Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research
ISSN 0250-0167 · eISSN 1753-5379 · Taylor & Francis
Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 420 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 41% (journal website); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research 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 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communicatio focuses on and seeks to publish original research articles of the highest standard and of special interest on South African and African communication contexts in the fields of: • communication theory and philosophy • media and cultural studies • organisational and management communication • visual communication • intercultural communication • advertising and marketing • developmental communication • political communication • new media (policy and social implications) • international communication. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and should adhere to the journal's instructions for authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief viola c miltonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences17.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities7.7%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences7.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences4.6%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering4.5%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences3.9%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Communication Abstracts, Communication and Mass Media Complete, Current Abstracts, Index to South African Periodicals, R I L M Abstracts of Music LiteraturePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 25,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 25,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 959 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 28 | 19 | 39 |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2 | 83 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1 | 121 |
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
420 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)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 334 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 334 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 420 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 420 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
Communicatio 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 discoverability and readership…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and should adhere to the journal's instructions for authors. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and should adhere to the journal's instructions for authors.
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
- 0250-0167
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-5379
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 3-4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research
What CAS zone is Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research 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 Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research?
The publisher reports about 420 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41% (2025). 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 Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .