Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication Studies
ISSN 1051-0974 · eISSN 1745-1035 · Taylor & Francis
Communication Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 60 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Studies 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 Rhetoric and Communication Studies, Communication in Education and Healthcare and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Studies is committed to publishing high-quality original scholarship that examines significant aspects of diverse communication phenomena, processes, and outcomes. The journal publishes research reflective of the breadth of communication concentrations including interpersonal, small group, organizational, intercultural, international, health, media, performance, persuasion, political, public address, rhetorical, and digitally generated communication. Communication Studies welcomes submissions from established and emerging areas of research with various philosophical, theoretical, or methodological underpinnings (including socio-psychological, interpretive, and critical approaches as well as quantitative, qualitative, autoethnographic, performative, and rhetorical methods). Communication Studies is committed to publishing essays and reports of studies that make significant social and academic contributions to advance communication scholarship. Communication Studies supports research and writing free of sexism and other biases. Individuals who have Regular or Exchange member subscriptions to the journals of the Eastern Communication Association, Central States Communication Association, Western States Communication Association, and the Southern States Communication Association may register for online access to the access to the journals here. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. Publication Office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Questions concerning manuscripts can be directed to the editor Dr. Sandra L. Faulkner ( sandraf@bgsu.edu) or the editorial assistants ( ea.commstudies@gmail.com).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Sandra L. FaulknerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities12.3%
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology8.5%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology7.1%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.7%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities5.8%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences5%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
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 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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Business Economics and Theory, EBSCOhost, ProQuest online research databases
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 653OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 139,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 55 | 9 | 56 |
| 2024 | 67 | 16 | 233 |
| 2023 | 51 | 4 | 275 |
| 2022 | 31 | 4 | 247 |
| 2021 | 63 | 3 | 597 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
60 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Communication Studies 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 discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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
- 1051-0974
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-1035
- Society / sponsor
- Central States Communication Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 77, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Studies
What CAS zone is Communication Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication Studies is in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Communication Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Communication Studies?
The publisher reports about 60 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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 Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communication Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Studies is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .