Journal of Radio and Audio Media

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Radio & Audio Media is a semiannual publication designed to promote scholarly dialogues generated by various disciplinary and methodological points of view.

The Journal welcomes interdisciplinary inquiries regarding radio’s contemporary and historical subject matter as well as those audio media that have challenged radio's traditional use.

Scholars are invited to submit articles pertaining to any area of radio and audio media.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, formats and programming, new technology, policy and regulation, rating systems, commercial and noncommercial networks, radio history, management and innovation, personalities, popular cultures, uses and effects studies, propaganda, social movements, advertising and sales, market concentration, Internet and satellite radio, podcasting, alternative formats, diversity, gender and international radio.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.284

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17158

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	91

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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.

• Examining the Motives of Podcast Users

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Steven, Kristine

• Podcasting: A Decade in the Life of a “New” Audio Medium: Introduction

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Andrew J.

• A Golden Age of Podcasting? Evaluating<i>Serial</i>in the Context of Podcast Histories

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Richard

• Why Pod? Further Explorations of the Motivations for Independent Podcasting

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Kris M., Caroline E.

• <i>Undisclosed</i> Information—<i>Serial</i> Is <i>My Favorite Murder</i>: Examining Motivations in the True Crime Podcast Audience

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Kelli S., Kevin

• Immersive Audio Storytelling: Podcasting and Serial Documentary in the Digital Publishing Industry

  Citation: 81

  Authors: David O., Kyle J.

• Aural Parasocial Relations: Host–Listener Relationships in Podcasts

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Daniela, Imke

• The Podcast “Chitlin' Circuit”: Black Podcasters, Alternative Media, and Audio Enclaves

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Sarah

• Considerations—Reflections and Future Research. Everything Old is New Again: Podcasting as Radio's Revival

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Kris M.

• Podcasting and its Apps: Software, Sound, and the Interfaces of Digital Audio

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Jeremy Wade, Eleanor

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