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Chart of Indexes for

Communication Studies Journals

The chart below outlines which journals are indexed in specific periodical indexes and databases of interest to those doing Communication Studies research. The KEY identifies the full names of the indexes and databases in the chart.

KEY
ERIC= ERIC
 Acad Search = Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Soc. Abstr. = Sociological Abstracts
 SSCI = Social Sciences Citation Index Matlon = Index to Journals in Communication Studies
PsycINFO = PsycINFO
 MLA = MLA International Bibliography
Women Abst. = Studies on Women Abstracts
 Art 1st = Article 1st (FirstSearch) ComIndex = ComIndex

 
 
ERIC
PsycINFO
Acad Search
MLA
Soc. Abstr.
Women Abst.
SSCI
 Art 1st
Matlon
ComIndex
Advances in Telematics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
American Journalism
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Argumentation and Advocacy
X
 
X
 
X
 
 
 
 X
X
Asian Journal of Communication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Australian Journal of Communication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Australian Studies in Journalism
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Canadian Journal of Communication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Central States Speech Journal
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Communication
 
X
 
 
X
 
X
 
 
X
Communication Education
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
Communication Monographs
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
Communication Quarterly
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
X
X
Communication Reports
 
 
X
 
X
 
 
X
X 
X
Communication Research
X
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
Communication Research Reports
 
X
 
 
X
 
 
X
 X
X
Communication Studies
X
 
X
 
X
 
 
 
X
X
Communication Theory
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 X
X
Communication Yearbook
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
Critical Studies in Mass Communication
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
Critical Studies in Media Communication
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
X
X
Cultural Studies
 
 
X
 
X
X
X
 
 
 
 
ERIC
PsycINFO
Acad Search
MLA
Soc. Abstr.
Women Abst.
SSCI
 Art 1st
Matlon
ComIndex
Discourse and Society
 
 
X
 
X
X
X
X
 
 
Discourse Processes
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
Electronic Journal of Communication
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
European Journal of Communication
 
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Free Speech Yearbook
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Gannet Center Journal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Harvard International Journal of Press Politics
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
Health Communication
 
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Howard Journal of Communications
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
 
 X
X
Human Communication Research
X
X
X
 
X
 
X
X
X
X
International Journal of Communication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Iowa State Journal of Business and Technical Communication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Issues in Applied Linguistics
X
 
 
X
X
 
 
 
 
X
 
ERIC
PsycINFO
Acad Search
MLA
Soc. Abstr.
Women Abst.
SSCI
 Art 1st
Matlon
ComIndex
Journal of Applied Communication(s) Research
X
X
X
 
X
 
X
X
X
X
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
X
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
Journal of Business Communication
X
 
 
 
X
 
 
X
 
X
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Journal of Communication
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
Journal of Communication and Religion
X
X
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
Journal of Mediated Communication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Journal of Popular Culture
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
X
 
 
Journal of Public Relations Research
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
 
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
 
 
Journal of the American Forensic Association
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Journal of the Association for Communication Administration
X
X
Journalism History
 
 
X
 
 
 
X
 
X
Journalism Monographs
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
X
 
X
X
X
 
X
X
 
X
Journalism Quarterly
X
 
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
 
ERIC
PsycINFO
Acad Search
MLA
Soc. Abstr.
Women Abst.
SSCI
 Art 1st
Matlon
ComIndex
Management Communication Quarterly
X
 
 
 
X
 
 
X
 
X
Mass Comm Review
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Media, Culture and Society
 
 
X
 
X
X
X
X
 
X
Media Studies Journal
 
 
X
 
 
 
X
X
 
X
News Computing Journal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Nordicom Review
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
Operant Subjectivity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Organization Communication: Emerging Perspectives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Personal Relationships
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philosophy and Rhetoric
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
X
X
Political Communication
 
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Political Communication and Persuasion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Presidential Studies Quarterly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
Progress in Communication Sciences
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
Public Opinion Quarterly
 
X
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Public Relations Research Annual
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Public Relations Review
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Quarterly Journal of Speech
X
X
X
X
X
 
X
X
X
X
Research on Language and Social Interaction
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Rhetoric & Public Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rhetoric Review
X
 
X
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
Rhetorica
 
 
X
X
X
 
 
X
 
 
 
ERIC
PsycINFO
Acad Search
MLA
Soc. Abstr.
Women Abst.
SSCI
 Art 1st
Matlon
ComIndex
Semiotica
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
Small Group Behavior
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Small Group Research
 
X
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X
Southern Communication Journal
X
 
X
 
X
 
 
 
X
X
Southern Speech Journal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Southern Speech Communication Journal
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Speech Monographs
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Speech Teacher
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Studies in Communication
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
X
Text and Performance Quarterly
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
X
X
 
Today's Speech
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Western Journal of Communication
X
X
X
 
X
 
X
X
 X
X
Western Journal of Speech Communication
X
X
 
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
Western Speech
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
Western Speech Communication
X
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
X
Women's Studies in Communication
 
X
X
 
 
 
 
X
X
X
Written Communication
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
X
 
X

 
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Last updated: September 9, 2003