World of Media

Aims & Scope

The journal World of Media.

Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies (shortened – World of Media) has been published annually since 2009 by the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Since 2018, the journal appears on a quaterly basis (4 times a year).

World of Media represents a collection of original research in the field of media and journalism studies conducted by authors from diverse cities and institutions.

World of Media is aimed at promoting the development of media and journalism studies in both national and global contexts, and stimulating a wider public interest in the journalism theories, methods, findings and applications generated by research in communication and allied fields.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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 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.

• The three levels of digital divide in East EU countries

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Massimo, Hanna

• Journalism in the era of mobile technology: The changing pattern of news production and the thriving culture of fake news in Pakistan and Ghana

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Sadia, Gifty

• COVID-19 and online education: Digital inequality and other dilemmas of rural students in accessing online education during the pandemic

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Malini, Jishnu, Shamala

• Culture of impunity and safety of journalists: Is safe journalism a distant dream in Pakistan?

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Sadia

• The rise of digital authoritarianism: Evolving threats to media and Internet freedoms in Pakistan

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Sadia

• Testing the waters: TikTok’s potential for television news

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Karina, Elina

• Journalism pedagogy and ICTs in a time of pandemic: A case study of selected journalism schools in Southern Africa

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Mbongeni, Lungile, Trust

• Media web-sites environmental communication: Operational practices and news coverage

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Nikos, Minos-Athanasios, Matina, Andreas

• Reporting under fear and threats: the deadly cost of being a journalist in Pakistan and India

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Sadia, Prabhjot

• Theorizing Russian model of the digital divide

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Elena, Anna, Daniil, Elina, Olga