Journal profile
Media Theory
ISSN 2557-826X · Simon Dawes, Centre d’histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (CHCSC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) · France
Media Theory: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Media Theory is published by Simon Dawes, Centre d’histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (CHCSC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cybernetics and Technology in Society, Media and Communication Studies and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Media Theory is an independent, online and open access journal of peer-reviewed, theoretical interventions into all aspects of media and communications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 40, Canada 16, United States 13, Germany 6, France 6 (98 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities16.6%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities8.3%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences8.1%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Media, Communication, and EducationSocial Sciences5%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities4.1%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science3.7%
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
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 132 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 161 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 93 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 63 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access: all content freely available without charge. Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution.
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
- Simon Dawes, Centre d’histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (CHCSC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2557-826X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Media Theory
How long does peer review take at Media Theory?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Media Theory based?
Of the 98 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (40), Canada (16) and United States (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Media Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Media Theory is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Media Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Media Theory 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: .