Communication studies is a fragmented field. As a result of its roots in various disciplinary
traditions, it is built on fluid intellectual boundaries with no theoretical or analytical center …

This book investigates and critically interprets the underrepresentation of the global South in
global knowledge production. The author analyses the serious bias towards scholars and …

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial international scientific research from high-
income countries, with fewer contributions from low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) …

This paper expands the framework of the Bourdieusian field theory using a world-system
theoretical perspective to analyze the global system of social sciences, or what might be …

Purpose Studying the nature of research progress in interrelated research domains is
important for evaluating the research productivity and to understand the current trends of the …

In this research, we analyzed all 79 Web of Science (WoS) indexed journals in
communication and media studies to disclose main publication patterns. We found that …

Since the 2000s, calls for de-Westernizing the international communication research have
been common, but their practical result has been very modest, as the share of non-western …

Abstract Self-citation patterns of 1,104 journals indexed in the 2018 edition of the Journal
Citation Reports were examined to assess the possibility of underlying rank manipulations …

In this research, we explored what has changed in the field of communication and media
studies since Edmund Lauf's research in 2005, in which he analyzed publication patterns of …

This study examined the geographical diversity and publication patterns of editors and
editorial board members in communication journals. The results indicated that the diversity …