About this journal

Aims and scope

Journalism Studies is a flagship journal in the field of journalism, which provides a forum for the study and critical discussion of journalism as both a subject of academic inquiry and an arena of professional practice. The journal’s editorial board and contributors reflect the intellectual interests of a global community of academics and practitioners concerned with addressing and analysing aspects that seek to provide a stronger foundation of knowledge in the field of journalism.

Journalism Studies pursues an ambitious agenda which encourages exploration of the widest possible range of media and specialisms associated with journalism. It does so by embracing the interdisciplinary nature of journalism studies, which has marked the field since its start. The journal is global in outlook and encourages submissions from a diverse range of geo-political backgrounds. Journalism Studies is committed to publishing work that meets the highest standards of scholarship. This means that manuscripts should be written for an international readership and substantially contribute to conceptual and theoretical models, adhere to measurement and methodological best practices, or advance our understanding of innovative methods and research issues in the field of journalism.

Journalism Studies’ broad scope includes:

  • Theories and conceptual frameworks of journalism
  • Epistemological concerns in journalism studies
  • Methodological best practices in journalism studies
  • Political dimensions of journalism
  • Ethical and legal concerns and practices in journalism
  • Social and cultural dimensions of journalism
  • Technology and journalism
  • Economic aspects of journalism
  • Journalism and its audiences
  • Historical inquiries into journalism
  • Issues of diversity in journalism
  • Journalism Education
All articles in Journalism Studies have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the editorial team and anonymised refereeing by at least two referees. Instructions for Authors can be found here.

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 566K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.8 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.5 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 5.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.739 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.549 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 14 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 91 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 23% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief

Folker Hanusch, University of Vienna, Austria

Associate Editors

Stephanie Edgerly, Northwestern University, USA
Mario Haim , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Claudia Lagos Lira, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Hayes Mabweazara, University of Glasgow, UK

Social Media Editor

Matt Carlson, University of Minnesota, USA

Founding Editor

Bob Franklin, Cardiff University, UK

Editorial Board

Abeer Al-Najjar, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Rosa Berganza, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Henrik Bødker, Aarhus University, Denmark
Sandrine Boudana, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Bonnie Brennen, Marquette University, USA
Peter Bro, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Matt Carlson, Saint Louis University, USA
Monica Chibita, Uganda Christian University, Uganda
H. Iris Chyi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Renita Coleman, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Martin Conboy, University of Sheffield, UK
Stephanie Craft, University of Illinois, USA
Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University, UK
Glenda Daniels, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Patrick Ferrucci, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Bob Franklin, Cardiff University, UK
Elfriede Fürsich,  University of Pittsburgh, USA
Brian Michael Goss, Saint Louis University-Madrid, Spain
Keith Greenwood, University of Missouri, USA
Peter Gross, University of Tennessee, USA
Bob Hackett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Dan Hallin, University of California San Diego, USA
Thomas Hanitzsch, University of Munich, Germany
Stephen Harrington, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Kaori Hayashi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Chen-Ling Hung, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Carolyn Kitch, Temple University, USA
Nete Nørgaard Kristensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Åsa Kroon, Örebro University, Sweden
>Risto Kunelius, University of Tampere, Finland
Claudia Lagos, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Francis L. F. Lee, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Libby Lester, University of Tasmania, Australia
Hongtao Li, Zhejiang University, China
Wilson Lowrey, University of Alabama, USA
Paolo Mancini, University of Perugia, Italy
Mireya Márquez Ramírez, Universidad Iberoamericano Ciudad de Mexico
Claudia Mellado, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile
Noha Mellor, University of Sharjah, UAE
Dimitra Milioni, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
David Miller, Bath University, UK
Serena Miller, Michigan State University, USA
Viola Milton, University of South Africa
George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Mervi Pantti, University of Helsinki, Finland
Zizi A. Papacharissi, University of Illinois-Chicago, USA
John Pavlik, Rutgers University, USA
Fabio Pereira, Université Laval, Canada
Chris Peters, Roskilde University, Denmark
Jyotika Ramaprasad, University of Miami, USA
Stephen Reese, University of Texas, USA
Ylva Rodny-Gumede, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Verica Rupar, AUT University, New Zealand
David Ryfe, University of Iowa, USA
Susana Salgado, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Klaus Schönbach, Northwestern University in Qatar
Kim Christian Schrøder, University of Roskilde, Denmark
Michael Schudson, Columbia University, USA
Annika Sehl, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany
Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University, Canada
Jane B. Singer, City University London, UK
Helle Sjøvaag, University of Stavanger, Norway
Slavko Splichal, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Linda Steiner, University of Maryland, USA
Jesper Strömbäck, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Jingrong Tong, The University of Sheffield, UK 
Elena Vartanova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Tim P. Vos, Michigan State University, USA
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University, UK
Haiyan Wang, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Stephen J. A. Ward, University of British Columbia, Canada
Janet Wasko, University of Oregon, USA
Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town, South Africa
David H. Weaver, Indiana University, USA
Lee Wilkins, University of Missouri, USA
Brian Winston, University of Lincoln, UK
Weiai (Wayne) Xu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/ Indexed in: America: History and Life; C S A Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; Communication Abstracts; Communication and Mass Media Complete; Current Abstracts; Electronic Collections Online; Historical Abstracts; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; OCLC; R I L M Abstracts of Music Literature; SCOPUS; Social Science Citation Index; Sociological Abstracts and Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts.

Open access

Journalism Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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Society information

Journalism Studies is affiliated with the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association,and is endorsed by:

  • European Journalism Training Association (EJTA)
  • European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

Members of the above groups can receive an individual print subscription to Journalism Studies ' at a special society member rate of US$103/£63. Contact +44 (0)20 8052 0501 or [email protected] to subscribe.

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