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Journal of Communication

The Journal of Communication is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles and book reviews on a broad range of issues in communication theory and research. It was established in 1951 and the current editors-in-chief are David R. Ewoldsen, Natascha Just, Chul-joo "CJ" Lee, and Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2018 impact factor is 3.753. The Journal of Communication is ranked fifth out of 88 journals in the category "Communication". It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Communication Association. Previously it was published by Wiley Online Library.

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Source
Journal of Communication
DisciplineCommunication studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byR. Lance Holbert
Publication details
History1951-present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
3.753 (2018)
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ISO 4J. Commun.
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ISSN0021-9916 (print)
1460-2466 (web)
LCCN56046080
OCLC no.01754508
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The Journal of Communication is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles and book reviews on a broad range of issues in communication theory and research. It was established in 1951 and the current editors-in-chief are David R. Ewoldsen (Michigan State University), Natascha Just (University of Zurich), Chul-joo "CJ" Lee (Seoul National University), and Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2018 impact factor is 3.753. The Journal of Communication is ranked fifth out of 88 journals in the category "Communication".1 It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Communication Association. Previously it was published by Wiley Online Library.2

Editors

The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the journal:

References

References

  1. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Communication". 2018 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2018.
  2. "Journal of Communication". doi:10.1111/(ISSN)1460-2466.
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