Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
ISSN 1986-3497 · Bastas
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 83 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies is published by Bastas 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, Impact of Technology on Adolescents and Media Studies and Communication, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies (OJCMT) is an international open access journal, rigorously peer-reviewed journal in the field of Communication and its related fields. OJCMT is interested in research not only on Theory and Practice of Communication and Media Studies but also new trends and developments, Communication in Education, Visual Communication and Design, Integrated Marketing Communication and Advertising. OJCMT publishes original research articles, review articles, interviews, and book reviews in the following research areas: Communication education Communication history Communication teacher Communication theory, practice, and policy Communicating civic engagement Communicating cultural studies Digital creative production Digital media distribution Digital technologies Ethics in communication and media Gender and communication Games and gaming technologies History of media technology Instructional technology Interpersonal/intercultural communication Mass communication Media development and communication technology Media technologies Mobile learning and education Social media Social media literacy Visual communication and design
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 Sciences12.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences12.5%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences9.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences9.7%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.2%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences3.6%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 735 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 7 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 123 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 486 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 891 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 231 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 300 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
83 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2023
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2022
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2021
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2020
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2019
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2018
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 83 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 112 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,250 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution International License Model summary
The articles published in this journal are licensed under the CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2025 Peer Review Metrics
Acceptance Rate (2025): 16% Acceptance Rate (2024): 20% Acceptance Rate (2023): 20% Acceptance Rate (2022): 33% Acceptance Rate (2021): 21% Acceptance Rate (2020): 21% Acceptance Rate (2019): 36% Acceptance Rate (2018): 44% Submission to first decision : 13 days Submission to acceptance: 83 days Submission to publication: 112 days update: June 16, 2026
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
- Bastas
- ISSN
- 1986-3497
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
What CAS zone is Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies 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.
What is the impact factor of Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies?
The publisher reports about 83 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies open access, and what is the APC?
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .