Journal profile
Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management
ISSN 2501-3513 · Editura Sitech · Romania
Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management is published by Editura Sitech. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics and Open Education and E-Learning, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal serves researchers interested in journalism, communication, management, and adjacent areas of the social sciences. It welcomes theoretical and practical papers addressing: communication studies, communicology, and communication theory;journalism, journalistic communication, and media business;culture and life, philosophy, and psychology;management, cultural management, and media and communication management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 21, Poland 3, Slovakia 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences8.3%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Open Education and E-LearningComputer Science8.3%
- Adult and Continuing Education TopicsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities8.3%
- Gender, Education, and Development IssuesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology8.3%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities8.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, RePEcPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use PROMPTING AS METHOD: DISCLOSURE THRESHOLDS FOR AI-ASSISTED LITERATURE SYNTHESIS (PDF)
Dan Valeriu Voinea DOI10.5281/zenodo.21032799 (opens in a new tab)KeywordsAI-assisted literature synthesis; prompt disclosure; construct validity; audit trail; qualitative methods; large language models Cite asVoinea, D. V. (2026). PROMPTING AS METHOD: DISCLOSURE THRESHOLDS FOR AI-ASSISTED LITERATURE SYNTHESIS. Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism, Communication and Management, 12, 2…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. The corresponding author must ensure that all contributing co-authors—and no uninvolved persons—are listed, have approved the final version, and agree to submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted paper will not be used by the editor or editorial board for their own research without the author’s explicit written consent.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data for editorial review and should be prepared to make it publicly available when practicable. They should ensure access for other competent professionals for at least ten years, preferably through an institutional or subject repository, provided participant confidentiality and relevant legal rights can be protected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
AUCJCM follows the publication ethics expected of editors, authors, and reviewers as defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in its Code of Conduct (opens in a new tab) and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (opens in a new tab), together with Elsevier’s Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (opens in a new tab), as a baseline for handling publishing ethics issues. Editors’ respon…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process
AUCJCM uses double-blind peer review. Manuscripts that meet the journal’s quality standards and scope are anonymized and sent to two members of the advisory board, keeping both the author’s and reviewers’ identities confidential. Editors return referee feedback so authors can revise and resubmit. Manuscripts may be rejected before review when English usage is below an acceptable standard, the bibl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality, plagiarism, and acknowledgement of sources
Authors must submit original work and appropriately cite or quote the work and words of others. Publications that influenced the reported work should also be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Editura Sitech
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2501-3513
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management
How long does peer review take at Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (21), Poland (3) and Slovakia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of the University of Craiova for Journalism Communication and Management is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .