Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
Communication Booknotes Quarterly
ISSN 1094-8007 · eISSN 1532-6896 · Taylor & Francis
Communication Booknotes Quarterly: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 days (submission to first decision, publisher); indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 54, Issue 1-4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Booknotes Quarterly is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Booknotes Quarterly (CBQ) is an annotated review service for recent books, reports, documents, and electronic publications on all aspects of communication designed for an audience of scholars and librarians in the United States and around the world. Subject areas of interest include, but are not limited to: advertising, public relations, journalism, telecommunications, media effects, media economics, media regulation and policy, media ethics, critical and cultural studies, popular culture, books and publishing, film studies, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication. This journal enjoys the talents of a dozen members who make up an active board of contributors. These topical and regional experts share the quarterly production of hundreds of descriptive and critical reviews. The contributors cover English-, and foreign-language publications from the United States and around the world. CBQ publishes three kinds of reviews: (1) topical review essays comparing and integrating multiple publications about a given subject; (2) longer single book reviews that evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a single book in a given area of communication; and (3) brief annotated reviews across a variety of subjects. Issues often begin with a topical review essay concerning publications about a specific topic. Individual reviews are assigned and open submissions are also welcome. The final issue of each year includes an author index and a cumulative book title index to the year's reviews. Readership: Researchers, academics, and librarians in mass communication, telecommunications, the information industry, and all related disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Editor-in-chief Meta G. CarstarphenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences13.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- History of Computing TechnologiesComputer Science5.2%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering4.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.4%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, EBSCOhost Online Research DatabasesPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 4,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 4,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 913 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 20 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
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Communication Booknotes Quarterly 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 ·
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
- 1094-8007
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6896
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 1-4 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Booknotes Quarterly
How long does peer review take at Communication Booknotes Quarterly?
The publisher reports about 20 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Communication Booknotes Quarterly based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communication Booknotes Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Booknotes Quarterly is indexed in Scopus.
Is Communication Booknotes Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Booknotes Quarterly is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .