Journal profile
Communication Management Review
ISSN 2459-590X · eISSN 2459-6086 · Edward Bernays University of Applied Sciences · Croatia
Communication Management Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 46 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Management Review is published by Edward Bernays University of Applied Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Media Studies and Communication and Marketing and Advertising Strategies, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Management Review is an open access international academic journal which is published by the Algebra Bernays University. Notable foreign and Croatian academics with a focus on communication management participate in the activities of this journal, which is issued twice annually and publishes peer reviewed academic and professional papers in the field of public relations, marketing, political science, communication science, management and related disciplines. The interdisciplinary character of the journal enables a holistic approach to communication management, which is, due to dynamic occurrences and processes, directly and indirectly linked to other disciplines and their research topics. An added value of the journal is its endeavour to connect science and practice, whose approaches are different, but whose cooperation is essential in order to understand the new trends and dynamic processes of the contemporary world. Our aim is to become an academic platform for innovative, attractive and inspiring studies and academic research. Authors are invited to submit their articles through the open journal system available here. CMR will consider all submissions that cover the areas covered by the journal, and which are prepared according to the submission guidlines and adhere to the journal’s code of ethics (e.g. not considering multiple submissions, redundant publications).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lovro MatkovićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences13.6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences10.5%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science6.3%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4.7%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences4.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
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
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 54 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 74 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 51 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 59 |
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 46 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 46 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 | — | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- reviewAll manuscripts shall undergo a double blind reviewing policy, where both the double-blind peer reviewer and author remain anonymous throughout the process.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Author agreement to content Model summary
All authors must declare that they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests declaration Model summary
Authors must declare all potential competing interests involving people or organizations that might reasonably be perceived as relevant.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Communication Management Review is an open access journal, following the BOAI definition of open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All manuscripts shall undergo a double blind reviewing policy, where both the double-blind peer reviewer and author remain anonymous throughout the process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Unicheck Model summary
To avoid a plagiarism, all submitted papers will undergo for check using a plagiarism tool Unicheck.
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
- Edward Bernays University of Applied Sciences
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 2459-590X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2459-6086
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Management Review
How long does peer review take at Communication Management Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 46 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 Management Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 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.
Which databases index Communication Management Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Management Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Communication Management Review open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Management Review 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .