About this journal
Aims and scope
Journal metrics
Usage
- 14K annual downloads/views
Speed/acceptance
- 27 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 50 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 42 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 32% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Perry Parks, Michigan State University, USA
Associate Editor
Cristina Mislán, University of Missouri, USA
Book Review Editor
Joseph Jones, West Virginia University, USA
Online Content Coordinator
Josie Vine, RMIT University, Australia
Essay Coordinator
Willie R. Tubbs, University of West Florida, USA
Publications Committee Chair
Madeleine Liseblad, California State University,Long Beach, USA
Corresponding Editors
Craig Allen, Arizona State University, USA
Noah Arceneaux, San Diego State University, USA
Kaylene Armstrong, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, USA
Liz Atwood, Hood College, USA
A.J. Bauer, University of Alabama, USA
Maurine Beasley, University of Maryland, USA
Sid Bedingfield, University of Minnesota, USA
Jon Bekken, Albright College, USA
Diana Garrisi, Cardiff University, UK
Genelle Belmas, University of Kansas, USA
Mark Bernhardt, Jackson State University, USA
Ulf Jonas Bjork, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
Elizabeth Blakey, California State University Northridge, USA
Gregory A. Borchard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Marcel Broersma, University of Groningen, Netherlands
W. Joseph Campbell, American University, USA
Brian Carroll, Berry College, USA
Clara Champagne, Université de Montréal, CANADA
Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen, University of Idaho, USA
Dane Claussen, Nonprofit Sector News, USA
Ross Collins, North Dakota State University, USA
Mike Conway, Indiana University, USA
Erin Coyle, Temple University, USA
Brian Creech, Lehigh University, USA
George Daniels, University of Alabama, USA
Otávio Daros, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, BRAZIL
Juliette De Maeyer, Université de Montréal, Canada
Michael DiBari, Hampton University, USA
Bailey Dick, Bowling Green State University, USA
Aimee Edmondson, Ohio University, USA
Carolyn Edy, Appalachian State University, USA
John Ferré, University of Louisville, USA
Patrick File, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Teri Finneman, University of Kansas, USA
Michael Fuhlhage, Wayne State University, USA
Tim Gleason, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA
Karla Gower, University of Alabama, USA
Melissa Greene-Blye, University of Kansas, USA
Bridget Griffen-Foley, Macquarie University, AUSTRALIA
Kristin Gustafson, University of Washington Bothell, USA
Jason Lee Guthrie, Clayton State University, USA
Frank Harbers, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Meg Heckman, Northeastern University, USA
Nicholas Hirshon William Paterson University, USA
Karie Hollerbach, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Janice Hume, University of Georgia, USA
Cathy M. Jackson, Norfolk State University, USA
Flora Khoo, Regent University, SINGAPORE
Elliot King, Loyola University Maryland, USA
John Kirch, Towson University, USA
Carolyn Kitch, Temple University, USA
Chris Lamb, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
Gerry Lanosga, Indiana University, USA
Florence Le Cam, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Maddie Liseblad, California State University, Long Beach, USA
Christina Littlefield, Pepperdine University, USA
Jane Marcellus, Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Will Mari, Louisiana State University, USA
Thomas Mascaro, Bowling Green State University, USA
Teresa Mastin, Michigan State University, USA
Kathryn J. McGarr, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Wendy Melillo, American University, USA
Gwyneth Mellinger, James Madison University, USA
David Mindich, Temple University, USA
Joe Mirando, Southeastern Louisiana University, USA
Jennifer Moore, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA
Cayce Myers, Virginia Tech, USA
Mark Neuzil, University of St. Thomas, USA
Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Texas Southern University, USA
Len O’Kelly, Grand Valley State University, USA
Carole O’Reilly, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Henrik Örnebring, Karlstad University, Sweden
Lisa Parcell, Wichita State University, USA
Earnest Perry, University of Missouri, USA
Richard Popp, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Kate Roberts, Edenborg University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA
M.J. Robinson, Brooklyn College (City University of New York (CUNY)), USA
Errol Salamon, University of Stirling, UK
Willow Sauermilch, Louisiana State University, USA
Thomas R. Schmidt, University of California, San Diego, USA
Zef Segal, The College of Management Academic Studies, ISRAEL
Stephanie Seul, University of Bremen, Germany
Edgar Simpson, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Jeffery A. Smith, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Pete Smith, Mississippi State University, USA
Cylor Spaulding, California State University Fullerton, USA
Brian Steffen, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, USA
Ecaterina Stepaniuc, Independent scholar, USA
Christian Schwarzenegger, University of Bremin, Bremen, GERMANY
Brian Thornton, University of North Florida, USA
Debbie van Tuyll, Augusta University, USA
Carolina Velloso University of Maryland, USA
Kimberly Wilmot Voss, University of Central Florida, USA
Josie Vine, RMIT University, Australia
Carolina Velloso, University of Maryland, USA
Patrick Washburn, Ohio University, USA
Rob Wells, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, USA
James West, University of York, UK
Molly Yanity, Quinnipiac University, USA
Open access
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Association information
The Assocation for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) aims to improve professional practice by promoting the highest possible standard in education, research, freedom of communication and multi-cultural society in the classroom. Representing journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals, AEJMC is comprised of several divisions and interest groups to connect professionals with shared interests.
Journalism History is published by the History Division of AEJMC. The division conducts research into the journalism and mass communication industry, particularly newspapers, broadcasting, photojournalism, advertising and public relations. Members focus on the history of media relationships with the government and the history of journalism technology.
Membership of the AEJMC History Division provides a free subscription to Journalism History, as well as selected other AEJMC journals.
AEJMC publishes three journals with Taylor & Francis:
Mass Communication and Society
Visual Communication Quarterly
Journalism History
AEJMC is affiliated with the following Taylor & Francis journals:
Journal of Public Relations Research
Journal of Media Ethics
Journal of Media and Religion
Communication Methods and Measures
Communication Law and Policy
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