Journal profile
Journal of Communication Pedagogy
ISSN 2640-4524 · eISSN 2578-2568 · Central States Communication Association · United States
Journal of Communication Pedagogy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Communication Pedagogy is published by Central States Communication Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Communication Studies and Media, Communication in Education and Healthcare and Critical and Liberation Pedagogy, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Communication Pedagogy (JCP) is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Central States Communication Association. The journal publishes only the highest quality articles that extend communication theory, research, and practice in meaningful ways. We seek manuscripts that focus on communication education & instructional communication research situated in a variety of contexts such as (but not limited to) classrooms, health, business/industry, religious, risk/crisis, training and leadership, public relations, journalism, forensics, and nonprofits both within the borders of the United States and beyond them. We are particularly interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion research as well as the use of technology in instruction. We also welcome communication pedagogy research that intersects with interdisciplinary and/or emerging scholarship around, for example, open pedagogy and open educational resources, online learning, and artificial intelligence. In sum, we seek manuscripts that examine communication pedagogy as it occurs across subfields in the communication discipline, in disciplines throughout the academy, and in contexts beyond the walls of higher education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Communication Studies and MediaSocial Sciences20.5%
- Communication in Education and HealthcarePsychology16.1%
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences7.9%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences5.4%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences4.1%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Educational Philosophies and PedagogiesSocial Sciences4.1%
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
ERICPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 97 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 105 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 98 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 105 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 72 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 57 |
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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- ≤ 125 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- Central States Communication Association
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2640-4524
- Electronic ISSN
- 2578-2568
- 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 Journal of Communication Pedagogy
How long does peer review take at Journal of Communication Pedagogy?
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 of Communication Pedagogy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 125 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Communication Pedagogy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Communication Pedagogy is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Communication Pedagogy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Communication Pedagogy 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .