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Media & Jornalismo
ISSN 1645-5681 · eISSN 2183-5462 · Instituto de Comunicacao da NOVA
Media & Jornalismo: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Media & Jornalismo is published by Instituto de Comunicacao da NOVA and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies, Media and Communication Studies and Social Media and Politics, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Media & Jornalismo (1645‘5681) é uma revista científica pioneira em Portugal na área dos estudos dos media e do jornalismo. O primeiro número foi lançado em 2002 pelo então CIMJ ”Centro de Investigação Media & Jornalismo, afirmando-se "na diversidade dos temas dos seus artigos, metodologias e reflexões" e sendo "um espaço promotor de discussão qualificada, não só na comunidade académica, mas também entre todos os que se interessam pelos media e pelo jornalismo nas sociedades contemporâneas." A revista é atualmente publicada pelo ICNOVA ”Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA, que integrou o CIMJ. Continua com periodicidade semestral (Abril e Outubro de cada ano), estando indexada nas bases SCOPUS, WoS, na Scielo e na DOAJ, praticando um rigoroso sistema de arbitragem científica e disponibilizando todo o seu conteúdo de forma livre e gratuita. A Media & Jornalismo publica investigação académica de topo e constitui um espaço de discussão qualificada para compreender as dinâmicas sociais e políticas ativadas pelos media e pelo jornalismo na sociedade contemporânea. A reflexão produzida contribui para um conhecimento aprofundado e crítico das várias dimensões, temporalidades e impactos de fenómenos comunicacionais complexos. Procura combinar uma variedade de problemáticas e enfoques, da história à sociologia, do direito à economia, das práticas, tecnologias e dos usos, e constituir um elemento de reflexão e debate na vasta comunidade interessada no âmbito específico dos media e do jornalismo. Foco e âmbito A Media & Jornalismo aceita artigos originais, assentes em metodologias empíricas e qualitativas. Procuramos especialmente atrair investigação que contribua de forma decisiva e inovadora para desenvolver novos métodos de análise, aplicar modelos teóricos a investigações empíricas, discutir e aplicar conceitos heurísticos, identificar e analisar fenómenos emergentes no campo dos media, refletir criticamente sobre as dinâmicas comunicacionais e tecnológicas da sociedade contemporânea e lançar novas interpretações sobre a história dos media. A revista aceita a submissão de artigos e recensões de livros e entrevistas em todas as áreas das ciências da comunicação com particular destaque para os estudos dos media e do jornalismo. Os seguintes temas constituem questões centrais de reflexão da Media & Jornalismo: Jornalismo, sociedade e democracia; media e identidades sociais; história e transformações nos meios de comunicação social; ética da comunicação e deontologia
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 5, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities11.5%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences8.9%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- History, Culture, and SocietyHealth Professions8.4%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science5.7%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CiteScore, SJR, JCR (WoS)Publisher 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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 94 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 68 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 |
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
- Instituto de Comunicacao da NOVA
- ISSN
- 1645-5681
- Electronic ISSN
- 2183-5462
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Media & Jornalismo
What CAS zone is Media & Jornalismo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Media & Jornalismo is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Media & Jornalismo based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (5), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Media & Jornalismo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Media & Jornalismo is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Media & Jornalismo open access, and what is the APC?
Media & Jornalismo 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: .