Journal profile
Communication Cultures in Africa
ISSN 2631-5408 · Winchester University Press · United Kingdom
Communication Cultures in Africa: fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is currently closed for new submissions. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Cultures in Africa is published by Winchester University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This is a bi-annual open access online journal of the Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN). In consonance with the aims of the association, it is a unique publication that offers opportunities for dialogue between scholarship and practice. The journal welcomes academic papers which will be held to the usual strict rules of scholarship, but it will also create space for sound contributions from industry practitioners whose reflections on work cultures will give insight into or challenge the adequacy of existing theories and principles. To this end, the journal will address emerging challenges for scholarly consideration. Whilst maintaining attention on perennial academic and professional issues it will establish the required synergy for knowledge advancement. Communication Cultures in Africa (CCA) offers an opportunity to engage with media and communication cultures and issues stemming from the global south. The journal will focus on processes involved in the dissemination of information and communication practices – issues of production, reception practices, the impact of media messages on cultural contexts, and vice versa. It will be concerned with the study of media representations, regulation and matters of identity. Although its particular focus relates to the African continent, content will not be exclusive to this context: papers and views from other cultural contexts which have a bearing on its concerns are welcome. Issues to be prioritised will be those which address challenges of cultural diversity, especially as affecting slowly evolving societies and struggles of emerging democracies exemplified by societies in African contexts. Reflecting the broad interests and subject disciplines within the association, the journal which has a media and communication slant, will be multidisciplinary in approach. Contributions are expected from scholarly disciplines including Media and Communication, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Sociolinguistics, Political Science, Marketing. The journal will cover the following: Journalism Practice and News Cultures Political Communication Cultures Peace and Conflict Communication Cultures Broadcast Media: Cultures in Practice and Regulation Public Affairs & Public Relations Cultures & Practices Health Communication and Cultures Cultures in Advertising Theory & Practice Film Industry and Cultures Nollywood & Emerging Conventions in Film Intercultural Communication Identities a
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Nigeria 28, United Kingdom 4, United States 1, France 1, Sweden 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences13.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences13.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities6.7%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities5%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences5%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 27 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- reflectionsArticle types Research Essays Reflections ReviewsLength not stated
- research articleResearch Essays Reflections Reviews Full length research articles should be between 6,500 to 8,000 words, including a 200 word abstract, footnotes, and referenc…Length not stated
- research essaysArticle types Research Essays Reflections ReviewsLength not stated
- reviewResearch Essays Reflections Reviews Full length research articles should be between 6,500 to 8,000 words, including a 200 word abstract, footnotes, and referenc…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsArticle types Research Essays Reflections ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. The dates each manuscript was submitted and accepted on are published on the PDF version. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties…
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
- Winchester University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-5408
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Cultures in Africa
How long does peer review take at Communication Cultures in Africa?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Communication Cultures in Africa?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Communication Cultures in Africa based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Nigeria (28), United Kingdom (4) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Communication Cultures in Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Cultures in Africa is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .