Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Fonseca-Journal of Communication
ISSN 2172-9077 · Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca · Spain
Fonseca-Journal of Communication: fully open access; no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fonseca-Journal of Communication is published by Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Media and Digital Communication and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 40.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 15, France 2, Germany 1, Brazil 1, Austria 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities17.8%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science14.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences5.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities4.6%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4%
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)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 352/1212 | 70th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 338/674 | 49th |
| Communication | Q3 | 280/535 | 47th |
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
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 17 March 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 67 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 133 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 235 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 181 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 172 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 118 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | Yes | — |
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
- Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2172-9077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fonseca-Journal of Communication
How long does peer review take at Fonseca-Journal of Communication?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Fonseca-Journal of Communication based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (15), France (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fonseca-Journal of Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fonseca-Journal of Communication is indexed in Scopus.
Is Fonseca-Journal of Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Fonseca-Journal of Communication 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .