Aims and scope

Communication and Democracy is a peer-reviewed publication of the National Communication Association. Communication and Democracy welcomes the submission of manuscripts that engage areas of research that include, but are not limited to, the following:

• the study of values and practices connected to the “freedoms” typically associated with the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment: freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of association, freedom of religion;
• communication-based analyses of the establishment and maintenance of democracies;
• rhetorical studies of political institutions, elections, political parties, legal and judicial discourse, and civil society;
• communication-based analyses of democratic practices, theory, and culture;
• communication-based studies of social justice activism that contributes to democracy and/or democratic life;
• examinations of democracy and democratic practice in varied contexts (e.g., the workplace, media institutions, the military).

Communication and Democracy welcomes research from a variety of methodological perspectives, including rhetorical, critical/cultural, qualitative, and quantitative work.

For more details about how to submit your research to Communication and Democracy , please review our Instructions for Authors.

Unless specifically indicated otherwise, articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, including screening by the editor and review by at least two anonymous referees.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.