Communication Studies

Academic Journals in Communication Studies

For the journals below, enter the title into our Journal Finder resource to check availability and submit an interlibrary loan request if needed.

International Communication Association

   Communication, Culture, & Critique

   Communication Theory

   Journal of Communication *top journal  

   Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 

   Human Communication Research 

National Communication Association

   Communication Education

   Communication Monographs

   Communication Teacher

   Critical/Cultural Studies

   Critical Studies in Media Communication

   Journal of Applied Communication Research

   Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

   Quarterly Journal of Speech *top rhetoric journal 

   Text and Performance Quarterly

Regional Associations

   Western Journal of Communication

   Communication Reports

   Southern Communication Journal

   Communication Studies

   Communication Research Reports

   Communication Quarterly

   Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

Other widely-cited, (inter)disciplinary journals:

   Communication Research

   Popular Communication

   Discourse & Society

   Health Communication

   Journal of Health Communication

   Management Communication Quarterly

   Howard Journal of Communications *top journal for race research in comm.

   Mass Communication & Society

   New Media & Society

   Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

   Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

   Journal of Family Communication

   Women’s Studies in Communication

   Women & Language

   Journal of Communication and Religion

   Communication & Sport

   Organization Studies

   Environmental Communication

   International Journal of Strategic Communication

   Journal of Risk Research

   International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

   Journal of Communication Management

   Public Relations Review

   Health, Risk, & Society

   Media, Culture, & Society

   International Journal of Communication

   International Journal of Advertising

   International Journal of Sports Communication
   (access at publisher's site, submit interlibrary loan requests for articles you want to access)

   Political Communication 

   Memory, Mind, & Media

   Social Media + Society

   Critical Studies in Media Communication

   Communication Studies

   Women's Studies in Communication

   Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies

   Catalan Journal of Communication and Cultural Studies

   Studies in Media and Communication

   International Journal of Communication and Linguistic Studies

   International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication

   Asian Communication Research

Please note: This list is not exhaustive; there are many specialized journals that are also widely used by communication scholars in topics like conflict management, crisis management, family and relationship communication, group dynamics, media studies, and more.  Communication Studies also borrows from and contributes to the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, sociology, political science, philosophy, business, education, and more.