Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Atlantic Journal of Communication
ISSN 1545-6870 · eISSN 1545-6889 · Taylor & Francis
Atlantic Journal of Communication: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 81 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Atlantic Journal of Communication is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics and Media Influence and Health, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Atlantic Journal of Communication (AJC) is an academic journal concerned with the study of communication theory, practice, and policy. AJC is philosophically committed to an eclectic approach to scholarship and the publication of articles of the highest quality regardless of their type, orientation, or geographical origin. Contributions devoted to significant problems and issues in communication studies and of wide professional and scholarly interest are welcome. Peer Review Policy All manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and anonymized peer review by three anonymous reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Yachao LiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences13%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences12.5%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities10.5%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences6.9%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology4.5%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, Linguistics Abstracts (Online)
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 73,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 64 | 11 | 79 |
| 2024 | 32 | 2 | 66 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1 | 155 |
| 2022 | 35 | 0 | 153 |
| 2021 | 37 | 0 | 225 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
81 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Atlantic Journal of Communication is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All manuscripts undergo editorial screening and anonymized peer review by three anonymous reviewers. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and anonymized peer review by three anonymous reviewers.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1545-6870
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-6889
- Society / sponsor
- NJCA and NYSCA
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Journal of Communication
What CAS zone is Atlantic Journal of Communication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Atlantic Journal of Communication is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Atlantic Journal of Communication?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Atlantic Journal of Communication?
The publisher reports about 81 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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.
Which databases index Atlantic Journal of Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Atlantic Journal of Communication is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Atlantic Journal of Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Atlantic Journal of Communication is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .