ABOUT US

WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDIES, RESEARCH RESULTS, AS WELL AS RELATED TO THE NEW TRENDS, PRACTICE AND OTHER ACADEMIC RESEARCH AREAS

Media Literacy and Academic Research is a scientific journal focused on the academic reflection of media and information literacy issues, media education, critical thinking, digital media and new trends in related areas of media and communication studies. The journal is devoted to addressing contemporary issues and future developments related to the interdisciplinary academic discussion, the results of empirical research and the mutual interaction of expertise in media and information studies, media education as well as their sociological, psychological, political, linguistic and technological aspects.

Media Literacy and Academic Research is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (since April 2022 published only online). The journal is international and interdisciplinary, inviting contributions from across the globe and from various academic disciplines of social sciences.  It focuses on theoretical and empirical studies, research results, as well as related to the new trends, practices and other academic a research areas. Also encouraged are literature reviews, innovative initiatives, best practices in online teaching, institutional policies, standards and assessment. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Media Literacy and Academic Research welcomes article submissions and does not charge a publication fee.

The journal is now indexed in these databases: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) – Web of Science Core Collection, ERIH Plus, Ulrich’s Periodical Directory, CEEOL, CEJSH and Index Copernicus. Moreover the journal is under the indexing process with Scopus, Cabell´s Directories and EBSCO.

The members of the journal´s Editorial Board and Advisory Board are members of the International Communication Association, International Association for Media Education,  European Communication Research and Education Association, UNESCO-UNAOC UNITWIN Network for Media and Information Literacy, European Association for Viewers Interests, The Slovak EU KidsOnline Team and AlfaMed (Euro-American Inter-University Research Network on Media Literacy for Citizenship).

Media Literacy and Academic Research
E-ISSN: 2585-9188
EV/25/22/EPP
Publisher: IČO 36 078 913
mlar@ucm.sk