22 Communication journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 4 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 4: bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Mecedora Divulga | 3045-7114 | 109 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| COMeIN | 2014-2226 | 99 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Global Media and Social Sciences Research Journal | 2709-3425 | 74 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Pakistan |
| Writings in Romance-Germanic Philology | 2307-4604 | 55 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Avatares de la comunicación y la cultura. | 1853-5925 | 47 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Antigua & Barbuda |
| Proceedings of the Academy of Latin American Business and Sustainability Studies (ALBUS) | 2993-4613 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Russian journal of cultural studies and communication. | 2949-6330 | 25 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Intercultural Communication | 2451-0998 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Yeditepe Journal of Health Sciences | 3062-3650 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revista Română de Jurnalism și Comunicare | 1842-256X | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Romania |
| Saberes y Diálogos | 2789-8148 | 20 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Escribanía | 0123-6938 | 19 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| del prudente saber y el máximo posible de sabor | 1515-3576 | 16 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| #PerDebate | 2588-0896 | 15 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ecuador |
| Revista Científica de Comunicación Social Bausate | 2707-0336 | 15 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Peru |
| Eurasian Humanitarian Journal | 2587-6589 | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Medien - Aufklärung - Kritik | 2946-0778 | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Research Trends in Modern Linguistics and Literature | 2617-6696 | 12 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,721 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Journal of Media and Communication (JMC) | 2958-1095 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| PINAS GAZETTE Essays Stories & Poetry | 3082-6128 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| Media and Communication Frontiers | 3093-8392 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Musik und Medien | 2626-6199 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No |