Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique
ISSN 1726-670X · tripleC · United Kingdom
TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique is published by tripleC and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Economy and Work Transformation, Social Media and Politics and Political Economy and Marxism, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society provides a forum to discuss the challenges humanity is facing in the capitalist information society today. tripleC is an open access journal focused on the critical study of capitalism and communication. Subscribe to tripleC's newsletter/e-list to receive updates about new articles, calls, and journal-specific information. The purpose of this list is to provide news about the journal, its content, calls for papers, and other journal-related information. It is operated in the form of a newsletter, to which users can anytime opt-in and opt-out. The journal promotes contributions to critical media and communication studies following the highest standards of peer review. It is a journal that focuses on critical information society studies and critical studies of the roles of media, digital media, the Internet, information, communication and culture in society. The journal disseminates articles that focus on the role of information in contemporary capitalist societies. For this task, articles should employ critical theories and/or empirical research inspired by critical theories and/or philosophy and ethics guided by critical thinking as well as relate the analysis to power structures and inequalities of capitalism, especially forms of stratification such as class, racism and other ideologies, and capitalist patriarchy. Papers should reflect on how the presented findings contribute to the illumination of conditions that foster or hinder the advancement of a global sustainable and participatory information society. It is the journal´s mission to encourage uncommon sense, fresh perspectives and unconventional ideas, and connect leading thinkers and young scholars in inspiring reflections. tripleC is a transdisciplinary journal that is open to contributions that critically and with a focus on power structures analyze the role of cognition, communication, information, media, digital media, the Internet, culture and communication in the information society. We are especially interested in how analyses relate to normative, political and critical dimensions of the information society and how they help illuminating conditions that foster or hinder the advancement of a global sustainable, inclusive and participatory information society. Focus and Scope Follow the journal and updates on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CommCapCritique Besides peer-reviewed pap
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 30, United Kingdom 18, Germany 12, Sweden 11, Canada 9 (122 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Economy and Work TransformationSocial Sciences12.1%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences11%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences10.1%
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences7.2%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Cognitive Science and Education ResearchNeuroscience3.7%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 248OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,018 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 131 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 85 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 100 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- reflections (non peer-reviewed)Reflections (Non Peer-Reviewed)Length not stated
- standard articlefile at any time. 2. Article Length The standard article length that authors should respect is 8,000 words. 3. Submission 3.1 Authors start with choosing the se…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Generative AI use is discouraged and not allowed; articles with indications of generative AI use may be rejected. Model summary
tripleC discourages and does not allow use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and other platforms for any purpose. It will reject articles where there are indications that Generartive AI was used or the editors have the impression that generative AI tools might have been used.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
tripleC is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal (ISSN: 1726-670X). All journal content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Austria License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Peer-reviewed open-access journal; content licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Austria. Model summary
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society provides full open access to its authors and readers. TripleC uses a CC-BY-NC-ND open access licence and is therefore a so-called diamond open access journal. For reading more about the Diamond Open Access model and why it makes sense, read this article:http://www.triple-c.at/index.php/t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Open and blind reviewing options; open reviewing encouraged for peer-reviewed sections. Model summary
tripleC offers two types of reviewing: Blind and open refereeing, in the latter case author names will be told to the reviewers and the reviewers will decide whether they will reveal their identity to the authors or not. We encourage authors and reviewers to choose open reviewing due to democratic reasons and in order to achieve transparency. Reflections (reviews, comments, discussions, interviews…
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
- tripleC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1726-670X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique
What CAS zone is TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique based?
Of the 122 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (30), United Kingdom (18) and Germany (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique open access, and what is the APC?
TRIPLEC-Communication Capitalism & Critique 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .