Aims & Scope

Journal of Social Cognition and Communication
Biannual Peer-Reviewed International Journal Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Journal Overview
Journal of Social Cognition and Communication is a biannual international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of social cognition, communication, media, and contemporary society. The journal provides an academic forum for high-quality theoretical, empirical, and methodological studies that examine how individuals, groups, institutions, and technologies shape cognition, meaning-making, interaction, and public discourse.
The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary scholarship that connects communication research with social psychology, media studies, digital society studies, political communication, cultural analysis, human–technology interaction, and related fields. It aims to foster rigorous dialogue on how cognition operates within communicative environments and how communication processes influence perception, judgment, identity, belief formation, and social behavior.
Scope of the Journal
Social Cognition in Communication Contexts
Studies of perception, interpretation, attribution, attention, memory, emotion, and judgment in interpersonal, mediated, and public communication settings.
Media, Information, and Public Understanding
Research on media influence, information processing, misinformation, agenda formation, framing, narrative persuasion, and audience cognition in digital and traditional media environments.
Digital Society and Human–Technology Interaction
Work addressing AI-mediated communication, algorithmic environments, platform society, online identity, digital publics, and cognitive responses to emerging technologies.
Culture, Belief, and Social Meaning
Contributions exploring ideology, religion, values, cultural cognition, symbolic systems, and the communication of social meanings across communities and institutions.
Public Opinion, Social Perception, and Collective Behavior
Analyses of public discourse, opinion formation, collective memory, social trust, stigma, polarization, identity negotiation, and communication in civic and political life.
Methods, Theory, and Conceptual Innovation
The journal welcomes theoretical interventions, methodological discussions, mixed-methods studies, computational approaches, and concept-building research relevant to social cognition and communication.
Topics of Interest Include, but Are Not Limited To
  • Social cognition and mediated communication
  • Communication psychology and audience perception
  • Media effects, framing, and narrative cognition
  • Digital media, platforms, and online interaction
  • AI communication, algorithmic influence, and cognitive response
  • Misinformation, trust, and information credibility
  • Public opinion, collective perception, and social judgment
  • Identity, self-presentation, and symbolic interaction
  • Political communication and public discourse
  • Religion, belief systems, and social meaning-making
  • Cross-cultural communication and comparative cognition
  • Communication ethics, technology, and society
Types of Contributions & Editorial Orientation
The journal publishes original research articles, theoretical papers, review articles, methodological studies, and short research communications. Submissions should demonstrate clear scholarly relevance, methodological rigor, conceptual originality, and engagement with international academic discourse.
The journal encourages submissions that are internationally oriented, conceptually grounded, and interdisciplinary in scope. Research may be qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, comparative, or computational, provided that it contributes meaningfully to the understanding of cognition in communicative and social environments.
As a biannual journal, Journal of Social Cognition and Communication publishes two issues per year and is committed to maintaining a selective, rigorous, and scholarly editorial standard.