Communication Studies

Aims & Scope

Communication Studies is committed to publishing high-quality original scholarship focused centrally on communication processes.

Articles published in Communication Studies should represent the diversity of scholarship that comprises the study of communication, regardless of philosophical, theoretical, or methodological underpinnings.

Published essays and reports of studies should make important and noteworthy contributions to the advancement of communication scholarship.

Communication Studies supports research and writing free of sexism and other biases.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.604

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	56

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9586

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	284

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Measuring the sources and content of relational uncertainty

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Leanne K., Denise Haunani

• Framing Islam: An Analysis of U.S. Media Coverage of Terrorism Since 9/11

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Kimberly A.

• Articulating, antagonizing, and displacing: A model of employee dissent

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Jeffrey W.

• “Mistakes were made”: Organizations, apologia, and crises of social legitimacy

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Keith Michael

• Have You Come a Long Way, Baby? Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Sexism in 2008 Campaign Coverage

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Diana B., Kelly L.

• Relationships among attitudes and subjective norms: Testing the theory of reasoned action across cultures

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Hee Sun

• Family type and conflict: The impact of conversation orientation and conformity orientation on conflict in the family

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Ascan F., Mary Anne

• Investigating Helicopter Parenting, Family Environments, and Relational Outcomes for Millennials

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Kelly G., Melanie, Keith

• Workplace Relationship Quality and Employee Information Experiences

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Patricia M.

• Do Loss-Framed Persuasive Messages Engender Greater Message Processing Than Do Gain-Framed Messages? A Meta-Analytic Review

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Daniel J., Jakob D.

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