Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

Comunicacao e Sociedade

ISSN 1645-2089 · eISSN 2183-3575 · University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre · Portugal

Comunicacao e Sociedade: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ2Cultural Studies · rank 364/1434 · 74th percentile
Review timeabout 30 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year402025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Comunicacao e Sociedade is published by University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Communication Studies, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Âmbito A Comunicação e Sociedade é uma revista académica de acesso aberto com dois volumes temáticos publicados por ano (junho e dezembro), em regime de publicação contínua, com edição bilingue, integralmente em português e em inglês. Esta publicação pretende aprofundar a análise dos fenómenos comunicacionais e, simultaneamente, contribuir para a leitura da realidade social, segundo ferramentas teóricas e metodológicas das ciências da comunicação. Estrutura da Revista A Comunicação e Sociedade admite três tipos de trabalhos (para dossiê temático ou Varia): artigos; recensões (de obras de autor ou editadas); entrevistas. Política Editorial A revista Comunicação e Sociedade é uma revista académica de acesso aberto, que funciona de acordo com exigentes padrões do sistema de revisão de pares. Aceita artigos orientados para aprofundar o conhecimento sobre os fenómenos comunicacionais e integrar teorias e metodologias das ciências da comunicação. A Comunicação e Sociedade aceita propostas de trabalhos académicos originais e inéditos (inclusive disponibilizados previamente em repositórios de preprints) sobre temas relacionados com as chamadas de trabalho (se aplicável) e com os objetivos e o âmbito da revista, na forma de (a) artigos, (b) recensões de obras de autor ou editadas e (c) entrevistas. As contribuições devem ser redigidas tendo em vista a sua relevância e acessibilidade para um público de ciências da comunicação. Os trabalhos podem ser propostos em português ou inglês, sendo sempre publicados nos dois idiomas. Procedimento Editorial Anualmente são divulgadas duas chamadas de trabalhos para dossiês temáticos da responsabilidade de editores convidados. Além disso, os autores podem, de forma permanente, submeter trabalhos não subordinados às chamadas temáticas, que poderão ser publicados na secção Varia, sob a responsabilidade das diretoras. Os trabalhos submetidos à Comunicação e Sociedade são objeto de uma análise preliminar quanto à adequação e cumprimento integral das normas de submissão da revista. Os editores temáticos e/ou os diretores considerarão ainda os seguintes critérios: (a) adequação à chamada de trabalhos (se aplicável), (b) adequação aos objetivos e âmbito da revista e (c) apresentação de estrutura e conteúdo próprios de artigo científico. Os trabalhos conformes são enviados para avaliação por revisores. A decisão de publicar os trabalhos propostos à revista é dos diretores e/ou dos editores temáticos, informada pelos pareceres dos reviso

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences15.9%
  2. Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences14.3%
  3. Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
  4. Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.5%
  5. Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences4%
  6. Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities3.9%
  7. Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences3%
  8. Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences2.9%

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.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
Cultural StudiesQ2364/143474th
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2236/69265th
CommunicationQ3318/54141st

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusDOAJLetPub

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
1.2LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.24LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.56LetPub ·
h-index
18OpenAlex ·
i10-index
59OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.62OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,074 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20262121180
20254040216
20242929251
20232727275
20223030244
20213131234

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 30 weeksLetPub ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 30 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

Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ

Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJNo APCNoCC BY
LetPubNo APCNo—

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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
Abstract
200–300 words
Reference style
APA
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text

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
University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre
Country or region
Portugal
Language
English, Portuguese
ISSN
1645-2089
Electronic ISSN
2183-3575
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Comunicacao e Sociedade

How long does peer review take at Comunicacao e Sociedade?

Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Comunicacao e Sociedade?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Comunicacao e Sociedade?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comunicacao e Sociedade is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Comunicacao e Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?

Comunicacao e Sociedade is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.

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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .