Journal profile
Journal Communication Spectrum
ISSN 2087-8850 · eISSN 2622-6405 · Universitas Bakrie · Indonesia
Journal Communication Spectrum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal Communication Spectrum is published by Universitas Bakrie. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Digital Communication, Media Studies and Communication and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal Communication Spectrum: Capturing New Perspectives in Communication (JCS) is a blind peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing research papers(fieldwork or textual studies), conceptual papers, and information concerning all aspects of communication, media studies, and cultural studies. It is a channel for discussing issues such as social media and online communication activities, public participatory communication, hospitality communication, gender and technologies, social, political, and sub-cultural movement, together with behavioural foundations of specific-interest communications, media engagement, and many other issues which provoke new perspectives in communication. The Journal will also consider papers in creativity studies, creativity ethics, creative design, creative media, creative industry, and creative economy in relation to both production, distribution and consumption of culture in the communications domain. Published twice a year (in February and August), Journal Communication Spectrum follows a rigorous blind review process, in which reviewers and authors do not know each other, to ensure the objectivity of the assessment. Journal Communication Spectrum accepts manuscripts throughout the year in various fields and sub-fields of study for topics (but not limited to): Communication Studies corporate communication, CSR, and public relationsadvertising, design, and creative communicationsjournalism, broadcasting, and media managementorganizational, institutional, and industrial communicationsocial and inter/cross-cultural communicationgovernmental and political communicationreligion and spiritual communicationhealth and family communicationnew media, cyberculture, and technological communicationtourism, place, and environmental communicationeducational and developmental communicationpsychology of communication and love/intimacy studies Media and Cultural Studies semiotics of communication, representation, and discourse studiespolitical economy of communication, media, and signlaw/ethics and the corruption of communicationlifestyle, consumer culture, and brand studiesmedia reception and audience studiesgender communication, feminism, and queer studiesfashion, food, game, and sports communicationcritical communication studiesyouth, film, visual culture, and music studiescreative industry and creativity studies communication, media and cultural studies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Annisa Fitriana LestariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 9, Taiwan, China 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.4%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5.4%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Communication Studies and MediaSocial Sciences4.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, Science and Technology Index (Sinta-3), Publons, Garuda, Neliti, Semantic, BASE, WorldCat, Microsoft Academic, OnesearchPublisher 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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 99 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 44 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
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
- Single 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- conceptual paper5,000 to 8,000 words (for conceptual paper)Length not stated
- research paperwords to a maximum of 9,000 words (for research paper) and 5,000 to 8,000 words (for conceptual paper), excluding the abstract, references,main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Policy on the Use of Generative AI or AI-Assisted Technologies
AI use must be declared in an AI Acknowledgement section. Model summary
Journal Communication Spectrum (JCS) recognizes the potential value of AI in academic writing and acknowledges that the technology is advancing quickly. We, therefore, offer the following as a guide: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies can be used when preparing a manuscript for JCS. Where authors use AI technologies in the writing process, these technologies should be used only to improve …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Cancellation fee of 1,000,000 IDR or 50 USD if manuscript is withdrawn during review. Model summary
I am willing to pay a cancellation fee of 1,000,000 (IDR) or 50 (USD) if the manuscript is withdrawn during the review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal 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. The APC for open access is IDR 1,000,000,- or IDR 2,000,000,- (for Bahasa Indonesia submission). Authors will be notified via email by the editorial secretary after author revision and accept's editorial decision. Cancellat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All papers in Journal Communication Spectrum: Capturing New Perspectives in Communication have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening, and double blind review by two anonymous reviewers. In the review process, reviewers consider the correspondence of title, abstract, findings, discussion, and conclusions. In addition, reviewers also consider the novelty, scientific impac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism policy: authors must check similarity before submission; maximum tolerated similarity is 20%. Model summary
We are very strict and do not tolerate any form of plagiarism. Therefore, we advise authors to check the similarity of the manuscript (using plagiarism check tools) before the initial submission and submit the results as a supplementary document.
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
- Universitas Bakrie
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2087-8850
- Electronic ISSN
- 2622-6405
- 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 Journal Communication Spectrum
How long does peer review take at Journal Communication Spectrum?
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 Journal Communication Spectrum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; 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 Journal Communication Spectrum based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (9) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal Communication Spectrum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal Communication Spectrum is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal Communication Spectrum open access, and what is the APC?
Journal Communication Spectrum 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: .