26 Communication journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 3 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 3: third 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Explorations | 2563-3198 | 67 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| International Journal of Advanced Mass Communication and Journalism | 2708-4450 | 58 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Rhetoric and Communications | 1314-4464 | 50 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced Linguistics | 2617-5339 | 43 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| PROBLEMS OF SEMANTICS PRAGMATICS AND COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS | 2413-5593 | 42 | 3 | UAH 1,800 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Intertext | 1857-3711 | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Moldova |
| deSignis | 1578-4223 | 36 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Language Studies and Modern Humanities | 2686-830X | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| InMediaciones de la Comunicación | 1510-5091 | 29 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Uruguay |
| Studia Linguistica | 2411-1562 | 27 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| NAWA Journal of Language and Communication | 1993-3835 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Tendencias Sociales Revista de Sociología | 2603-8366 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Ñeatá | 2718-7268 | 23 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Pacific Media Monographs | 3021-2634 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | New Zealand |
| SCRIPTA MUNDI. | 2960-8031 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Ecuador |
| Pensar la Publicidad Revista Internacional de Investigaciones Publicitarias | 1887-8598 | 20 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Journal de Comunicación Social | 2412-5733 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bolivia |
| Journal of Latin American Communication Research | 2237-1265 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Perspectives of Communication&Media | 3080-7417 | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University Series 9 Current Trends in Language Development | 2414-4797 | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| CM Communication and Media | 1452-7405 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| SAP Netnography | 3046-448X | 16 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Uruguay |
| Revista Internacional de Investigación y Transferencia en Comunicación y Ciencias Sociales | 2952-2560 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Communication Management Review | 2459-590X | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| The Journal of Public Interest Communications | 2573-4342 | 11 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Intercultural Communication & Interactions Research | 2768-1459 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No |