Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
Journalism & communication monographs
ISSN 1522-6379 · eISSN 2161-4342 · Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Journalism & communication monographs: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; review about 56 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 28.6% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journalism & communication monographs is published by Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media, Journalism, and Communication History, together about 65.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journalism & Communication Monographs (JCM) is a quarterly journal that presents in-depth, long-form research on specific topics. It provides a venue for scholarly works, particularly those that provide a critical or applied synthesis of significant scholarship. Works especially are encouraged that speak to the broader field of journalism and … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences31%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences27.5%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities6.8%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science4%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities2.9%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences2.3%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences1.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q2 | 175/541 | 67th |
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 2 | 215 |
| 2025 | 17 | 3 | 259 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 272 |
| 2023 | 19 | 4 | 230 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 201 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 218 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
56 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28.6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 427 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Peer review
- AI use
AI use policy: all proposals and full manuscripts must adhere to AEJMC's official AI policy. Model summary
All proposals and full manuscripts must adhere to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's official AI policy: AEJMC Policy on Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval required for human subjects research; authors must indicate approval status or explain why approval was not sought or was exempted. Model summary
When the research involves human subjects, authors should indicate whether they have gotten approval for their research from an ethics committee or institutional review board and provide the name of this body. If ethics approval was not sought, or if an ethics body granted an exemption for the research, authors should explain why.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymization required: proposal document must be anonymized with no author identification in document or properties. Model summary
The proposal document should be uploaded as the “main document” and should be anonymized, such that author’s identification does not appear anywhere in the document or its properties.
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
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- ISSN
- 1522-6379
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-4342
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journalism & communication monographs
How long does peer review take at Journalism & communication monographs?
The publisher reports about 56 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28.6%. 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 Journalism & communication monographs?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; 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.
Which databases index Journalism & communication monographs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journalism & communication monographs is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journalism & communication monographs open access, and what is the APC?
Journalism & communication monographs is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .