Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Digital Journalism
ISSN 2167-0811 · eISSN 2167-082X · Taylor & Francis
Digital Journalism: CAS Zone 1 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.96; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 102 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Journalism is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics and Misinformation and Its Impacts, together about 60% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Launched in 2013, Digital Journalism is the premier outlet for advancing international research into digital journalism studies (DJS). The journal aims to maintain its position as the leader of cutting-edge research, providing a critical forum to advance scholarship that intersects with numerous disciplines. The Digital Journalism editorial team welcomes interdisciplinary research in the forms of original articles (7000-9,000 words), conceptual articles (4,000 words, exl. references), review articles (8-000-12,000 words), and advancing methods articles (4,000 words, exl. references). The Digital Journalism editorial team publishes novel research from all corners of the world and is committed to excellence, relevance, and diversity. We employ the Digital Journalism Studies Compass (Eldridge, Hess, Tandoc & Westlund, 2019) in navigating the scholarly terrain. In 2025 we revised our significant and exciting editorial agenda to feature five key dimensions. The Digital journalism editorial team introduces and discusses the agenda in their co-authored article Digital Journalism (Studies): An Agenda for the Future. The five key dimensions are: Technology Data-driven digital journalism Algorithms, automation, and code Artificial intelligence Innovation and adaptation Digital journalism amid emerging connected devices (e.g. watches, glasses, cars, etc.) Digital news production Epistemologies of digital journalism Online sourcing practices Digital news storytelling and presentation formats (e.g. text, audiovisual, data, visual) The “places” and “spaces” of digital news production Digital journalists' roles in society, and their role perceptions Distribution and the public Audience analytics and metrics The personalisation of news and news recommenders Platform governance and content moderation Changing relationships between journalists and the public Audiences: everyday news use, engagement, avoidance Key interrelated actors Platform companies Tech companies States, governments, law- and policy makers Alternative news media Newsfluencers and other peripheral actors Key challenges Misinformation, disinformation, falsehoods, conspiracy theories Digital press- and media criticism Safety (news safety, harassment, mob censorship etc.) Labor precarity and mental health Business model experimentations All articles published in Digital Journalism have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the Editor-in-Chief and members of the Digital Journalism edit
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Oscar Westlund, Oslo Metropolitan University, NorwayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, Singapore 1, Chile 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences28.7%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences23.8%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences7.6%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences3%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports®
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 4.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 15.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.81LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 3.81Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 828OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 720,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,208 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 41 | 33 |
| 2025 | 93 | 50 | 544 |
| 2024 | 72 | 36 | 737 |
| 2023 | 100 | 49 | 1,787 |
| 2022 | 119 | 65 | 3,874 |
| 2021 | 143 | 61 | 5,377 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
102 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- advancing methods articlesadvancing methods articles (4,000 words, exl. references)Length not stated
- conceptual articlesconceptual articles (4,000 words, exl. references)Length not stated
- editorialous disciplines. The Digital Journalism editorial team welcomes interdisciplinary research in the forms of original articles (7000-9,000 words), conceptual arti…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- methods articleles (8-000-12,000 words), and advancing methods articles (4,000 words, exl. references). The Digital Journalism editorial team pumain text ≤ 4,000 words
- original articlesoriginal articles (7000-9,000 words)Length not stated
- review articlerticles (4,000 words, exl. references), review articles (8-000-12,000 words), and advancing methods articles (4,000 words, exl. referenmain text ≤ 12,000 words
- review articlesreview articles (8-000-12,000 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select); open access publishing optional. Model summary
Digital Journalism is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial screening by Editor-in-Chief and editorial team; anonymised refereeing by at least two anonymous and qualified reviewers; special issue articles assessed by guest editors. Model summary
All articles published in Digital Journalism have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the Editor-in-Chief and members of the Digital Journalism editorial team, and anonymised refereeing by at least two anonymous and qualified reviewers.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2167-0811
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-082X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Digital Journalism
What CAS zone is Digital Journalism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Digital Journalism is in Zone 1 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Communication; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Digital Journalism?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.96; CiteScore 15.3, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Digital Journalism?
The publisher reports about 102 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 JCR quartile is Digital Journalism in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Digital Journalism based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), Singapore (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digital Journalism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Journalism is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Digital Journalism open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Journalism is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .