Journal of Communications

What Journal of Communications does

The Journal of Communications (JCM) is a scholarly peer-reviewed international scientific journal established in 2006 and published bimonthly by Engineering and Technology Publishing, a private publisher based in Rowland Heights, California. It focuses on theories, systems, methods, algorithms, and applications in communications, serving academic researchers, industrial professionals, engineers, consultants, technology managers, educators, and policy makers. All papers undergo double-blind peer review and are published open access under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), with both online and print versions available. The journal is indexed in Scopus (CiteScore 3.8, 51st percentile), DBLP, CNKI, and Google Scholar, and operates an electronic manuscript workflow on the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform under the editorial leadership of Prof. Maode Ma (Qatar University).

Technically, JCM runs on commodity open-source publishing infrastructure: OJS for submission, tracking, and review management; standard DOI assignment under prefix 10.12720/jcm; and CC BY 4.0 licensing for barrier-free redistribution. The content library spans 2006 through 2026 across 20+ volumes, with ISSN 1796-2021 (online) and 2374-4367 (print). Operational metrics include a 32% acceptance rate and an average 92-day time-to-acceptance, positioning the journal as a mid-tier selective venue rather than a flagship.

The business model is article-processing-charge (APC) based, charging authors 800 USD per accepted paper, supplemented by a small print-on-demand stream at 150 USD per hard copy with worldwide delivery. Discounts on APC are available for journal reviewers, and submission or rejected-paper fees are not charged. Marketing and distribution are conducted through the journal website (jocm.us), indexing databases, direct email, and academic conferences. The journal generates no disclosed revenue, holds no patents, has no funding history, and operates with an undisclosed headcount as a single-product scholarly publication.

Name

Journal of Communications

Legal name

Journal of Communications

Website

https://jocm.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Journal of Communications (JCM) is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal published since 2006 by Engineering and Technology Publishing, serving communications researchers, engineers, and practitioners worldwide via OJS-based submission and CC BY 4.0 publication.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

STM Publishing (Science, Technical & Medical) (MPAJABAD)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Peer-reviewed research
• Open access publishing
• Communications research
• Scholarly publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Rowland Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay an APC of 800 USD per accepted paper to cover publication costs including online hosting, peer review management, and editorial operations.
2. Print Version Sales: Hard copy print version available for purchase at 150 USD per copy, including delivery. Provides physical access to published issues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Journal of Communications (JCM) is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes original research on communications theories, systems, methods, algorithms, and applications. Authors submit manuscripts through an OJS online submission system, undergo double-blind peer review, and pay an 800 USD Article Processing Charge upon acceptance. Accepted articles are published online under CC BY 4.0 license and made available in both open access and print formats, with print copies sold at 150 USD each.

Product overview

The Journal of Communications (JCM) is a single-product scholarly journal offering. It is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research articles on communications theories, systems, methods, algorithms, and applications. The journal operates as a unified platform providing open access publication services, including online submission via OJS, peer review, and both online and print publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journal of Communications (JCM) - Open Access Peer-Reviewed Publication A bimonthly scholarly peer-reviewed international scientific journal that publishes original research on communications theories, systems, methods, algorithms, and applications. Authors submit manuscripts through the OJS online submission system, undergo double-blind peer review, and pay an 800 USD Article Processing Charge upon acceptance. Accepted articles are published open access online under CC BY 4.0 license. Targeted at academic researchers, industrial professionals, engineers, consultants, managers, educators, and policy makers worldwide.
• JCM Print Version (Hard Copy Subscription) Physical print edition of the Journal of Communications offered for purchase at 150 USD per copy, including free worldwide delivery. Provides readers and libraries with tangible access to published issues alongside the open access online version.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.8 CiteScore 2025 (Scopus)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Engineering and Technology PublishingcoreOthersEngineering and Technology Publishing serves as the publisher of the Journal of Communications, handling production, distribution, and business operations from their office in Rowland Heights, CA, USA. They manage print publication and overall journal administration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Proceedings of the IEEE: IEEE's flagship review-oriented journal covering all areas of electrical and computer engineering including communications; broad incumbent that overlaps with JCM at the systems/topical level but operates at much higher prestige.
• Nature Communications: Nature Portfolio's broad-scope open-access journal that publishes high-impact communications/networking papers; an aspirational incumbent that draws top-tier submissions away from specialized journals like JCM.

Emerging players

• Sensors (MDPI): MDPI's open-access journal frequently carrying communications-networking and IoT-related papers; competes with JCM for open-access submissions, especially from Asia-Pacific authors.
• Frontiers in Communications and Networks: Frontiers' open-access journal on communications and networking research; comparable to JCM through its OA model and rapid review process targeting similar author demographics.

Direct peers

• IEEE Communications Magazine: A bimonthly IEEE publication covering communications technologies with practitioner and academic appeal, comparable to JCM in frequency and open-style content mix.
• Computer Communications (Elsevier): Elsevier's peer-reviewed journal on computer communications and networking, covering similar research topics as JCM and competing for the same author pool.
• Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics (Springer/Pleiades): Translation journal covering communications technology and electronics research; overlaps with JCM on applied communications topics and engineering readership.
• Wireless Personal Communications (Springer): Springer journal on wireless communications research, directly comparable to JCM in topic, peer-review model, and target author community.
• IEEE Transactions on Communications: IEEE's flagship peer-reviewed journal on communications theory, systems, and networks. It is the most authoritative direct competitor in the same scholarly communications space where JCM operates.
• International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley): Wiley's peer-reviewed journal covering communication systems and networks, comparable to JCM in scope and scholarly positioning within the communications field.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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