European Journal of Communication

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Communication is interested in communication research and theory in all its diversity, and seeks to reflect and encourage the variety of intellectual traditions in the field and to promote dialogue between them.

The Journal reflects the international character of communication scholarship and is addressed to a global scholarly community.

Rigorously peer-reviewed, it publishes the best of research on communications and media, either by European scholars or of particular interest to them.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3096

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	419

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.297

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

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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 disinformation order: Disruptive communication and the decline of democratic institutions

  Citation: 852

  Authors: W Lance, Steven

• Reconstructing Mediatization as an Analytical Concept

  Citation: 464

  Authors: Winfried

• The Internet and Knowledge Gaps

  Citation: 440

  Authors: Heinz

• Twitter as arena for the authentic outsider: exploring the social media campaigns of Trump and Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Gunn

• Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy

  Citation: 317

  Authors: James, Shanto, Anker, Inka

• Where is the Frame?

  Citation: 285

  Authors: Baldwin

• A nuanced understanding of Internet use and non-use among the elderly

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Alexander JAM, Ellen J

• Deplatforming: Following extreme Internet celebrities to Telegram and alternative social media

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Richard

• `Tabloidization' of News

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Frank

• Power to the frame: Bringing sociology back to frame analysis

  Citation: 241

  Authors: Rens, Liesbet

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