Journal profile
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications
ISSN 2407-9499 · Athens Institute for Education and Research · Greece
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications is published by Athens Institute for Education and Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications (AJMMC) is an Open Access quarterly double-blind peer-reviewed journal and considers papers from all areas of mass media and communication. AJMMC especially encourages authors to submit work that engages issues of international scope and that explore matters of theoretical importance across a diverse range of topics from journalism, to strategic communication, to economics, public policy, politics and technological change as they relate to media and society.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Canada 1, Poland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences21.5%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences16.8%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science8.7%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences5%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences3.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.4%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.1%
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
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 101 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 122 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 144 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 146 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 136 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 86 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI-generated text detection Model summary
In addition, we use AI-based tools to detect text that may have been generated by artificial intelligence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
All papers are subject to the Athens Institute’s Publication Ethical Policy and Statement. Model summary
All papers are subject to the Athens Institute’s Publication Ethical Policy and Statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Model summary
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission or publication fee Model summary
There is no submission or publication fee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The double-blind peer review process, as described at https://www.athensjournals.gr/reviewprocess.pdf, begins as soon as the final paper is submitted, but only after the author has provided formal consent for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Plagiarism Checker X Model summary
The Athens Institute uses Plagiarism Checker X (plagiarismcheckerx.com), a cloud-based plagiarism detection software that examines similarities, citations, and references in texts to determine the percentage of original content in each paper.
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
- Athens Institute for Education and Research
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2407-9499
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications
How long does peer review take at Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Canada (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .