Studies in Communication Sciences is an international journal that publishes original articles of high quality in all areas of communication, e.g. linguistics, semiotics, rhetoric, media, mass communication, corporate and institutional communication, management of communication, information and communication technology, formal models of communication, communication in educational environment, intercultural communication, sociology and psychology of communication. As a general forum for communication scholarship the Journal is especially interested in research whose significance crosses disciplinary and sub-field boundaries. The journal is jointly edited by the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Lugano (USI) and the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Studies (SGKM).

Authors are invited to submit original papers that are not under consideration for presentation elsewhere.

All submissions are thoroughly double-blind peer-reviewed for originality, soundness, significance, and relevance.

The Journal publishes full papers , short communications in form of focal articles, position papers, event reports, etc. Reviews of books or comments on papers may be commissioned. Studies in Communication Sciences is published two times a year. Each issue will contain approximately 250 pages. Each issue includes a Thematic Section focusing on a particular topic prepared with the assistance of a Guest Editor. Special Issues entirely devoted to specific topics are also published.

The information concerning the submission of papers for the forthcoming Thematic Sections and Special Issues can be found in the Calls For Papers page.