About this journal

Aims and scope

The Chinese Journal of Communication (CJoC) is a scholarly publication aimed at elevating Chinese communication studies along theoretical, empirical, and methodological dimensions, while contributing to the understanding of media, information, and communication phenomena around the world. This fully refereed journal is an important international platform for students and scholars in Chinese communication studies to exchange ideas and research results, both with each other and globally. Interdisciplinary in scope, it examines subjects in all Chinese societies in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, and the global Chinese diaspora, which, in total, account for a quarter of humanity.


The CJoC welcomes scholarly works using social scientific or humanistic approaches on such topics as mass communication, journalism studies, telecommunications, rhetoric, cultural studies, media effects, new communication technologies, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, advertising and public relations, political communication, communications law and policy, and so on. Articles employing historical and comparative analysis focused on traditional Chinese culture as well as contemporary processes such as globalization, deregulation, and democratization are also welcome.

In addition to research articles, CJoC includes reviews of the field and subfields in Chinese communication studies as well as key issues in the Chinese media industry including film, Internet, mobile communication, creative industry, to mention just a few. A particular section is devoted to book reviews on various communication processes in Chinese societies.


Peer Review Integrity

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

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Volume 1, 2008, Issue 2

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 92K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.4 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 4.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.322 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.870 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 2 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 74 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 7% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor:
Francis L. F. Lee - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Associate Editors:
Hsuan-Ting Chen - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Shu-Chuan (Kelly) Chu - DePaul University, USA
Chih-Hui Lai - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Jingrong Tong - University of Sheffield, UK
Saskia Witteborn - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Angela Xiao Wu - New York University, USA
Lin Zhang - University of New Hampshire, USA

Book Review Editor:
Oliver N. K. Chan - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Editorial Assistants:
Daisy Xiaoxuan Cheng - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Fangyu Qing - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Manxin Xu - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Editorial Advisory Board Members:
Peng Hwa Ang - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wei Bu - Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Manuel Castells - University of Southern California, USA
Julie Yujie Chen - University of Toronto, Canada
Nick Couldry - London School of Economics, UK
William Dutton - University of Leeds, UK
Lei Guo - Fudan University, China
Louisa Ha - Bowling Green State University, USA
David Hesmondhalgh - University of Leeds, UK
Yu Hong - Zhejiang University, China
Yong Hu - Peking University, China
Chen-Ling Hung - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Ki Deuk Hyun - Akita International University, Japan
Crystal Li Jiang - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jianbin Jin - Tsinghua University, China
Yonghwan Kim - Dongguk University, Korea
Jeroen de Kloet - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chin-Chuan Lee - National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Hongtao Li - Fudan University, China
Luzhou Nina Li - Monash University, Australia
Jhih-Syuan (Elaine) Lin - National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Shih-diing Liu - University of Macau, Macau
Shuning Lu - North Dakota State University, USA
Yanqin Lu - Bowling Green State University, USA
Tom McDonald - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Toby Miller - University of California, Riverside, USA
Yi Mou - Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Ji Pan - Fudan University, China
Wenjing Pan - Renmin University of China, China
Maria Repnikova - Georgia State University, USA
Todd Lyle Sandel - University of Macau, Macau
Saif Shahin - Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Bo Shan - Wuhan University, China
Fei Shen - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Lijiang Shen - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Daniela Stockmann -  Hertie School of Governance, Germany
Chris Chao Su - Boston University, USA
Yue Tan - National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Harsh Taneja - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Ingrid Volkmer - The University of Melbourne, Australia
Cara Wallis - University of Michigan, USA
Song-In Wang - National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Lars Willnat - Syracuse University, USA
Guobin Yang - University of Pennsylvania, USA
Fanxu Zeng - Tsinghua University, China
Guoliang Zhang - Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Jingwen Zhang - University of California Davis, USA
Mingxin Zhang - Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Xinzhi Zhang - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Zhijin Zhong - Sun Yat-sen University, China
Baohua Zhou - Fudan University, China
Shuhua Zhou - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Zhiqiu Benson Zhou - NYU Shanghai China

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/ Indexed in: Current Abstracts; Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index®; Web of Science.

Open access

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