About Corporate Communications: An International Journal
Corporate Communications: An International Journal addresses the issues arising from the increased awareness that an organisation's communications are part of the whole organisation, and that the relationship an organisation has with its external public requires careful management.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Original Article — up to 8000 words
- Editorial — up to 1500 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper. When you submit to the journal, you’ll be able to choose keywords that describe the main topics of your paper from a list of recommended keywords, or you can add your own.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 30th March 2027
This special issue invites papers on how politicisation transforms CSR communication, spotlighting organisational legitimacy, accountability and stakeholder engagement amid regulatory disputes, partisan frames and polarised public spheres.
Guest editor(s): Klement Podnar, Laura Olkkonen, Visa PenttilÃ, UrÅ¡a Golob
Closes: 31st July 2027
The special issue is to explore the history of Public Relations. There is a necessity to know the history of the PR discipline in order to understand current practice and education.
Guest editor(s): Dr Anastasios Theofilou, Dr Tanya Le Roux, Dr Anastasia Veneti
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 3.3
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 268999
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 51.1 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 44 days
- Acceptance rate
- 22.6%
