Revista Icono 14-Revista Cientifica de Comunicacion y Tecnologias

Revista Icono 14-Revista Cientifica de Comunicacion y Tecnologias is published by Icono 14 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 Media and Digital Communication, Advertising and Communication Studies and Communication and COVID-19 Impact, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Vol. 24, No. 1 | annual (January–December) | Published: 1/1/2026 In this annual 2026 issue, ICONO14 addresses a decisive stage in the evolution of digital communication, marked by the consolidation of emerging technologies, the normalization of their social and professional uses, and an increasing debate around governance, regulation, ethics, and structural impact. After a period dominated by accelerated innovation, attention now shifts toward the critical assessment of consequences, the sustainability of communicative models, and the responsibilities of the actors involved. This issue maintains the journal’s annual open and continuous publication model, reinforcing ICONO14’s commitment to the permanent dissemination of original research that contributes to understanding, analysing, and guiding communication processes within an increasingly complex digital ecosystem. The journal’s five Thematic Sections (TS) structure the editorial framework of the issue, fostering a critical, applied, and forward-looking perspective that integrates theoretical, methodological, and empirical approaches. TS1. Interactive and Immersive Communication TS1 explores the progressive integration of XR environments, immersive experiences, and interactive systems across educational, cultural, informational, and corporate contexts. In 2026, particular emphasis is placed on sustained adoption models, the evaluation of real-world impact, and challenges related to accessibility, inclusion, representation, and equity within persistent digital environments. TS2. Audiovisual and Multimedia Innovation TS2 continues to analyse the evolution of audiovisual languages, formats, and production and consumption processes. This issue strengthens the discussion around the automation of content creation, the role of artificial intelligence in creative and industrial workflows, and its cultural, ethical, and industrial implications within an increasingly standardised technological landscape. TS3. Technological Challenges of Media and Information Literacy TS3 gains strategic relevance in a context characterised by sophisticated disinformation, algorithmic opacity, and information overload. This section prioritises research focused on advanced models of critical media literacy, transversal competencies, and institutional strategies aimed at strengthening citizens’ autonomy and resilience in complex media ecosystems. TS4. Computational Methods and Big Data in Communication TS4 advances the exploration of advanced data analysis techniques, incorporating emerging debates on model interpretability, computational ethics, scientific reproducibility, and the influence of algorithmic systems on public opinion formation, decision-making processes, and social behaviour. TS5. Advertising, Corporate Communication, and Emerging Technologies TS5 is consolidated as a key space for analysing the profound transformation of advertising, corporate communication, public relations, and intangible asset management in the context of advanced digitalisation. This section welcomes research examining the impact of technologies such as artificial intelligence, marketing automation, big data analytics, programmatic advertising, extended reality (XR), branded content, and neurocommunication on strategies, formats, and interaction dynamics between brands, organisations, and their publics. Interdisciplinary approaches, case studies derived from competitive research projects, comparative analyses across geographical contexts, and applied or methodological contributions with professional relevance are particularly encouraged.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Portugal 9, Argentina 4, Chile 3, Qatar 3, India 2 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

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EBSCO, CNKIPublisher website

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

3.4LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.48LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.99LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher)

12Publisher website · 2026-09-29

h-index

30OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

153OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.43OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

90%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

20LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Average review time (community reports)

about 16 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 16 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Icono 14

Country or region

Spain

Language

English, Spanish

ISSN

1697-8293

Latest issue on the website

Volume 24, Issue 1 (2026)

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