Estudos em Comunicacao
Impact Factor Trend
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Aims & Scope
The main guidelines of the Journal editorial policy are oriented to the concepts of "citizenship" and "participation", understood from a communicational point of view, involving processes and devices of knowledge circulation and opinion formation in the political field in general, and in specific areas of public policy such as health, education, science culture, public opinion, gender and identity. As examples of priority interests areas one finds the following: journalism and public opinion; citizen, participatory and public journalism; responsibility and accountability of institutions, governments and companies; media and public sphere; social movements in the areas of environment, science, health, ecology, culture, identity and gender; media and political parties; political representation; new forms of online participation; methods of analysis of participation; digital democracy; media, deliberation and participation; communitarian communication; communication and development; policies of recognition and comparative studies of communication in different geographical and cultural contexts, among others.
Special Issues
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WoS Categories & Quartiles
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Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
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Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
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Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
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Percentage of female authors published in the journal
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Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
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Citations per Document
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisEstudos em Comunicacao (ISSN: 1646-4974) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Universidade da Beira Interior in Portugal. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.152 (Q4), an H-index of 9.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 1 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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