Journal profile · Communication, Media Studies, Internet Studies, International Studies, International Relations
Online Media and Global Communication
ISSN 2749-9049 · De Gruyter Mouton · China · Quarterly · Founded 2022
Online Media and Global Communication: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Online Media and Global Communication is published by De Gruyter Mouton. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Digital Communication, Media Studies and Communication and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Online Media and Global Communication (OMGC) ist eine Zeitschrift für qualitativ hochwertige Originalforschungsartikel über Theorien und Methoden zur Rolle der Online-Medien in der globalen Kommunikation als eine Q1 Scopus-indexierte Zeitschrift. Die Zeitschrift wird vom "Center for Global Public Opinion Research of China" und der "School of Journalism and Communication" der "Shanghai International Studies University" in China gesponsert. Es ist eine Open-Access-Zeitschrift, die in englischer Sprache veröffentlicht wird. Die Zeitschrift dient als Brücke zwischen der dominierenden englischsprachigen Welt und der nicht-englischsprachigen Welt, die aufgrund von Sprachbarrieren in der Forschung über Online-Medien und globale Kommunikation meist unsichtbar geblieben ist:Durch die strukturierten Zusammenfassungen aller Forschungsartikel und das einheitliche Schlagwortsystem in den sechs offiziellen Sprachen der Vereinten Nationen plus Japanisch und Deutsch (Arabisch, Chinesisch, English, Französisch, Italienisch, Russisch, Spanisch, Japanisch, und Deutsch) bietet die Zeitschrift eine leicht zugängliche Plattform für Nutzer weltweit.Das einzigartige zweispurige "single-blind"- und "double-blind"-Verfahren ermöglicht die Begutachtung von Manuskripten mit unterschiedlichen Identitätsebenen.Übersichtsartikel zum aktuellen Stand der Forschung im Bereich Online-Medien und globale Kommunikation in verschiedenen Ländern und Regionen.Übersetzte Artikel aus nicht englischsprachigen LändernStrebung nach einer führenden Plattform für den wissenschaftlichen Austausch im Bereich Online-Medien und globale Kommunikation zu sein.OMGC veröffentlicht Übersichtsartikel über den aktuellen Stand der Forschung zu Online-Medien und globaler Kommunikation in verschiedenen Ländern und Regionen, Original-Forschungsarbeiten zu Themen im Zusammenhang mit Online-Med ien und globaler Kommunikation sowie übersetz te Artikel aus dem nicht-englischsprachigen globalen Süden. Die Zeitschrift ist bestrebt, eine führende Plattform für den wissenschaftlichen Austausch auf dem Gebiet der Online-Medien und der globalen Kommunikation zu sein.Call for Papers Special Issue – AI Use in the Global South: Agency, Governance, and Knowledge ProductionGuest Editors: Amit Verma (Manipal University Jaipur, India), Svetlana S. Bodrunova (St. Petersburg State University, Russia), Comfort Ene Obaje (University of Benin Nigeria), and Abhishika Sharma (Manipal University Jaipur, India)Submission Dea
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Communication, Media Studies, Internet Studies, International Studies, International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science15.3%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences12.9%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences6.3%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences5.4%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q1 | 124/541 | 77th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLCPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 270 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 248 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 176 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 74 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 17 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single 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
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 | EUR 0 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Call for PapersDeadline
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- research articlewritten in clear and concise English A Research Article should normally be no more than 8,000 words in text in English If you have any general questions pleasemain text ≤ 8,000 words
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
- De Gruyter Mouton
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2022
- ISSN
- 2749-9049
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Online Media and Global Communication
Which databases index Online Media and Global Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Online Media and Global Communication is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Online Media and Global Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Online Media and Global Communication 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .