146 Communication journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Communication & Society | 1369-118X | 260 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| New Media & Society | 1461-4448 | 257 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journalism and Media | 2673-5172 | 210 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Social Media + Society | 2056-3051 | 193 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Knowledge Management | 1367-3270 | 182 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journalism Practice | 1751-2786 | 181 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Conference on Knowledge Management | 2048-8963 | 165 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Journalism | 1464-8849 | 158 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| VISUAL REVIEW International Visual Culture Review / Revista Internacional de Cultura Visual | 2530-4666 | 157 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Media and Communication | 2183-2439 | 151 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,46,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Journalism Studies | 1461-670X | 132 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Information & Knowledge Management | 0219-6492 | 129 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Singapore |
| Journal of International Students | 2162-3104 | 124 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly | 1077-6990 | 102 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Public Relations Review | 0363-8111 | 98 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Critical Studies in Media Communication | 1479-5809 | 97 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Media Culture & Society | 0163-4437 | 95 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Digital Journalism | 2167-0811 | 93 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Corporate Communications An International Journal | 1356-3289 | 92 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Scientific Research and Development Modern Communication Studies | 2306-2592 | 88 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| European Journal of Communication | 0267-3231 | 85 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Information Technology & Politics | 1933-1681 | 80 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Media War & Conflict | 1750-6352 | 79 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| First Monday | 1396-0458 | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Denmark |
| International Journal of Knowledge Management | 1548-0658 | 74 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Howard Journal of Communications | 1064-6175 | 72 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Mass Communication & Society | 1520-5436 | 70 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Media International Australia | 1324-5325 | 67 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems | 2059-5891 | 67 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Atlantic Journal of Communication | 1545-6870 | 64 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Intercultural Communication | 1404-1634 | 64 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Sweden |
| International Journal of Business Communication | 2329-4884 | 63 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Knowledge Management Research & Practice | 1477-8238 | 63 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Observatorio (OBS*) | 1646-5954 | 62 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| The International Journal of Press/Politics | 1040-1620 | 61 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Communication Culture and Critique | 1753-9129 | 60 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Applied Communication Research | 0090-9882 | 60 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Communications | 0341-2059 | 58 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Communication Management | 1363-254X | 58 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Revista Mediterránea de Comunicación | 1989-872X | 57 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Communication | 0021-9916 | 56 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Television & New Media | 1527-4764 | 56 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media | 0883-8151 | 55 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies | 1749-6020 | 54 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Prisma social | 1989-3469 | 54 | 1 | ≈ ₹8,162 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Political Communication | 1058-4609 | 53 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Doxa Comunicación Revista interdisciplinar de estudios de comunicación y ciencias sociales | 1696-019X | 52 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Canadian Journal of Communication | 0705-3657 | 51 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| South African journal of information management | 1560-683X | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹74,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| International Journal of Strategic Communication | 1553-118X | 49 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft | 1615-634X | 48 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| International Journal of e-Collaboration | 1548-3673 | 47 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Media Ethics | 2373-6992 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Explorations in Media Ecology | 1539-7785 | 45 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Intercultural Communication Research | 1747-5759 | 43 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Moscow University Bulletin Series 19 Linguistics and Intercultural Communication | 2074-1588 | 42 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Popular Communication | 1540-5702 | 42 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Anuario electrónico de estudios en Comunicación Social Disertaciones | 1856-9536 | 41 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| INFONOMY | 2990-2290 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| International Communication Gazette | 1748-0485 | 40 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| African Journalism Studies | 2374-3670 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Chinese Journal of Communication | 1754-4750 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Communication Theory | 1050-3293 | 38 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Knowledge and Learning | 1741-1009 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Knowledge Management and Practice | 1705-9232 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Communication Research and Practice | 2204-1451 | 37 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies | 2001-0818 | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Cross Cultural Management | 1470-5958 | 34 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Javnost - The Public | 1318-3222 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Slovenia |
| Public Relations Inquiry | 2046-147X | 34 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Asian Journal of Communication | 0129-2986 | 33 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Feedback International Journal of Communication | 3046-9465 | 33 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Radio & Audio Media | 1937-6529 | 33 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| News Research Journal | 3049-7841 | 33 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,27,517 to publish | No | No | |
| Central European Journal of Communication | 1899-5101 | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Journalism and mass communication | 2160-6595 | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Policy & Internet | 1944-2866 | 32 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| PSYCHOLINGUISTICS | 2309-1797 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Annals of the International Communication Association | 2380-8977 | 31 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Studies in Communication and Media | 2192-4007 | 31 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| grafica | 2014-9298 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Communication Inquiry | 0196-8599 | 30 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication | 1083-6101 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Media Watch | 0976-0911 | 30 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Knowledge and Process Management | 1092-4604 | 29 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Professional Discourse & Communication | 2687-0126 | 29 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI | 2695-5156 | 29 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Daena International Journal of Good Conscience | 1870-557X | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research | 2049-8799 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Public Relations Research | 1062-726X | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Media studies. | 3006-3671 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Communicare Journal for Communication Studies in Africa | 0259-0069 | 26 | 1 | ≈ ₹34,932 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Revista Internacional de Relaciones Públicas | 2174-3681 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| URU Revista de Comunicación y Cultura | 2631-2514 | 26 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Vivat Academia | 1575-2844 | 26 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Global Journal of Media Studies | 2095-9516 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Quantitative Description Digital Media | 2673-8813 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE COMUNICACIÓN EN SALUD | 1989-9882 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Communication and the Public | 2057-0473 | 24 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Sintaxis | 2594-1682 | 24 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
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