Communication Law and Policy

Aims & Scope

The societal, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of communication, including the freedoms of speech and press, are undergoing dramatic global changes.

The convergence of the mass media, telecommunications, and computers has raised important questions reflected in analyses of modern communication law, policy, and regulation.

Serving as a forum for discussions of these continuing and emerging questions, Communication Law and Policy considers traditional and contemporary problems of freedom of expression and dissemination, including theoretical, conceptual, and methodological issues inherent in the special conditions presented by new media and information technologies.

The journal seeks research that is informed theoretically by First Amendment constitutional analyses, historical approaches to communication law and policy issues, contemporary social theory literature that treats the law as cultural forms, the sociology and philosophy of law, systems approaches, critical theory, and other appropriate theoretical bases.

The journal publishes rigorously reasoned and thoroughly researched studies based on traditional legal research, social science techniques, or ethnographic, international, or comparative analyses.

Communication Law and Policy also publishes articles using other appropriate approaches to pertinent topics.

Manuscripts are sought from those in the academic fields of journalism and mass communication, communication, telecommunications, law, business, sociology, political science, and cognate disciplines, as well as practicing attorneys, policymakers, and policy analysts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25553

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.137

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

• Where Has Media Policy Gone? Defining The Field In The Twenty-First Century

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Sandra

• Confucianism, Collectivism and Constitutions: Press Systems in China and Japan

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Betty H., Takeya, Christopher E.

• Responses to Internet Hate Sites: Is Speech Too Free in Cyberspace?

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Laura

• Honey v. Vinegar: Testing Compliance-Gaining Theories in the Context of Freedom of Information Laws

  Citation: 42

  Authors: David

• Regulating Social Media Platforms: A Comparative Policy Analysis

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Alex

• Government Regulation of "Adult" Businesses Through Zoning and Anti-Nudity Ordinances: Debunking the Legal Myth of Negative Secondary Effects

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Bryant, Bradley J., Daniel

• Media coverage and public opinion of the O. J. Simpson trial: Implications for the criminal justice system

  Citation: 26

  Authors: William J., James J., Benson P.

• Audience Measurement and Media Policy: Audience Economics, the Diversity Principle, and the Local People Meter

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Philip M.

• Fifty Years In A "Marriage Of Convenience": News Media And Military Censorship In Israel

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Hillel, Yehiel

• Many Spiders, One Worldwide Web: Towards a Typology of Internet Regulation

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Lyombe

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