Abbreviated title (ISO 4) J. Vis. Commun. Publication history 2002-present | Language English | |
Discipline Journalism, Media studies, Communication studies Edited by Carey Jewitt, Theo Van Leeuwn, Michael Longford and Teal Triggs Publisher SAGE Publications (United Kingdom) | ||
Visual Communication is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers on the visual dimension of language and communication. The journal's editors are Carey Jewitt (Institute of Education), Theo Van Leeuwn (University of Technology, Sydney), Michael Longford (York University) and Teal Triggs (University of the Arts, London) . It has been in publication since 2002 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
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Scope
Visual Communication provides an international forum for the growing body of work in numerous interrelated disciplines. Its broad coverage includes: still and moving images; graphic design and typography; visual phenomena such as fashion, professional vision, posture and interaction; the built and landscaped environment; the role of the visual in relation to language, music, sound and action.
Abstracting and indexing
Visual Communication is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 0.340, ranking it 57 out of 67 journals in the category ‘Communication’.