Comunicacao e Sociedade

Aims & Scope

The Communication and Society is an academic journal that aims to deepen the analysis of communication phenomena and simultaneously contribute to the reading of social reality, according to theoretical and methodological tools of the different fields of humanities and social sciences.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Studying the political economy of media and information

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Janet

• Resgatar a participação: para uma crítica sobre o lado oculto do conceito

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Nico, Ana, Fábio

• Online Newspapers’ Readers’ Comments - Democratic Conversation Platforms or Virtual Soapboxes?

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Kim, Janne

• Castells, M. (2002). A Era da Informação: Economia, Sociedade e Cultura, Vol. I, A Sociedade em Rede. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Castells, M. (2003). A Era da Informação: Economia, Sociedade e Cultura. Vol. II, O Poder da Identidade. Lisboa: Fu

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Helena

• O Impacto da Covid-19 no Jornalismo: Um Conjunto de Transformações em Cinco Domínios

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Andreu

• How valuable is formal science training to science journalists?

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Sharon

• Participação num ambiente datificado: questões sobre literacia de dados

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Miren

• Why do i fall for the elf, when i am no orc myself? The ımplıcatıons of vırtual avatars ın dıgıtal communıcatıon

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Sercan

• Jornalistas em Tempo de Pandemia: Novas Rotinas Profissionais, Novos Desafios Éticos

  Citation: 10

  Authors: João, Joaquim, Paulo

• Migrants, refugees and othering: constructing europeanness. An exploration of Portuguese and German media

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Rita, Maria Manuel