Aims and scope
The Journal of Radio & Audio Media is a semiannual publication designed to promote scholarly dialogues generated by various disciplinary and methodological points of view. The Journal welcomes interdisciplinary inquiries regarding radio’s contemporary and historical subject matter as well as those audio media that have challenged radio's traditional use. Scholars are invited to submit articles pertaining to any area of radio and audio media. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, formats and programming, new technology, policy and regulation, rating systems, commercial and noncommercial networks, radio history, management and innovation, personalities, popular cultures, uses and effects studies, propaganda, social movements, advertising and sales, market concentration, Internet and satellite radio, podcasting, alternative formats, diversity, gender and international radio.
Peer Review Policy
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two or more anonymous referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 50K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.628 (2023) SNIP
- 0.472 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 38 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 41 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 25 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 38% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
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.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
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
Editor
Tony DeMars
Lamar University
Editorial Assistants
Devin Stroink
Book Review Editor
Stephanie Longo - Penn State Scranton
Editorial Board
Alan B. Albarran - University of North Texas (retired)
Noah Arceneaux - San Diego State University
Joe Blaney - Illinois State University
Michael Brown - University of Wyoming
Mari Castaneda - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Todd Chambers - Texas Tech University
Andrew Clark - The University of Texas at Arlington
David Crider - SUNY-Oswego
Andy Curran - University of Cincinnati
Tony DeMars - Lamar University
David Dunaway - University of New Mexico
Douglas Ferguson - College of Charleston
Kim Fox - The American University in Cairo
Paul F. Gullifor - Bradley University
Joy Elizabeth Hays - University of Iowa
Stacey Irwin - Millersville University
Phylis Johnson - San Jose State University
Bill Kirkpatrick - Denison University
Anne F. MacLennan - York University
Marilyn Matelski - Boston College
Steven McClung - Mercer University
Bruce Mims - Southeast Missouri State University
Greg Newton - Ohio University
Robert Ogles - Purdue University
John Owens - University of Cincinnati
Stephen D. Perry - Regent University
Patricia Phalen - The George Washington University
Heather Polinsky- Central Michigan University
Jennifer Proffitt - Florida State University
Sam Sauls - University of North Texas (ret.)
Josh Shepperd - Catholic University of America
Steven Shields - University of North Georgia
Victor Jeffrey Shires - Purdue University North Central
Bruce Smith - Texas State University-San Marcos
Alan Stavitsky - University of Nevada, Reno
Jeffrey S. Wilkinson - Florida A&M University
Todd L. Wirth - Savannah College of Art and Design
Lady Dhyana Ziegler - Florida A&M University
International Editorial Board
Bruce Berryman - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Jean-Jacques Cheval - Groupe de Recherches et d'Etudes sur la Radio, France
Angeliki Gazi - University of Athens, Greece
John D. Jackson - Concordia University, Canada (ret.)
Brian O’Neill - Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Salvatore Scifo - Bournemouth University, England
Helen Shaw - Athena Media, Dublin, Ireland
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Journal of Radio & Audio Media 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?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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