Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Journal. Mass Comm. Q. Edited by Louisa Ha | Language English Publisher Sage Publications | |
Former names Journalism Bulletin, Journalism Quarterly Discipline Communication, media studies | ||
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of communication and media studies. The editor-in-chief is Louisa Ha (Bowling Green State University). The journal was established in 1924 as the Journalism Bulletin, the flagship journal of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). It is published by SAGE Publications in association with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. It publishes original articles and book reviews on topics including theoretical and methodological developments in journalism and mass communication, international communication, media technologies and society, advertising, public relations, journalism history, media law and policy, media management and economics, political communication, and health communication.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Articles in the Journalism and & Mass Communication Quarterly are available online before they're published in the print edition. Full abstracts are available online and articles can be purchased individually. Individuals may subscribe to the print edition and all AEJMC members receive a copy of the print journal and full access to online archives.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2015 two-year impact factor is 1.159, ranking it 31 out of 79 journals in the category "Communication".