Journal profile
Retorika i komunikatsii
ISSN 1314-4464 · Institute of Rhetoric and Communications · Bulgaria
Retorika i komunikatsii: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Retorika i komunikatsii is published by Institute of Rhetoric and Communications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rhetoric and Communication Studies, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Media Studies and Communication, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes original research papers, review articles and brief reports, aimed to cover all aspects of research into rhetoric, media communication, public communication, intercultural communication, Internet communication, business communication, academic communication, pedagogical communication, advertising communication, visual communication, brand communication, marketing communication, argumentation, and applied linguistics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ivanka Mavrodieva, DSc andPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities17.1%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities15.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences7.4%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science5.4%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.7%
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: ROAD.issn.org, Scientific Indexing Services, SAIF – Scholar Article Impact Factor, GIF (General Impact Factor), EuroPub, CiteFactor
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 6 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 7 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 8 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 5 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-SA | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright License terms
Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
All articles are available under the conditions of Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access Model summary
The journal is free to access for users from countries around the world.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The review of manuscripts sent to the Rhetoric and Communications is done on the principle of a double-blind peer review.
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
- Institute of Rhetoric and Communications
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- Bulgarian, English
- ISSN
- 1314-4464
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Retorika i komunikatsii
How long does peer review take at Retorika i komunikatsii?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Retorika i komunikatsii?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Retorika i komunikatsii is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Retorika i komunikatsii open access, and what is the APC?
Retorika i komunikatsii 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .