This article analyses special issues, also referred to as thematic issues, monographic issues, or supplements, a mode of scientific journal publishing that has rarely been studied. It presents a ...bibliometric analysis of the production of journals in the field of communication in the period 2015–2019 and studies the impact of the publication of special issues in this field. The sample analysed includes 21,458 articles and reviews, 524 special issues, 418 publishers, and 94 journals. The study considers the presence of special issues in communication journals and the distribution and number of papers published in them and compares the impact of papers published in this mode with papers published in regular issues. The results reveal that 19% of articles and reviews published in the period studied appeared in special issues, which generally contain the same number of articles as regular issues. Moreover, 75% of journals achieved a higher average impact factor with articles published in special issues than they did with articles in regular issues. It is concluded that the publication of special issues appears to offer the potential benefits of attracting submissions, increasing profits, and improving impact, although it also has disadvantages. A reflection is offered on the strengths and weaknesses of this publishing practice.
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The main objective of this study was to identify editorial practices related to time management in Spanish Communication journals and determine whether their time management is homogeneous, ...as well as to evaluate which journals are more agile, discover the differences between general and special issues, and identify practices that could streamline the publication process. To this end, we worked with an exploratory‐type methodology focused on content analysis. The sample analysed included 1,581 articles published in 2021 by the 62 Communication journals included in the
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(IDR) 2020, differentiating between those published in general and special issues, with the aim of focusing attention on the time elapsed from when journals receive articles until their final publication. The results reveal little homogeneity in policies regarding information on dates and confirms average times of more than 6 months for the duration of the process, with the publication process for special issues being more agile. The strength of this work lies in the demonstration of the need to work on common policies that enable the publication process to be streamlined while accelerating the availability of research results for the benefit of academia as well as society.
One of the main features of videos that popularise science on YouTube is the ability to interact with the videos and the YouTubers who generate them. However, some types of interaction are often not ...gender neutral. In order to identify whether there are gender differences in the type of comments posted on YouTube channels that popularise science, a content analysis of nine such channels hosted by Spanish macro influencers was conducted. A total of 221 videos and 18,873 comments were analysed to identify and classify comments of a personal nature relating to physical appearance, tone of voice, or intellectual capacity, among other aspects. The results show that 7.5% (1,424) of the total number of analysed comments were comments of a personal nature addressed to the channel’s host. Of the videos hosted by women, 95.3% contained at least one positive comment related to their physical appearance, compared to 27% in the case of men. Gender differences were mainly found in negative comments regarding the presenter’s intellectual ability or personality, with women most likely to receive them. These results show that women who face media exposure are more vulnerable to negative sexist comments, which may deter them from professionalisation in this area.
This article presents an analysis of the original content of fictional series created by one of the leading companies in the streaming television market, Netflix. This work aims at offering an ...in-depth study of the original series of the company Netflix, which will allow to classify these contents according to their strategic nature and, secondly, to offer a formal taxonomic overview on them. In addition, their forms, formats, languages, genres and thematic descriptors are analysed in order to establish a taxonomy for the classification of Netflix’s original content. To this end, this article is based on a quantitative method with qualitative contributions, adopting a descriptive but also exploratory approach. Its sample is made up of 490 series available on the Spanish version of the platform from its beginning in 2013 to 2019. The results lead to find a commitment to the production of fictional series with a global nature, but also focused on the local through alliances and productive methods with local businesses. Furthermore, the importance of in-house production as a present and medium-term future strategy is highlighted, together with the commitment to the division of production languages, considering local languages as a resource for the acceptance of the products. As for the predominant formats, a new trend marks how new audiovisual products are created by focusing, among other things, on reducing the duration and longevity of the series broadcast by the company.
Objectius: analitzar els continguts publicats pels principals health foodies espanyols amb la finalitat de conèixer tant l'ús que fan d'Instagram des del punt de vista gastronòmic i publicitari com ...el grau de compromís que aconsegueixen amb la seva audiència social.
Metodologia: es fa una anàlisi de 1.174 continguts publicats a Instagram per sis health foodies espanyols durant quinze dies. L'estudi es duu a terme des de tres perspectives: el compromís aconseguit amb la seva activitat, la presència d'elements propis de la gastronomia i la inserció de marques, productes i serveis en els continguts difosos.
Resultats: es detecta que un major nombre de seguidors no implica un major grau de compromís amb l'audiència social ni viceversa, que no solament promocionen marques relacionades amb l'alimentació i la gastronomia, i que l'alimentació vegana i de gust salat prevalen per damunt d'altres estils d'alimentació.
PurposeSearching, identifying and analysing the scientific literature on “corporate communication” published in scientific journals during the twenty-first century (2000–2021) and indexed in the ...Scopus database, as well as its possible relationship with COVID-19.Design/methodology/approachA systematic bibliographic search was carried out in Scopus and a subsequent analysis of the literature, based on variables such as year of publication, authorship, original language of the text, most used terms and concepts, journal titles, keywords and possible allusions to COVID-19 or the pandemic.Findings2023 results were initially identified, but after applying the filters that limited the results in time (2000–2021) and discriminated—according to the type of document—the results only to scientific articles, the sample finally analysed was 1,280 articles relating to “corporate communication”. It was found that these were mainly published in journals such as Corporate Communications and Journal of Communication Management, in English, and with an accentuated thematic dispersion, but mostly related to public relations, advertising and communication in general.Originality/valueThere is an article published in 2012, before the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Italian journal Igiene e sanità publica, which already established the relevance of researching the challenges and solutions to communication risks in health crisis situations.
A raíz del COVID-19 los periodistas han tenido que difundir información sobre cuestiones sanitarias siendo los encargados de traducir términos complejos a un lenguaje comprensible por la población ...general. Objetivo: Evaluar la comprensión lectora de los estudiantes de grados en comunicación sobre noticias publicadas en prensa relacionadas con el COVID-19; concretamente 1) Identificar su frecuencia de exposición a noticias; 2) Determinar su percepción de riesgo y 3) evaluar la comprensión terminológica específica. Metodología: Cuestionario online a estudiantes de grados en Periodismo, Publicidad y RR.PP. y Comunicación Audiovisual, de la UA y de la UMH. Resultados: El 79,6% (n=225) leyeron frecuentemente noticias relacionadas con el COVID-19 para mantenerse informados sobre problemas de salud. Menos de la mitad declaran conocer términos como “prevalencia” o “cribado”, y menos del 20% identifica correctamente la definición del concepto. Conclusiones: Baja comprensión de la terminología específica, lo que puede implicar una percepción incorrecta del riesgo.
El surgimiento de la nueva comunidad lectora BookTok ha permitido la aparición de la figura del influencer literario que difunde, a través de canales y contenidos propios, sus preferencias literarias ...a jóvenes usuarios interesados en la lectura. Este estudio analiza la estrategia comunicativa de los influencers literarios en TikTok. Se utiliza el análisis de contenido para estudiar los perfiles de los principales 30 influencers literarios españoles y los 1471 vídeos publicados entre el 24 de febrero y el 24 de abril del 2022 --coincidiendo con la campaña del Día Internacional del Libro-- y las entrevistas en profundidad a 7 booktokers para conocer su punto de vista con relación a sus contribuciones para el fomento de la lectura e incremento del consumo de libros en España. A partir del estudio se concluye que los influencers literarios colaboran con las editoriales debido al gran alcance que tienen sus contenidos. Además, intuyen que las acciones comunicativas y promocionales de libros que realizan los booktokers contribuyen al incremento en la venta y fomento de la lectura.
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