Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication & Society-Spain
ISSN 2386-7876 · Universidad de Navarra · Spain
Communication & Society-Spain: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication & Society-Spain is published by Universidad de Navarra 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 Media and Digital Communication, Media, Journalism, and Communication History and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 33.4% 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
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science14%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities10.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences6.4%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Italian Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.1%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,645 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 10 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 64 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 339 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 347 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 763 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 873 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 160 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 280 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 280 | No | — |
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
- Universidad de Navarra
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2386-7876
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication & Society-Spain
What CAS zone is Communication & Society-Spain in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication & Society-Spain is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Communication & Society-Spain?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Communication & Society-Spain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication & Society-Spain is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Communication & Society-Spain open access, and what is the APC?
Communication & Society-Spain is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .