Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, INC.(AMIC) - ASIA

What Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, INC.(AMIC) - ASIA does

AMIC (Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Inc.) is a nonprofit professional association founded in 1971, originally based in Singapore and now headquartered in Manila, Philippines. It serves media communication educators, scholars, and practitioners across Asia and is positioned as Asia's oldest association in this field, with a network that spans universities in roughly 20 countries and an annual conference that has historically drawn several hundred participants.

AMIC's core products are two peer-reviewed journals — the Asian Journal of Communication (founded 1990, SSCI-indexed) and Media Asia (founded 1974) — co-published with Nanyang Technological University and distributed globally through Taylor & Francis. Beyond journals, AMIC runs a rotating annual conference (29th edition in Indonesia 2023, 30th in China 2024, 31st in India 2025), recognition programs including the AMIC Asia Communication Award and the newer Young Leaders Award (2025), a Knowledge Management certification course co-developed with CCLFI and AIJC, and recurring dialogue series such as Talk AMIC (including a January 2026 AI/elections roundtable) and Talk ASAP (Africa-Asia Pacific, launched 2023). Partnerships with UNESCO, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, NTU, and Taylor & Francis anchor the editorial and programming infrastructure.

AMIC operates as a membership-based nonprofit funded by institutional and individual membership dues, journal royalties and subscriptions, conference registration fees, book sales, and course fees for its KM certification program. It runs a small Manila-based secretariat rather than a scaled commercial team, has approximately 20 institutional members, and reinvests programmatic surplus into publications, awards, and regional convenings.

Name

Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, INC.(AMIC) - ASIA

Legal name

Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Inc.

Website

https://amic.asia

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AMIC is a nonprofit professional association founded in 1971 that serves media communication educators, scholars, and practitioners across Asia through two peer-reviewed journals, a rotating annual conference, awards programs, and educational courses, headquartered in Manila.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Professional association services
• Media research conferences
• Communication studies membership
• Scholarly publications network

Headquarters

HQ city

Manila

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Institutional and Individual Memberships: Annual membership fees from institutional and individual members across Asia. Institutional members include universities and communication schools.
2. Journal Publications: Revenue from publishing Asian Journal of Communication and Media Asia journals. The Asian Journal of Communication is co-published with Nanyang Technological University and Taylor & Francis. Annual revenue helps support the AMIC secretariat in Manila.
3. Book Sales: Sale of AMIC publications including AMIC@50: Turning Gold history book, Communication Theory: The Asian Perspective, and conference books of abstracts. Books sold through the website and third-party platforms like Shopee.
4. Conference Registrations: Registration fees from annual conferences. The 29th AMIC Annual Conference in Bandung, Indonesia (September 2023) recorded almost 300 participants including 237 parallel paper presenters from 22 countries.
5. Knowledge Management Courses: Revenue from the Knowledge Management Practitioner Certification Course offered in partnership with CCLFI. Course fees range from PHP 32,000 to PHP 36,000 with discounts available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AMIC is a nonprofit professional association that publishes peer-reviewed academic journals on Asian communication and media, hosts an annual academic conference, and operates membership, awards, webinar, certification, and book publication programs for communication educators, researchers, and media practitioners across Asia. Its deliverables include the Asian Journal of Communication, Media Asia, the AMIC Annual Conference, AMIC Awards, member-only webinars, certification courses, and AMIC-published books.

Product overview

AMIC is a professional association of Asian communication and journalism educators, researchers, and practitioners founded in 1971. The organization operates a platform of interconnected products and services centered on academic publishing, professional development, and scholarly exchange. Its core offerings include two flagship peer-reviewed journals published with Taylor & Francis — Asian Journal of Communication (launched 1990, indexed in SSCI) and Media Asia (launched 1974, indexed in Scopus) — along with annual conferences rotating across Asia-Pacific countries, the AMIC Asia Communication Award (established 2006) and its Young Leaders category, and institutional and individual membership programs providing access to publications and conferences. The portfolio extends to professional development through AMIC Webinars (virtual forums on topics like journal publication and e-teaching), the Knowledge Management Practitioner Certification Course (offered jointly with CCLFI and AIJC), and the Talk ASAP dialogue series (Asia-Africa & Pacific communication dialogue program). Supporting products include published books, conference Books of Abstracts, and quarterly newsletters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Asian Journal of Communication: A peer-reviewed international publication providing a venue for high-quality communication scholarship with an Asian focus. Published by Taylor & Francis, listed in Social Science Citation Index (SSCI).
• Media Asia

Products and services

• Asian Journal of Communication

Quantifiable outcome

• Asian Journal of Communication impact factor rose from 0.743 (2019) to 2.074 (2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Nanyang Technological University (NTU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTU's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information serves as joint publisher of the Asian Journal of Communication. NTU provides substantial support including course waiver for the editor and doctoral student as editorial assistant. The journal is co-owned by NTU and AMIC, with NTU entitled to half royalties but contributing all to AMIC support.
• Taylor & Francis Group (Routledge)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaylor & Francis publishes Asian Journal of Communication and Media Asia journals, providing global distribution, production services, and online hosting through tandfonline.com platform.
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO is an organizational partner supporting AMIC activities. AMIC engages with UNESCO policy frameworks including Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms (2023) and contributes to UNESCO policy discussions on digital platforms and AI regulation.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFES is listed as an organizational partner of AMIC, supporting the association's mission and activities.
• Chulalongkorn UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaculty of Communication Arts at Chulalongkorn University partnered with AMIC for the Talk AMIC 2026 Dialogue Series and Online Roundtable Discussion on AI, Social Media, and Elections in Asia (January 2026). Previously co-hosted the 22nd AMIC Annual Conference in 2014.
• Communication University of ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted the 30th AMIC Annual Conference in Beijing, China (September 24-26, 2024), bringing together communication scholars and practitioners from across Asia.
• Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted the 29th AMIC Annual Conference in Bandung, Indonesia (September 2023) with almost 300 participants from 22 countries. Conference theme: 'Talk ASAP: The Africa-Asia Pacific Dialogue on Communication Issues'.
• Far Eastern University (FEU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted the 29th AMIC Annual Conference in Bandung, Indonesia (September 2023) alongside UNPAD.
• Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIJC partners with AMIC and CCLFI for the Knowledge Management Practitioner Certification Course. AMIC serves as a host institution for AIJC activities.
• Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerANFREL supported the Online Roundtable Discussion on AI, Social Media, and Elections in Asia (January 2026), bringing election expertise to the forum alongside AMIC and Chulalongkorn University.
• Community and Corporate Learning for Innovation (CCLFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCLFI partners with AMIC and AIJC to deliver the Knowledge Management Practitioner Certification Course, an online mentored program with almost 200 graduates from 30 countries since 2013.
• Philippine Women's UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for AMIC headquarters, providing office space at the PWU Annex Building in Manila.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Others

• Taylor & Francis Group (Routledge): Global academic publisher that distributes AMIC's two flagship journals via tandfonline.com and provides production services. Comparable as a publishing infrastructure partner rather than a competitor, but materially shapes AMIC's distribution economics and global reach.

Direct peers

• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC): US-based scholarly association for journalism and mass communication educators that runs an annual conference and operates multiple interest divisions. Directly comparable to AMIC's educator/researcher membership base and conference model, though concentrated in North America.
• Broadcast Education Association (BEA): International academic association for professors, industry professionals, and students in broadcasting, media, and related fields. Comparable to AMIC as a communication educator-focused association with conference programming, though more specialized in broadcast media.
• World Journalism Education Council (WJEC): International council of journalism education associations promoting journalism training worldwide. Comparable to AMIC's journalism education mission and global academic convening role, though operating more as an umbrella organization than as a journal/conference producer.
• International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR): Global academic association for media and communication researchers that organizes annual conferences, publishes academic journals, and coordinates thematic sections. Closely comparable to AMIC in scholarly society model, journal/conference products, and member demographics, with a global rather than Asia-specific footprint.
• European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA): European regional scholarly association for communication researchers and educators, organized around thematic and country sections with an annual conference. Comparable to AMIC in regional scholarly society structure, conference programming, and member-services model.
• National Communication Association (NCA): US-based scholarly association for communication studies educators and researchers, hosting a large annual convention and publishing multiple journals. Directly comparable to AMIC in mission and product mix but with substantially larger scale and US-centric membership.
• International Communication Association (ICA): Premier international academic association for communication research, publishing multiple journals (e.g., Journal of Communication, Communication Theory) and hosting an annual conference. Directly comparable to AMIC in mission, membership-based model, journal publishing, and conference programming, but with global (vs. Asia-focused) remit.

Regional players

• Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA): Regional scholarly association for communication and media studies researchers in Australia and New Zealand, with an annual conference. Comparable to AMIC's regional scholarly society model and educator/researcher membership base, but focused on Australasia rather than Asia.
• Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA): Regional press freedom and media development organization operating across Southeast Asia with advocacy, training, and convening functions. Comparable to AMIC in Asia-focused media sector convening but oriented toward press freedom advocacy rather than scholarly publishing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/amic_asia
• Facebookfacebook.com/amicglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amic-asia
• Instagraminstagram.com/amic1971

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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