Digital Journalism

Aims & Scope

Digital Journalism provides a critical forum for scholarly discussion, analysis and responses to the wide ranging implications of digital technologies, along with economic, political and cultural developments, for the practice and study of journalism.

Radical shifts in journalism are changing every aspect of the production, content and reception of news; and at a dramatic pace which has transformed ‘new media’ into ‘legacy media’ in barely a decade.

These crucial changes challenge traditional assumptions in journalism practice, scholarship and education, make definitional boundaries fluid and require reassessment of even the most fundamental questions such as "What is journalism?" and "Who is a journalist?" Digital Journalism pursues a significant and exciting editorial agenda including: Digital media and the future of journalism; Social media as sources and drivers of news; The changing ‘places’ and ‘spaces’ of news production and consumption in the context of digital media; News on the move and mobile telephony; The personalisation of news; Business models for funding digital journalism in the digital economy; Developments in data journalism and data visualisation; New research methods to analyse and explore digital journalism; Hyperlocalism and new understandings of community journalism; Changing relationships between journalists, sources and audiences; Citizen and participatory journalism; Machine written news and the automation of journalism; The history and evolution of online journalism; Changing journalism ethics in a digital setting; New challenges and directions for journalism education and training; Digital journalism, protest and democracy; Journalists’ changing role perceptions; Wikileaks and novel forms of investigative journalism.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.4
2024	5.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	696

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2488

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.037

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

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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.

• Defining “Fake News”

  Citation: 1271

  Authors: Edson C., Zheng Wei, Richard

• Algorithmic Accountability

  Citation: 475

  Authors: Nicholas

• Fake News and The Economy of Emotions

  Citation: 468

  Authors: Vian, Andrew

• The Robotic Reporter

  Citation: 350

  Authors: Matt

• Clarifying Journalism’s Quantitative Turn

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Mark

• Quantitative analysis of large amounts of journalistic texts using topic modelling

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Carina, Wouter, Kasper

• Key Dimensions of Alternative News Media

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Kristoffer, Tine, Lena

• Algorithmic Transparency in the News Media

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Nicholas, Michael

• The Impact of Trust in the News Media on Online News Consumption and Participation

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Richard, Sora

• Actors, Actants, Audiences, and Activities in Cross-Media News Work

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Seth C., Oscar

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