, algorithms, and audience behaviors. The research also investigates the role of media in political communication, social movements, and the formation of public opinion, often considering the influence of ideological framing and the challenges of misinformation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 134 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications594

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-5172 / 2673-5172

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Linguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsMisinformation and Its ImpactsPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationMedia Influence and PoliticsRadio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaDigital Marketing and Social MediaImpact of Technology on AdolescentsGender, Feminism, and MediaMedia Influence and Health