International Journal of Communication

USC Annenberg Press

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International Journal of Communication is an open-access journal published by USC Annenberg Press in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 27 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.

Basic facts

Publisher
USC Annenberg Press
ISSN
1932-8036
Country
United States
Languages
english
Access
Open access
Articles in DOAJ
4911
Declared review time
27 weeks
Declared peer-review model
double_blind
Official website
https://ijoc.org

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  • DOAJ · 2020-02-17
Indexing
DOAJ
APC
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Declared review time (DOAJ)
27 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
Activity (OpenAlex)
Active — latest works 2026
PublishLens list status
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Descriptive metadata from public sources (DOAJ, OpenAlex, PubMed) as of the capture date shown — contains no assessment or judgment.

Articles in DOAJ

4911

Most recent article

last month

Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)

27weeks

Works in OpenAlex

327

Last recorded publication year

2026

Reported by OpenAlex in 2 of 3 sources (CC0 flags, not verified indexing)DOAJSciELOOpenAlex Core

h-index

21

i10-index

40

From OpenAlex open data (CC0).

Editorial & policy10
Last DOAJ review date
2025-11-26
Added to DOAJ
2020-02-17
Declared plagiarism screening
Declared
Other fees beyond APC
No
Editorial board
Official page ↗
Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
Open references deposited at Crossref
0%
ORCID iDs in current deposits
26%
Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
✓
Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
✓
Peer-review policy
View policy
Identity & continuity3
Alternate titles
IJoC
Source type
journal
NLM unique ID (PubMed)
101666451
Classification2

Subjects (DOAJ)

Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media

LCC codes

P87-96

Subject areas

  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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  • Digital Education and Society
  • Digital Education and Society
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Asian Culture and Media Studies
  • Asian Culture and Media Studies
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques
  • Wireless Communication Networks Research
  • Wireless Communication Networks Research
  • Digital Games and Media
  • Digital Media and Philosophy
  • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Digital Media and Philosophy
  • Digital Games and Media
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Computational and Text Analysis Methods
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Cinema and Media Studies
  • Cinema and Media Studies
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Computational and Text Analysis Methods
  • Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
  • Cultural Industries and Urban Development
  • Rhetoric and Communication Studies
  • Rhetoric and Communication Studies
  • Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
  • South Asian Cinema and Culture
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Cultural Industries and Urban Development
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Humor Studies and Applications
  • Antenna Design and Analysis

Keywords (DOAJ)

  • communication
  • social sciences
  • humanities
  • media studies

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