Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Media Asia
ISSN 0129-6612 · eISSN 2377-6277 · Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
Media Asia: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 62 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 86 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Media Asia is published by Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Journalism and Media Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1974, Media Asia is a peer reviewed journal that focuses on practices in journalism, advertising, public relations, entertainment and other aspects of media in Asia. It publishes relevant media-related studies in Asia like freedom, ethics, working conditions, ownership, campus press, community press, corporate media, alternative media, literacy, language and culture of impunity. Studies may be community-based, country-based or comparative. All submitted manuscripts are double anonymized reviewed. Media Asia also accepts non-refereed commentaries and reviews of books, films and other media. The journal is published quarterly by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. It is housed editorially in the Philippines. AMIC is a non-profit membership organisation established in 1971. Registered in Singapore, AMIC is currently based in Manila through the Philippines Women’s University and the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication consortium. Peer Review Integrity All research manuscripts are evaluated first by the Editor. If they are found to be well-written and well-researched, they are forwarded to at least two reviewers who are experts in the chosen topic. Media Asia publishes only manuscripts that are revised based on the evaluation of the reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Danilo Araña AraoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Philippines 3, Mainland China 1, Hong Kong, China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences23%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences18.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.3%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities4.1%
- ICT in Developing CommunitiesComputer Science3.6%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Language | Q2 | 316/1221 | 74th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 339/744 | 54th |
| Communication | Q2 | 258/541 | 52nd |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, J-Gate, OCLC, Portico, Sherpa Romeo, IngentaConnect, Informit full text contentPublisher 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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.96Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 82,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,085 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 1 | 343 |
| 2025 | 86 | 7 | 428 |
| 2024 | 49 | 2 | 432 |
| 2023 | 59 | 9 | 476 |
| 2022 | 52 | 6 | 435 |
| 2021 | 72 | 9 | 372 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 19 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 87 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (123 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- book, film and other media reviewsMedia Asia also accepts non-refereed commentaries and reviews of books, films and other media.Length not stated
- commentariesMedia Asia also accepts non-refereed commentaries and reviews of books, films and other media.Length not stated
- research articlesAll submitted manuscripts are double anonymized reviewed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal; option to publish open access. Model summary
Media Asia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review for submitted manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are double anonymized reviewed.
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
- Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
- ISSN
- 0129-6612
- Electronic ISSN
- 2377-6277
- Society / sponsor
- Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Media Asia
How long does peer review take at Media Asia?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 19–174 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Media Asia based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Philippines (3), Mainland China (1) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Media Asia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Media Asia is indexed in Scopus.
Is Media Asia open access, and what is the APC?
Media Asia is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .