International Journal of Communication
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
[International Journal of Communication] provides free, peerâreviewed, online, multiâmedia 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 peerâreviewed journal funded by USC Annenberg; freely accessible to readers and authors under CC BYâNCâND 4.0; broad, global editorial board; multiâmedia 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 peerâreviewed research in communication
- 2Need for a credible, openâaccess venue to publish or read highâquality work
- 3Desire for a widely indexed journal with international authors and perspectives
Key Features
- 1Online, multiâmedia, peerâreviewed academic journal
- 2Open access with CC BYâNCâND 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, peerâreviewed scholarship
- 3Strong funding support from USC Annenberg
- 4Extensive, global editorial board and contributor base
- 5Wide indexing and notable Google Scholar ranking
Key Benefits
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Additional Product Information
Product Description
An online, multiâmedia, peerâreviewed 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, peerâreviewed 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 BYâNCâND 4.0.
Pricing Model
Readers access is free; authors do not pay publication charges according to the published license terms.
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