Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
HumanMachine Communication Journal
ISSN 2638-602X · eISSN 2638-6038 · Communication and Social Robotics Labs · United States
HumanMachine Communication Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HumanMachine Communication Journal is published by Communication and Social Robotics Labs. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Robot Interaction and HRI, AI in Service Interactions and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, together about 51% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human-Machine Communication (HMC) is an international, interdisciplinary hub for peer-reviewed scholarship on communication in and around sociotechnical systems. We welcome work that advances HMC from a variety of methodological, theoretical, and critical perspectives to bring visibility and community to this emergent area of research and practice. The journal grew out of sustained community organizing around pre-conferences and workshops at the International Communication Association (ICA), the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), and the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), reflecting the growing scholarly energy converging on this topic. HMC publishes research on communication with and about digital interlocutors, including artificial conversation entities and other AI systems, embodied machine communicators (robots), and technologically augmented persons (cyborgs), as well as communication in machine spaces (such as virtual and augmented realities) and human–machine configurations. We also welcome scholarship that examines how the human–machine relationship is constructed through discourse and interaction.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Autumn Edwards FeaturePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 27, Netherlands 4, Mainland China 3, Canada 3, Germany 2 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Robot Interaction and HRIPsychology26.3%
- AI in Service InteractionsComputer Science14.8%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences10%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities10%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science6.7%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Speech and dialogue systemsComputer Science4.2%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology3.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 80/744 | 89th |
| Communication | Q1 | 72/541 | 86th |
| Health (social science) | Q1 | 61/387 | 84th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, InformitPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 636 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 508 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 450 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 296 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 266 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 152 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- case analysesResearch articles, reviews, conceptual pieces, and case analyses that advance the interdisciplinary study of HMC.Length not stated
- conceptual piecesResearch articles, reviews, conceptual pieces, and case analyses that advance the interdisciplinary study of HMC.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles, reviews, conceptual pieces, and case analyses that advance the interdisciplinary study of HMC.Length not stated
- reviewsResearch articles, reviews, conceptual pieces, and case analyses that advance the interdisciplinary study of HMC.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
CRediT contribution statement required for all authors. Model summary
Provide a CRediT contribution statement for all authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflicts-of-interest disclosures and funding statement required; ICMJE forms accepted. Model summary
Submit conflicts-of-interest disclosures and a funding statement. ICMJE forms are accepted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data-availability statement required with repository links where appropriate; justification needed if data cannot be shared. Model summary
Include a data-availability statement with repository links where appropriate and ethical. If data, materials, or code cannot be shared, briefly explain why.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB or ethics approval details and consent procedures required for studies involving human participants. Model summary
Provide IRB or ethics approval details and consent procedures if applicable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Journal supports Open Science Badges (OSF) recognizing open data, open materials, and preregistration. Model summary
HMC provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. HMC does not charge any fees to authors, whether for submission or publication of manuscripts. As an open access journal, all content in Human-Machine Communication is freely available without charge to users or institutions. Reader…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial & Peer-Review Standards
Double-anonymized peer review: author identifying information must be removed from the manuscript and entered only in the submission system. Model summary
HMC follows a double-anonymized peer review process, normally obtaining at least two independent reviews for research articles, reviews, and case manuscripts. Reviewers are drawn from the Editorial Board or from qualified subject-matter experts. Editorial decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief (or designate, Special Issue Editor, or Associate Editor). The journal adheres to recognized framework…
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
- Communication and Social Robotics Labs
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2638-602X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2638-6038
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 HumanMachine Communication Journal
How long does peer review take at HumanMachine Communication Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 HumanMachine Communication Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of HumanMachine Communication Journal based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (27), Netherlands (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index HumanMachine Communication Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HumanMachine Communication Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is HumanMachine Communication Journal open access, and what is the APC?
HumanMachine Communication Journal 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, 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: .