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Peer reviewed only Open Access

Journal of Communication (JOC)

Publisher : Oxford University Press & International Communication Association
Communication policy makers Language
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e-ISSN 1460-2466
p-ISSN 0021-9916
Issue Frequency Bi-Monthly
Impact Factor 7.4
Est. Year 1951
Mobile 12127266006
DOI YES
Country United States
Language English
APC YES
Impact Factor Assignee Google Scholar
Email waisbord@gwu.edu

Journal Descriptions

The Journal of Communication (JOC) is the flagship journal of the International Communication Association and an essential publication for all communication specialists and policy makers. The Journal of Communication concentrates on communication research, practice, policy, and theory, bringing to its readers the latest, broadest, and most important findings in the field of communication studies. Journal of Communication also features an extensive book review section, and the symposia of selected studies on current issues. JOC publishes the best available scholarship on all aspects of communication. Since the journal seeks to be a general forum for communication scholarship, it is especially interested in research whose significance crosses disciplinary and sub-field boundaries. JOC’s current Impact Factor is 6.1*. In the Journal Citation Reports™ from Clarivate, 2024, JOC is ranked 3rd out of 227 journals in the communication category.

Journal of Communication (JOC) is :-

  • International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Communication, policy makers, Language, Linguistics, Social Sciences, culture, race, socialization, political, theory, research , Online or Print , Bi-Monthly Journal

  • UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0021-9916, E-ISSN: 1460-2466, Established: 1951, Impact Factor: 7.4
  • Provides Crossref DOI

  • Indexed in: Scopus, WoS, PubMed

  • Not indexed in DOAJ, UGC CARE

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Publications of JOC

Sexually Explicit Media, Gender Differences, and Evolutionary Theory
Neil M. Malamuth September, 1996
Discusses gender differences in response to sexually explicit mass media using an evolutionary framework. This theoretical approach contends that how people respond to current environments i...
Pornography and Sexist Attitudes Among Heterosexuals
Neil M. Malamuth August, 2013
Using a probability-based sample of young Danish adults and a randomized experimental design, this study investigated effects of past pornography consumption, experimental exposure to nonvio...
Why Pornography? Models of Functions and Effects
Neil M. Malamuth September, 1984
In this article we will discuss several ways in which the role of pornography in the lives of individuals as well as within society has been formulated in recent research and writing. As wil...