Communication Theory
Last updated ISSN 1050-3293
Communication Theory is published by Wiley in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,235.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Communication Theory concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Media Studies and Communication
- Social Media and Politics
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Media Influence and Health
- Management and Organizational Studies
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Key facts
| Publisher | Wiley |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1050-3293, 1468-2885 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,235 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,248 |
| Publishing since | 1987 |
| Journal website | www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-COMT.htm |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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