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Critical Studies in Media Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Media Studies and Communication, Gender, Feminism, and Media, Rhetoric and Communication Studies.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Critical Studies in Media Communication 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Gender, Feminism, and Media Rhetoric and Communication Studies Digital Games and Media Cinema and Media Studies
ISSN1479-5809
Citation impact (2-yr)0.43
h-index72
i10-index446
Total citations22,674
Top institutions publishing hereSchlumberger (Ireland)
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Critical Studies in Media Communication per year

28
2014
24
2015
49
2016
46
2017
44
2018
44
2019
41
2020
46
2021
35
2022
38
2023
60
2024
97
2025

Citation impact of Critical Studies in Media Communication by publication year

701
2014
429
2015
1.9K
2016
822
2017
1.1K
2018
616
2019
1.4K
2020
457
2021
278
2022
68
2023
47
2024
37
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Critical Studies in Media Communication

The age of Twitter: Donald J. Trump and the politics of debasement

Brian L. Ott · 23 Dec 2016

This essay explores the changing character of public discourse in the Age of Twitter. Adopting the perspective of media ecology, the essay highlights how Twitter privileges discourse that is simple, impulsive, and uncivil. This effect is demonstrated through a case study of Donald J. Trump's Twitter feed. The essay concludes with a brief reflection on…

From public sphere to public screen: democracy, activism, and the "violence" of Seattle

Kevin Michael DeLuca, Jennifer Peeples · 1 Jun 2002

The WTO protests in Seattle witnessed the emergence of an international citizens' movement for democratic globalization. With the tactical exploitation of television, the internet, and other technologies, Seattle also witnessed the enactment of forms of activism adapted to a wired society. In the wake of Seattle, this essay introduces the “public screen” as a necessary…

Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game: The Racialization of Labor in World of Warcraft

Lisa Nakamura · 28 Apr 2009

This article examines the racialization of informational labor in machinima about Chinese player workers in the massively multiplayer online role playing game World of Warcraft. Such fan-produced video content extends the representational space of the game and produces overtly racist narrative space to attach to a narrative that, while carefully avoiding explicit references to racism…

Gay characters in conventional spaces: Will and Grace and the situation comedy genre

Kathleen Battles, Wendy Hilton-Morrow · 1 Mar 2002

This paper explores how Will & Grace, which has been heralded in the popular press for its positive representations of gay men, situates the potentially controversial issue of homosexuality within safe and familiar popular culture conventions, particularly those of the situation comedy genre. This paper draws on feminist and queer theory to examine the liabilities…

The work of being watched: interactive media and the exploitation of self-disclosure

Mark Andrejevic · 1 Jun 2002

Recognizing that privacy rights are complicit in the very forms of economic monitoring and data gathering they ostensibly oppose, this essay offers a critique of corporate surveillance as a technique for exploiting the work of being watched. Consumers who submit to comprehensive surveillance in response to offers of convenience and participation perform valuable work for…

Critical Studies in Media Communication template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Critical Studies in Media Communication use?
Critical Studies in Media Communication uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Critical Studies in Media Communication 12 (3): 45–58.
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