Journal profile
Communication
ISSN 1189-3788 · eISSN 1920-7344 · Université Laval · Canada
Communication: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication is published by Université Laval. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Media and Communication Studies and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences18.6%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences10.6%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.7%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities4%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences2.9%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 94 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 141 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 200 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 299 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 208 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 386 |
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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 58 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Université Laval
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 1189-3788
- Electronic ISSN
- 1920-7344
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication
How long does peer review take at Communication?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 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.
Which databases index Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Communication 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; 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: .