Journal profile
Styles of Communication
ISSN 2065-7943 · eISSN 2067-564X · University of Bucharest Publishing House · Romania
Styles of Communication: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Styles of Communication is published by University of Bucharest Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Media and Digital Communication and Journalism and Media Studies, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main purpose of Styles of Communication is to show the unity existing within global diversity. As communication implies, besides the transfer of information to others and the decoding of the others’ messages, the production of meaning within (non)verbal texts/objects is closely connected to interculturality, creativity and innovation and it needs a refining of styles in order to avoid misunderstandings. This journal is a plea for interdisciplinarity as its aim is to include different perspectives on cultural studies, coming from different fields, such as communication, political and sociological studies, public relations, semiotics, linguistics, anthropology, translation studies and so on.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Camelia M. CmeciuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 15, Poland 13, United States 3, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences12.9%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science11.9%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7.9%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences4%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences4%
- Communication and COVID-19 ImpactSocial Sciences4%
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: Index Copernicus, Genamics Journal Seek, EBSCOhost
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 70 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsAll researchers are invited to submit their original research articles, book reviews, review articlesLength not stated
- original research articlesAll researchers are invited to submit their original research articles, book reviews, review articlesLength not stated
- review articlesAll researchers are invited to submit their original research articles, book reviews, review articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
Styles of Communication is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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
- University of Bucharest Publishing House
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2065-7943
- Electronic ISSN
- 2067-564X
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Styles of Communication
How long does peer review take at Styles of Communication?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Styles of Communication?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Styles of Communication based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (15), Poland (13) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Styles of Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Styles of Communication is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Styles of Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Styles of 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, 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: .