Journal profile
MediaTor
ISSN 1411-5883 · eISSN 2581-0758 · Universitas Islam Bandung · Indonesia
MediaTor: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MediaTor is published by Universitas Islam Bandung. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Media and Digital Communication and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi is an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on digital communication, media transformation, and contemporary communication practices in emerging societies. The journal emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives on digital media, visual communication, platform society, communication culture, and technological transformation in Asian and Global South contexts. Scope The journal welcomes original research articles in areas including: Digital communication and platform society Visual communication and digital culture AI-mediated communication Social media and networked society Media convergence and digital journalism Communication and religious society Political communication in digital environments Digital public sphere and civic engagement Communication and cultural identity Communication technology and social transformation Media representation and discourse studies Health, environmental, and risk communication in digital contexts Communication ethnography and digital communities Datafication, algorithms, and media society Emerging media practices in Asia and Global South
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ferry DarmawanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 13, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Malaysia 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences11.6%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science10%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Communication Studies and MediaSocial Sciences7.8%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences6.2%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences4.3%
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
Crossref, Google Scholar, SintaPublisher 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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 78 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 258 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 434 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 392 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 313 |
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 20 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 1,750,000 | Yes | CC BY-SA | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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
- Universitas Islam Bandung
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 1411-5883
- Electronic ISSN
- 2581-0758
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MediaTor
How long does peer review take at MediaTor?
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 MediaTor?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of MediaTor based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (13), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MediaTor?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MediaTor is indexed in DOAJ.
Is MediaTor open access, and what is the APC?
MediaTor is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .