About JCMC

Scope

The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) is a web-based, peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Its focus is social science research on computer-mediated communication via the Internet, the World Wide Web, and wireless technologies. Within that general purview, the journal is broadly interdisciplinary, publishing work by scholars in communication, business, education, political science, sociology, media studies, information science, and other disciplines. Acceptable formats for submission include original research articles, meta-analyses of prior research, synthesizing literature surveys, and proposals for special issues.

History

JCMC is one of the oldest web-based Internet studies journals in existence, having been published quarterly continuously since June 1995. The journal was started by Margaret McLaughlin and Sheizaf Rafaeli in response to the growth of CMC scholarship in the early- to mid-1990s. The founding editors had the vision to make JCMC an open-access, online journal. This, combined with high quality standards, proved to be a recipe for success: today JCMC is widely read and cited by CMC scholars around the world. In 2004, JCMC became an official journal of the International Communication Association.

Indexing in Databases

JCMC has good visibility within the social sciences. The journal is indexed in recognized databases such as PsychInfo, ERIC, and the ISI Social Sciences Citation Index.

Manuscript Submission and Acceptance Rates

JCMC currently receives more than 300 manuscript submissions annually. The acceptance rate (with minor revisions) in 2006 was 20%; an additional 28% of submissions were invited to be revised and resubmitted.