Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication Research and Practice
ISSN 2204-1451 · eISSN 2206-3374 · Taylor & Francis
Communication Research and Practice: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 130 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Research and Practice is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics and Public Relations and Crisis Communication, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Research and Practice – as the name of the journal suggests – publishes research that contributes to international scholarship and practice in the broadly-defined field of communication. The journal aims to be broadly inclusive and interdisciplinary, with an interest in fields such as: digital media and internet studies; organisational and interpersonal communication; journalism, public relations and strategic communication; intercultural communication; visual communication; international communication; public communication; and political communication. The journal will be open to contributions from across the broader humanities and social sciences, but they should relate to communication practice and/or applications of communication theory (e.g. promotional campaigns, organisational and industry analyses, public policy deliberations). The journal is supported by the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association (AANZCA). It derives its primary intellectual identity from the contribution of scholars in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region, while also publishing works of interest to international readers, and research by international scholars that ensures issues and concerns relevant to this region are examined in international contexts. Although not exclusively so, the approaches undertaken towards the study of Communication in the region are largely qualitative and analytical, and this is reflected in the readership of Communication Research and Practice. We will publish original empirical studies and essays commenting on current issues relevant to the region, as well as papers that advance theoretical and conceptual development in the communication field. We welcome papers that utilise quantitative methods, but we would ask authors to ensure that they are also assessed qualitatively for the benefit of our readers. The journal is particularly interested in supporting original and innovative work by early career researchers.Articles submitted to the journal should ideally be no more than 7000 words in length, including tables, figures, references, captions, footnotes and endnotes. Articles up to 8000 words may be accepted, but this is at the discretion of the Editor and is only likely when the paper employs a text-based analysis (e.g., a narrative approach) where textual data needs to be provided to support the claims made. No more than four figures, images or tables should be included. The journal use
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Jian XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Australia 3, New Zealand 3, Mainland China 1, Singapore 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences16.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences16.8%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences9%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.8%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 134,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 402 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 37 | 23 | 43 |
| 2024 | 44 | 27 | 295 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 | 116 |
| 2022 | 32 | 6 | 115 |
| 2021 | 21 | 7 | 207 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Communication Research and Practice 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 discove…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
All Original Articles accepted for publication have been reviewed via a double-anonymised peer review process by two independent experts. Commentaries have been editorially assessed.
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
- 2204-1451
- Electronic ISSN
- 2206-3374
- Society / sponsor
- Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Communication Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication Research and Practice is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Communication Research and Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Communication Research and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 104–192 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 JCR quartile is Communication Research and Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Communication Research and Practice based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), New Zealand (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communication Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Research and Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Communication Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Research and Practice is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .