Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication and the Public
ISSN 2057-0473 · eISSN 2057-0481 · SAGE
Communication and the Public: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication and the Public is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences22%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences13.2%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.5%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.9%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences4.7%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 280 |
| 2023 | 26 | 17 | 186 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7 | 167 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 145 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2057-0473
- Electronic ISSN
- 2057-0481
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication and the Public
What CAS zone is Communication and the Public in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication and the Public is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Communication and the Public?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication and the Public is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Communication and the Public open access, and what is the APC?
Communication and the Public is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .