Journal profile
Comunicologia
ISSN 1981-2132 · Universidade Católica de Brasília · Brazil
Comunicologia: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comunicologia is published by Universidade Católica de Brasília. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Journalism and Media Studies, Media Studies and Communication and Media and Communication Studies, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences11.2%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science10.3%
- Communication Studies and MediaSocial Sciences5.1%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Advertising and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities3.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 27 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted6
- artigo de pesquisaArtigo de Pesquisa Relato de investigação empírica ou teórica original que represente contribuição inédita ao campo da Comunicação.Length not stated
- artigo de revisão de literaturaArtigo de Revisão de Literatura Revisão sistemática, integrativa, de escopo ou narrativa sobre tema relevante para o campo da Comunicação.Length not stated
- ensaioEnsaio Trata-se de um texto teórico, que problematiza, contemplando uma exposição lógica e reflexiva com uma argumentação rigorosa com alto nível de interpretaç…Length not stated
- entrevistaEntrevista Interação acadêmica com pesquisador(a) ou profissional de destaque no campo da Comunicação, da Economia Criativa ou de áreas afins.Length not stated
- relato de experiênciaRelato de Experiência Descrição fundamentada de práticas profissionais, projetos aplicados ou intervenções comunicacionais, com reflexão teórica articulada.Length not stated
- resenha (de livro ou produto audiovisual)Resenha (de Livro ou Produto Audiovisual) Análise crítica de obra publicada nos últimos 5 anos — livro, filme, série, podcast ou outro produto comunicacional —,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY; authors retain copyright Model summary
Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Creative Commons Attribution License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
A identificação de autoria do trabalho foi removida do arquivo e da opção Propriedades no Word, garantindo desta forma o critério de sigilo da revista, caso submetido para avaliação por pares
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
- Universidade Católica de Brasília
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1981-2132
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comunicologia
How long does peer review take at Comunicologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Comunicologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–5; 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.
Is Comunicologia open access, and what is the APC?
Comunicologia is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .