Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies
ISSN 2066-5083 · eISSN 1775-352X · Universite Paul Valery Montpellier III · France
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies: fully open access; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies is published by Universite Paul Valery Montpellier III. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Essachess – Journal for Communication Studies is an international peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on communication, media, discourse, and cultural studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Editor-in-chief Mihaela-Alexandra TUDORPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 19, United States 3, Canada 2, Russia 2, Germany 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences14.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science6.9%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences5%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q2 | 285/760 | 62nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q2 | 673/1434 | 52nd |
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 562/1137 | 50th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1173/1530 | 23rd |
| Communication | Q4 | 428/541 | 20th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 600 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 80 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 99 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 106 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 101 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 95 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors must include an ORCID number Model summary
Authors have included in their submission an ORCID number.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Authors must provide a conflict of interest statement Model summary
Essachess – Journal for Communication Studies requests authors prior to submitting a manuscript provide a conflict of interest statement, to warrant no such conflicts exist.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Names and emails used exclusively for declared purposes Model summary
Names and email addresses submitted to this journal will be used exclusively for the declared purposes, and will not be made available to any other person or for any other purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors must obtain copyright for third-party materials Model summary
Authors have obtained the necessary copyright for drawings, illustrations, cartoons, etc. for which the copyright is held by the third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind review instructions must be followed for peer-reviewed sections Model summary
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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
- Universite Paul Valery Montpellier III
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2066-5083
- Electronic ISSN
- 1775-352X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies
How long does peer review take at ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (19), United States (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies open access, and what is the APC?
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .