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About the Mass Communication & Society format

Mass Communication & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication, Media Influence and Health.

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." Mass Communication & Society 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial Media and Politics Media Studies and Communication Media Influence and Health Media, Gender, and Advertising Misinformation and Its Impacts
ISSN1520-5436
Citation impact (2-yr)2.1
h-index93
i10-index665
Total citations43,974
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Mass Communication & Society per year

57
2014
43
2015
52
2016
46
2017
44
2018
49
2019
50
2020
61
2021
68
2022
45
2023
66
2024
69
2025

Citation impact of Mass Communication & Society by publication year

2.1K
2014
2.6K
2015
1.8K
2016
1.5K
2017
1.4K
2018
1.2K
2019
1.1K
2020
1.2K
2021
924
2022
325
2023
280
2024
86
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Mass Communication & Society

Uses and Gratifications Theory in the 21st Century

Thomas E. Ruggiero · 1 Feb 2000

Some mass communications scholars have contended that uses and gratifications is not a rigorous social science theory. In this article, I argue just the opposite, and any attempt to speculate on the future direction of mass communication theory must seri-ously include the uses and gratifications approach. In this article, I assert that the emergence of…

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Defining Identification: A Theoretical Look at the Identification of Audiences With Media Characters

Jonathan Cohen · 1 Aug 2001

In this article I argue that although the notion of identification with media characters is widely discussed in media research, it has not been carefully conceptualized or rig-orously tested in empirical audience studies. This study presents a theoretical discus-sion of identification, including a definition of identification and a discussion of the consequences of identification with…

1,870 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Agenda-Setting, Priming, and Framing Revisited: Another Look at Cognitive Effects of Political Communication

Dietram A. Scheufele · 1 Aug 2000

Agenda-setting, priming, and framing research generally has been examined under the broad category of cognitive media effects. As a result, studies often either examine all 3 approaches in a single study or employ very similar research designs, paying little attention to conceptual differences or differences in the levels of analysis under which each approach is…

1,159 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Cultivation Analysis: An Overview

George Gerbner · 1 Jun 1998

If future historians wanted to know about the common cultural environment of stories and images into which a child was born in the second half of the 20th century, where would they turn? How would they describe its action structure, thematic content, and representation of people? How would they trace the ebb and flow of…

Public Trust or Mistrust? Perceptions of Media Credibility in the Information Age

Spiro Kiousis · 1 Nov 2001

Abstract This article explores perceptions of news credibility for television, newspapers, and online news. A survey was administered to a randomly selected sample of residents in Austin, Texas, to assess people's attitudes toward these 3 media channels. Contingent factors that might influence news credibility perceptions, such as media use and interpersonal discussion of news, were…

Mass Communication & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Mass Communication & Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Mass Communication & Society template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Mass Communication & Society use?
Mass Communication & Society 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." Mass Communication & Society 12 (3): 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Mass Communication & Society document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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