Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Communication Today
ISSN 1338-130X · University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Mass Media Communication
Communication Today: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Today is published by University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Mass Media Communication and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences14.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences10.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting9.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| 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.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024 | 25 | 6 | 83 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 | 85 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Mass Media Communication
- ISSN
- 1338-130X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Today
What CAS zone is Communication Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication Today is in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Communication Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Today is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Communication Today open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Today is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .