Aims and Scope
Aims and Scope
The International Journal of Social Communication (IJSC) aims to provide an international, interdisciplinary, and open-access academic platform for the publication and dissemination of original research in media, communication, and related fields.
The journal seeks to advance theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge of communication phenomena and to encourage scholarly dialogue among researchers from Algeria, the Arab world, Africa, and the international academic community.
IJSC welcomes high-quality studies that examine communication and media processes within their social, cultural, political, technological, economic, educational, and institutional contexts.
Objectives of the Journal
- To publish original and methodologically rigorous research in media and communication studies.
- To promote interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary communication issues.
- To support academic exchange between researchers from different countries, institutions, and intellectual traditions.
- To increase the international visibility of research produced in Algeria, Africa, and the Arab region.
- To encourage research addressing digital transformation and emerging communication technologies.
- To contribute to the development of theories, methods, and professional practices in media and communication.
- To provide open and equitable access to reliable scholarly knowledge.
Scope of the Journal
The journal publishes research in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Media and communication theories
- Journalism and news studies
- Digital media and new communication technologies
- Social media and online communication
- Mass communication and audience studies
- Public relations and institutional communication
- Organizational communication
- Political communication
- Health, environmental, and crisis communication
- Educational and scientific communication
- Intercultural and international communication
- Media discourse and discourse analysis
- Semiotics and visual communication
- Media ethics and media law
- Media economics and management
- Communication policies and media regulation
- Advertising and marketing communication
- Public opinion and media effects
- Communication, identity, culture, and society
- Artificial intelligence and automated communication
- Data journalism and digital storytelling
- Media literacy and digital literacy
- Communication for development and social change
- Information and communication technologies
Types of Contributions
The journal considers the following types of scholarly contributions:
- Original research articles
- Theoretical and conceptual studies
- Empirical and field studies
- Comparative studies
- Systematic literature reviews
- Methodological studies
- Case studies
- Critical review articles
Interdisciplinary Orientation
IJSC encourages interdisciplinary research connecting communication studies with sociology, psychology, political science, education, economics, linguistics, cultural studies, information science, law, management, and digital technologies.
Geographical Coverage
The journal welcomes local, national, regional, comparative, and international research. Particular attention is given to studies dealing with Algeria, Africa, the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world, provided that they offer clear theoretical, methodological, or empirical contributions of interest to the wider scholarly community.
Out-of-Scope Submissions
The journal does not normally consider manuscripts that:
- Fall outside the fields of media, communication, or directly related interdisciplinary research.
- Contain no clear research problem, methodology, or scholarly contribution.
- Have already been published or are simultaneously submitted to another journal.
- Present purely descriptive content without analysis or interpretation.
- Do not comply with the journal’s ethical and editorial requirements.
- Contain unverified, fabricated, plagiarized, or improperly attributed material.
All submissions must demonstrate originality, academic relevance, methodological clarity, and a meaningful contribution to the field of media and communication studies.
