Communication and Democracy

Aims & Scope

Communication and Democracy is a peer-reviewed publication of the National Communication Association.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17643

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	25

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.272

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	8

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Weathering and weaponizing the #TwitterPurge: Digital content moderation and the dimensions of deplatforming

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Sebastiaan

• A Handmaid’s Tale: Amy Coney Barrett, originalism, and the specter of religion

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Calvin R., Joel L.

• Deflecting deliberation through rhetorical nihilism: “Stop the Steal” as an unethical and intransigent rival public

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Thomas A.

• Engagement with incivility in tweets from and directed at local elected officials

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Stephen A., Kate, Leah, Kaylin, Kun, Yejin, Jules L., Steven, Kevin, Yotam

• The rhetoric of democracy in United States Senate campaign debates

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Josh C., Joel Lansing, Mitchell S.

• “We’re just here working on a story:” First Amendment auditors, political culture, and the mediated public sphere

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Sean T.

• The power of names: The neoliberal imaginary in education policyspeak

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Kerry Ann

• The digital citizen as technoliberal subject: The politics of constitutive rhetoric in the European Union’s <i>Digital Decade</i>

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Jonathan

• Subordinating Plains Indians through conservation law: A rhetorical analysis of the Bison Protection Debate

  Citation: 2

  Authors: T. Jake

• Kyrie Irving, vaccine hesitancy, and the politics of rugged individualism

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Olivia S., Michael L.

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