Critical Studies in Media Communication

Aims & Scope

Critical Studies in Media Communication (CSMC) is a peer-reviewed publication of the National Communication Association.

CSMC publishes original scholarship in mediated and mass communication from a cultural studies and/or critical perspective.

It particularly welcomes submissions that enrich debates among various critical traditions, methodological and analytical approaches, and theoretical standpoints.

CSMC takes an inclusive view of media and welcomes scholarship on topics such as • media audiences • representations • institutions • digital technologies • social media • gaming • professional practices and ethics • production studies • media history • political economy.

CSMC publishes scholarship about media audiences, representations, institutions, technologies, and professional practices.

It includes work in history, political economy, critical philosophy, race and feminist theorizing, rhetorical and media criticism, and literary theory.

It takes an inclusive view of media, including newspapers, magazines and other forms of print, cable, radio, television, film, and new media technologies such as the Internet.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12326

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	147

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.463

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	59

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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.

• The age of Twitter: Donald J. Trump and the politics of debasement

  Citation: 411

  Authors: Brian L.

• From public sphere to public screen: democracy, activism, and the "violence" of Seattle

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Kevin, Jennifer

• Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game: The Racialization of Labor in World of Warcraft

  Citation: 199

  Authors: Lisa

• The work of being watched: interactive media and the exploitation of self-disclosure

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Mark

• Pranking rhetoric: “culture jamming” as media activism

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Christine

• On “Having Been There”: “Eyewitnessing” as a Journalistic Key Word

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Barbie

• Gay characters in conventional spaces: Will and Grace and the situation comedy genre

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Kathleen, Wendy

• <i>Ellen</i>, Television, and the Politics of Gay and Lesbian Visibility

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Bonnie

• Constructing Rhetorical Borders: Peons, Illegal Aliens, and Competing Narratives of Immigration

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Lisa A.

• Asking more of Siri and Alexa: feminine persona in service of surveillance capitalism

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Heather Suzanne

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