Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences
ISSN 2636-8943 · Istanbul University Press · Türkiye
Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 181 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences is published by Istanbul University Press 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 Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and Public Relations and Crisis Communication, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences11.9%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences9.6%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences9.2%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences9.2%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities4.1%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 152 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 40 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 76 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 73 |
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 Crossref · to
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 129 days – 287 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Istanbul University Press
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2636-8943
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences
What CAS zone is Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 129–287 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
Which databases index Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Connectist-Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences 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; 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: .