Journal profile
Communicator Sphere
ISSN 2807-1182 · Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya · Indonesia
Communicator Sphere: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communicator Sphere is published by Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Communication Studies and Media and Public Relations and Crisis Communication, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communicator Sphere journal focuses on writings that contain research in the field of Communication Studies, with an emphasis on : Forensic communication is focused on how the general public interprets messages and what message tendency is perceived by the readers, for example in the case of a warning label on products that are not similarly interpreted by the general public. Marketing Communication focus and scope on the combination of promotional tools, marketing channels, messages, and media that marketers use to communicate with their target customers. Public Relations is expertise about how to make strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their public. More specifically this focus and scope is about how to influence, engage and build a relationship with key stakeholders across numerous platforms in order to shape and frame the public perception of an organization. New Media and Communication Technologies focus and scope that involves the application of technology to facilitate communication and interaction among individuals, groups, or organizations. This focus and scope are concerned with how technology is utilized to facilitate interpersonal and mass communication. Journalism and Media entail the production and distribution of news and information content via old media such as newspapers, tv, radio, and digital platforms. This focus and scope are on content creation and the use of old and new media in journalism. In new media and journalism, new technologies and social media are employed to gather, analyze, and distribute news and information to the public. Applied Communication refers to communication scholarship that focuses on the study of a social issue or problem with the primary purpose of identifying solutions and recommendations to address the social issue. This focus on scope emphasizes the creation of knowledge about communication in specific contexts, applicable to social issues, and often for the solution of societal problems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Fitria WidiyaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences10.4%
- Communication Studies and MediaSocial Sciences10.4%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences9.4%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences3.8%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 67 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | IDR 500,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian, English
- ISSN
- 2807-1182
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Communicator Sphere
How long does peer review take at Communicator Sphere?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Communicator Sphere?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Communicator Sphere?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communicator Sphere is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Communicator Sphere open access, and what is the APC?
Communicator Sphere is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .