Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Church, Communication and Culture
ISSN 2375-3234 · eISSN 2375-3242 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Church, Communication and Culture: fully open access; APC about USD 1,250; median 111 days to acceptance (43 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 51% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Church, Communication and Culture is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catholicism and Religious Studies, Media, Religion, Digital Communication and Media Studies and Communication, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Church, Communication and Culture (CC&C) is an international Open Access journal indexed by Scopus. The journal is published by the School of Church Communications at the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (Rome, Italy) in partnership with Routledge, Taylor & Francis (UK). CC&C is dedicated to deepening knowledge and understanding of the dialogue between religion, communication and culture in the public arena, based on comprehensive data analysis with a theoretical framework or a relation to current events, and paying special attention to the Catholic Church. The following list of examples of topics that are of enduring interest in the journal is by no means exhaustive: Cultural studies on Christian faith and religion Christian identity in mass media history Public opinion regarding the Church and Christian values Church institutional communications Theology of communications Media ethics Bioethics and defence of life Representation of family in the media Case studies on crisis management in the Church Case studies on public events in the Church Case studies on media analysis Religious tourism Christianity in the visual arts Image of man and God in literature Image of man and God in film and TV series Secularization and religious identity Dialogue between religions Religious inculturation and transculturation Management of the Cultural Heritage of Christianity Religion in social and digital media Church, Communication and Culture operates a double-anonymized peer review policy. There are no charges for submitting an article, but there is an Article Publishing Charge if the paper is accepted. Waivers and other funding options are available. Read the Instructions for Authors for further information on publishing charges, how to obtain waivers and funding, and how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Enrique FusterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 5, United Kingdom 2, United States 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities19%
- Media, Religion, Digital CommunicationArts and Humanities9.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences7.2%
- Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, EducationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities6%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 108/760 | 85th |
| Communication | Q3 | 289/541 | 46th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 196,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 311 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 151 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 212 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 167 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 209 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 162 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 135 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 187 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (43 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 43 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 51%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,200 / USD 1,250 / GBP 1,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,200 / USD 1,250 / GBP 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- case reportCase Report | Published online: 7 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 7 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Church, Communication and Culture is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
Church, Communication and Culture operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2375-3234
- Electronic ISSN
- 2375-3242
- Society / sponsor
- Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Church, Communication and Culture
How long does peer review take at Church, Communication and Culture?
Based on the dates recorded on 43 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 66–187 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 51%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Church, Communication and Culture based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (5), United Kingdom (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Church, Communication and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Church, Communication and Culture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Church, Communication and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Church, Communication and Culture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,250.
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: .