Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Medijske Studije-Media Studies
ISSN 1847-9758 · eISSN 1848-5030 · Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb · Croatia
Medijske Studije-Media Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medijske Studije-Media Studies is published by Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and Misinformation and Its Impacts, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Medijske studije su interdisciplinarni znanstveni časopis čiji je izdavač Fakultet političkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Časopis je pokrenut 2010. godine s ciljem da postane međunarodni forum za objavljivanje znanstvenih i stručnih radova te istraživanja s područja medija, komunikacija, novinarstva te odnosa s javnošću. Medijske studije objavljuju radove koji zadovoljavaju standarde važnosti i znanstvene izvrsnosti koji su potvrđeni dvjema pozitivnim recenzijama, a radovi se objavljuju na hrvatskom ili engleskom jeziku. Časopis se tiska u dva broja godišnje, u lipnju i prosincu.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences17.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences12.9%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences5.6%
- Digital literacy in educationComputer Science4.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science3.5%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | 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
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: ProQuest - Social Science Database, Social Science Premium Collection, HRČAK – Portal znanstvenih časopisa RH
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Medijske studije ne naplaćuju troškove autoricama i autorima niti kod predaje rada niti za objavljivanje rada. Sve troškove obrade teksta prije slanja na recenzije, za vrijeme recenzentskog postupka te, ukoliko je rad prihvaćen za objavu, sve troškove online objave rada, kao i tiskanja, snosi izdava Model summary
Medijske studije ne naplaćuju troškove autoricama i autorima niti kod predaje rada niti za objavljivanje rada. Sve troškove obrade teksta prije slanja na recenzije, za vrijeme recenzentskog postupka te, ukoliko je rad prihvaćen za objavu, sve troškove online objave rada, kao i tiskanja, snosi izdavač.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Recenzija: vanjske recenzije, podjednako tuzemna i inozemna, samo znanstveni i stručni radovi, dvostruko slijepa, dvostruka Model summary
Recenzija: vanjske recenzije, podjednako tuzemna i inozemna, samo znanstveni i stručni radovi, dvostruko slijepa, dvostruka
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
- Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 1847-9758
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-5030
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Medijske Studije-Media Studies
What CAS zone is Medijske Studije-Media Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medijske Studije-Media Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Medijske Studije-Media Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Which databases index Medijske Studije-Media Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medijske Studije-Media Studies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Medijske Studije-Media Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Medijske Studije-Media 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: .