International Journal of Communication

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

[International Journal of Communication] provides free, peer‑reviewed, online, multi‑media scholarly content in the field of communication, enabling broad visibility and access to global research.

Target Customer

{"Researchers and faculty in communication and related disciplines","Graduate students and scholars","Librarians and information professionals","Universities and research institutions"}

Key Differentiator

Open access peer‑reviewed journal funded by USC Annenberg; freely accessible to readers and authors under CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0; broad, global editorial board; multi‑media online platform with extensive indexing.

Implementation Timeline

Value delivered upon publication with immediate public access; indexing and visibility grow as new issues and articles are released each volume.

Pain Points

1Access barriers to peer‑reviewed research in communication
2Need for a credible, open‑access venue to publish or read high‑quality work
3Desire for a widely indexed journal with international authors and perspectives

Key Features

1Online, multi‑media, peer‑reviewed academic journal
2Open access with CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0 license
3Free access to articles; free for authors
4Search, browse by issue/by author/by title, and full text access
5Current Issue and Archives with a large, listed editorial board
6Platform appears to use Open Journal Systems (OJS) for management
7Highly indexed by multiple indexing services and Google Scholar

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1Founding Editor
2Founding Managing Editor
3Editor
4Managing Editor
5Managing Editor, Special Sections
6Webmaster
7Assistant Editors

Client Results

1Open, free public access to scholarly articles
2Articles indexed by major indexing services and cited by Google Scholar rankings (IJoC ranked 6th in Humanities/Literature & Arts journals and 9th in Communication journals per Google Scholar)
3Wide, global contributor and reader base with a long-standing editorial board

Competitive Advantages

1Open access and no author charges
2Credible, peer‑reviewed scholarship
3Strong funding support from USC Annenberg
4Extensive, global editorial board and contributor base
5Wide indexing and notable Google Scholar ranking

Key Benefits

1Free access to high‑quality research

2Peer‑reviewed content for credibility

3Wide indexing and discoverability

4Global, multidisciplinary perspectives

5Open licensing promoting reuse within license terms

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Additional Product Information

Product Description

An online, multi‑media, peer‑reviewed academic journal focused on communication, with free public access and open licensing.

Target Market

Academics, researchers, and students in communication; universities and libraries seeking open access scholarly content; research institutions worldwide.

Unique Value Proposition

Free, open-access, peer‑reviewed scholarship in communication with a robust, international editorial board and broad indexing, supported by USC Annenberg.

Technical Requirements

Access via standard web browsers; content managed via Open Journal Systems (OJS); articles available in full text (PDF/HTML) under CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0.

Pricing Model

Readers access is free; authors do not pay publication charges according to the published license terms.

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