Journal profile
Mediatization Studies
ISSN 2451-1188 · eISSN 2720-6106 · Wydawnitwo UMCS Lublin · Poland
Mediatization Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mediatization Studies is published by Wydawnitwo UMCS Lublin. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Media and Communication Studies and Media and Digital Communication, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to publish studies at the intersection of communication and media studies, including topics as politics (policy), culture, and society grasped by mediatization context. The general idea of the topics includes: political communication, media & communication studies; (inter)cultural communication; traditional and new media in local and global communication. The detailed topics 1) mediatization theory – conceptual studies devoted to its essence, different stages and manifestation, as well as its verification in diverse social conditions (conceptualizing mediatization); 2) methodological challenges for mediatization research; 3) changing roles of old media and new media usage (mediated- and computer-mediated communication; various aspects of media convergence); 4) dimensions of mediatization: mediatization of politics (power), policymaking and political participation;mediatization of popular culture and styles of life (transcultural and transnational perspectives; mediatization in late modernity; changing social practices of media usage and mediatized practices of everyday life);mediatization of religion in transnational and transcultural perspectives;mediatization of business and marketing techniques;understanding political, social and cultural change, using the lens of mediatization concept;philosophy of media(tization) and mediatized communication: axiology, epistemology, and ontology of mediatized world(s);media linguistics;social change inspired by mediatisation;media as political/cultural institutions;media and constructivism: mediated reflection of the real world and the construction of reality (“pictures of the world in our heads”);dynamics of mediatization processes in different geographical, political and cultural regions/environments (comparative mediatization research);political economy of mediatization;mediatization processes in historical perspective
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ewa Nowak-TeterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 14, Germany 2, Italy 2, Türkiye 2, United States 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences19.5%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences17.6%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science13.8%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences3.8%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences3.1%
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
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: IC Journals Master List, CEEOL - Central and Eastern European Online Library
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 69 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
“Mediatization Studies” takes its responsibility for respecting ethical principles at all stages of the publishing process. We are committed to ensuring compliance with ethical standards by everybody who is engaged in this process, including the representatives of the Publisher as well as Editors, Reviewers and Authors of the manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The journal is published in the form of a yearbook. Model summary
Mediatization Studies is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
1. Before submitting the manuscript, Authors must pre-review their papers according to the ‘Author’s Guidelines’ as well as the ‘Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement’.2. In the first step of the editorial process the submitted manuscript is pre-reviewed by the Editorial Board, who verify the compliance of the manuscript with the journal’s aims and scope policy. In this stage th…
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
- Wydawnitwo UMCS Lublin
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Polish, English
- ISSN
- 2451-1188
- Electronic ISSN
- 2720-6106
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mediatization Studies
How long does peer review take at Mediatization Studies?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Mediatization Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: 5; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Mediatization Studies based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (14), Germany (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mediatization Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mediatization Studies is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mediatization Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Mediatization Studies 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: .