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Journal of Communication Template

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About the Journal of Communication format

Journal of Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Media Studies and Communication, Social Media and Politics, Communication in Education and Healthcare.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Journal of Communication has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Social Media and Politics Communication in Education and Healthcare Media Influence and Health Rhetoric and Communication Studies
ISSN0021-9916
Citation impact (2-yr)4.69
h-index232
i10-index2,441
Total citations274,451
Article processing charge$3,878
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Journal of Communication per year

77
2014
64
2015
77
2016
78
2017
88
2018
41
2019
51
2020
51
2021
52
2022
49
2023
52
2024
56
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Communication by publication year

11.2K
2014
6.5K
2015
4.2K
2016
8.3K
2017
8.5K
2018
1.5K
2019
2.6K
2020
1.7K
2021
1.3K
2022
784
2023
360
2024
154
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Communication

Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm

Robert M. Entman · 1 Dec 1993

In response to the proposition that communication lacks disciplinary sta-tus because of deficient core knowledge, I propose that we turn an osten-sible weakness into a strength. We should identify our mission as bring-ing together insights and theories that would otherwise remain scattered in other disciplines. Because of the lack of interchange among the disci-plines, hypotheses…

15,650 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Defining Virtual Reality: Dimensions Determining Telepresence

Jonathan Steuer · 1 Dec 1992

The game understanding has changed shape according to the possibilities and needs of the digital age and gained a digital structure and penetrated to our homes and even our pockets. Increasing the rate of involvement of games in our daily lives has also provided diversification of the ways people play games. There are many computer-based…

5,357 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Framing as a Theory of Media Effects

Dietram A. Scheufele · 1 Mar 1999

Research on framing is characterized by theoretical and empirical vagueness. This is due, in part, to the lack of a commonly shared theoretical model underlying framing research. Conceptual problems translate into operational problems, limiting the comparability of instruments and results. In this paper I systematize the fragmented approaches to framing in political communication and integrate…

3,263 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Framing, Agenda Setting, and Priming: The Evolution of Three Media Effects Models

Dietram A. Scheufele, David Tewksbury · 9 Nov 2006

This special issue of Journal of Communication is devoted to theoretical explanations of news framing, agenda setting, and priming effects. It examines if and how the three models are related and what potential relationships between them tell theorists and researchers about the effects of mass media. As an introduction to this effort, this essay provides…

2,545 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Framing European politics: A Content Analysis of Press and Television News

Holli A. Semetko, Patti M. Valkenburg · 1 Jun 2000

We investigated the prevalence of 5 news frames identified in earlier studies on framing and framing effects: attribution of responsibility, conflict, human interest, economic consequences, and morality. We content analyzed 2,601 newspaper stories and 1,522 television news stories in the period surrounding the Amsterdam meetings of European heads of state in 1997. Our results showed…

2,369 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Journal of Communication template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Communication format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Communication template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Communication use?
Journal of Communication uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Communication?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Journal of Communication document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Communication template?
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Who publishes Journal of Communication?
Journal of Communication is a multidisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. DocuGuru's Journal of Communication template matches Oxford University Press's official submission format.
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