About Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society

Peer Review Overview

Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society, ISSN 3125-0955, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Publion. The journal applies a rigorous, transparent, fair, and academically responsible peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, relevance, and ethical integrity of all manuscripts submitted for publication.

The peer review process is designed to support editorial decision-making, improve the quality of scholarly manuscripts, and protect the credibility of the academic record. Editorial decisions are based on academic merit, relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, methodological soundness, originality, clarity of argument, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field.

Peer Review Model

The journal applies a double-blind peer review process. This means that the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process.

Authors are required to prepare an anonymized manuscript by removing names, affiliations, acknowledgments, self-identifying references, and any other information that may reveal their identity. Reviewers are also expected to maintain confidentiality and avoid any action that may reveal their identity to the authors.

The double-blind review model is used to reduce potential bias related to institutional affiliation, academic seniority, gender, nationality, personal relationships, academic competition, or other non-academic considerations.

Initial Editorial Screening

All submitted manuscripts undergo initial editorial screening before being sent to reviewers. At this stage, the editorial team evaluates whether the manuscript:

1. fits the aims and scope of the journal;
2. follows the author guidelines and manuscript template;
3. demonstrates sufficient academic quality for peer review;
4. presents a clear research problem, objective, method, findings, and contribution;
5. complies with publication ethics and research integrity standards;
6. meets originality and plagiarism requirements;
7. provides complete author information and manuscript metadata;
8. uses appropriate, relevant, and properly cited references;
9. is written in a clear, structured, and academically accountable manner.

Manuscripts may be returned to authors for technical revision before peer review if they do not follow the journal’s formatting, metadata, or submission requirements.

Manuscripts may be rejected without external review if they are outside the journal’s scope, lack sufficient scholarly quality, contain serious ethical concerns, show evidence of plagiarism or duplicate submission, or do not meet the basic standards of academic writing and research.

Reviewer Assignment

Manuscripts that pass initial editorial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise in the manuscript’s field, method, or topic.

Reviewers are selected based on academic competence, subject expertise, methodological knowledge, publication record, and absence of apparent conflicts of interest.

Authors are not allowed to select, assign, or contact reviewers directly. The editorial team is responsible for reviewer selection to preserve the independence and integrity of the peer review process.

Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

1. relevance of the manuscript to the journal’s aims and scope;
2. clarity and accuracy of the title, abstract, and keywords;
3. significance and originality of the research problem;
4. adequacy of the theoretical or conceptual framework;
5. appropriateness and transparency of the research method;
6. quality, validity, and clarity of findings;
7. depth of analysis and discussion;
8. connection between findings, theory, previous studies, and broader scholarly debate;
9. contribution to the development of knowledge, practice, or policy in the journal’s field;
10. novelty and potential scientific impact of the manuscript;
11. quality, relevance, and currency of references;
12. coherence between title, abstract, introduction, method, findings, discussion, and conclusion;
13. compliance with research ethics, plagiarism policy, data integrity, conflict of interest disclosure, and publication ethics.

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based comments. Personal criticism of authors is not acceptable. Reviewers should support their comments with clear reasoning and, where relevant, suggest areas for improvement.

Confidentiality

All manuscripts under review are confidential documents. Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff must not disclose, share, copy, cite, distribute, or use any part of the submitted manuscript for personal, academic, institutional, or commercial purposes before publication.

Reviewers must not contact authors directly regarding the manuscript. All communication between reviewers and authors must be managed through the journal’s editorial system or official editorial office.

Reviewers and editors must not upload confidential manuscripts or unpublished materials to public artificial intelligence tools or third-party platforms that may compromise confidentiality, intellectual property rights, or data protection.

Conflict of Interest in Review

Editors and reviewers must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that may affect the objectivity of the review process.

Conflicts of interest may include financial relationships, institutional affiliation, recent collaboration, personal relationships, academic competition, political interest, funding relationship, consultancy role, or any other condition that may influence judgment.

Reviewers must decline review invitations when they have a conflict of interest or when they feel unable to provide an objective evaluation.

Review Timeline

The journal conducts the peer review process in a timely manner while maintaining academic rigor. Reviewers are expected to submit review reports within the timeframe determined by the editorial office.

If a reviewer is unable to complete the review within the required period or feels unqualified to assess the manuscript, the reviewer should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Authors are notified of editorial decisions through the journal’s submission system or official editorial communication channel.

Editorial Decisions

After receiving reviewer reports, the editor makes one of the following decisions:

1. Accept Submission;
2. Revisions Required;
3. Resubmit for Review;
4. Decline Submission.

The final decision rests with the editor or editor-in-chief. Reviewer recommendations are important considerations, but they do not automatically determine the final editorial decision.

The editor considers reviewer comments, manuscript quality, ethical compliance, originality, relevance to the journal, contribution to the field, and the author’s response to revision requests.

Publication fees, institutional affiliation, personal relationships, sponsorship, or commercial considerations do not influence the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts.

Revision Process

Authors who receive a revision decision must submit a revised manuscript along with a response letter explaining how each reviewer and editor comment has been addressed.

The editor may evaluate the revised manuscript internally or return it to the original reviewers depending on the extent and substance of the revisions.

Failure to submit revisions within the specified timeframe without prior communication may result in withdrawal of the manuscript from the editorial process.

Integrity of the Peer Review Process

The journal does not tolerate manipulation of the peer review process, including fake reviewer identities, fabricated reviewer reports, inappropriate reviewer suggestions, coercive citation practices, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or attempts to influence editorial decisions through personal, institutional, financial, or political pressure.

Publion supports the editorial process but does not interfere with editorial decisions. Editorial independence is maintained to protect the credibility, fairness, and integrity of the journal’s scholarly publication process.

Indexing and Archiving

Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society, ISSN 3125-0955, is committed to improving the visibility, discoverability, citation, and long-term accessibility of published scholarly content. Indexing and digital preservation are important parts of responsible scholarly publishing because published articles should remain accessible to authors, readers, libraries, indexers, and the academic community over time.

The journal is developed to support clear metadata, stable article landing pages, full-text access, citation information, license information, and long-term content continuity. These elements are important for academic visibility, indexing readiness, citation tracking, and preservation of the scholarly record.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal may submit article metadata, citation information, and full-text records to relevant indexing services, scholarly databases, repositories, and discovery platforms according to each indexer’s technical requirements and evaluation criteria.

The journal is committed to maintaining indexing readiness through:

1. clear journal title and journal identity;
2. valid ISSN or e-ISSN information;
3. transparent publisher information;
4. accessible aims and scope;
5. visible editorial board information;
6. transparent peer review and editorial policy;
7. open access statement;
8. copyright and licensing information;
9. publication ethics statement;
10. plagiarism policy;
11. article metadata;
12. author names and affiliations;
13. abstract and keywords;
14. references;
15. DOI information when available;
16. article landing pages;
17. full-text files;
18. citation information;
19. publication dates;
20. archiving and preservation statement.

The journal does not claim inclusion in any indexing service until the journal has been officially accepted, listed, or verified by the relevant indexing body. Indexing status will be stated transparently on the journal website.

Indexing Status

The journal may display indexing status using clear categories such as:

1. In preparation;
2. Submitted;
3. Under evaluation;
4. Indexed;
5. Not currently indexed;
6. Not applicable.

This approach is used to avoid misleading claims and to ensure that readers, authors, editors, reviewers, and indexers receive accurate information about the journal’s current indexing position.

Citation Information

The journal supports proper citation and discoverability by maintaining article-level metadata. Published articles should include clear citation information such as article title, author names, journal name, volume, issue, year, page number or article number, DOI when available, publication date, and article landing page.

Authors and readers are encouraged to cite the official version of record published on the journal website.

Journal Metrics

The journal may display journal-level or article-level metrics when such data are available and technically reliable. Metrics may include article views, downloads, citations, indexing records, DOI records, and other forms of scholarly visibility.

Metrics should be presented as supporting information and should not replace qualitative assessment of academic quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and scholarly contribution.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

The journal is committed to ensuring the long-term accessibility, preservation, and integrity of all published scholarly content. Archiving and digital preservation are intended to:

1. preserve published articles and metadata for long-term access;
2. protect the scholarly record from technical failure, data loss, or platform discontinuity;
3. support discoverability, citation, and indexing;
4. ensure that published content can be restored when necessary;
5. maintain the integrity and authenticity of the journal’s published record.

Preservation Mechanism

The journal supports the use of recognized digital preservation mechanisms, including the PKP Preservation Network or other suitable preservation systems, when the journal meets the required technical and publication criteria.

The PKP Preservation Network is a preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project to preserve journals that use Open Journal Systems. It is designed to help ensure that published journal content remains accessible over time, especially for journals that are not preserved through other preservation services such as CLOCKSS or Portico.

The journal recognizes the principle of LOCKSS, or Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe, as an important model of distributed digital preservation. LOCKSS supports long-term preservation by allowing copies of digital content to be stored across participating preservation networks or libraries, reducing the risk of permanent loss caused by server failure, platform changes, or discontinuation of journal operations.

Current Preservation Commitment

Until a formal preservation network is technically activated, the journal will maintain published articles and metadata through the journal platform, publisher-managed backups, article landing pages, metadata records, and full-text files.

Once the technical and publication requirements are fulfilled, the journal may activate appropriate preservation features or preservation services such as the PKP Preservation Network, LOCKSS-based preservation, CLOCKSS, Portico, institutional repositories, or other suitable archiving systems.

The journal does not claim active participation in any preservation network until the relevant preservation service has been technically activated and configured. Any future participation in PKP PN, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, Portico, or other preservation services will be stated transparently on the journal website.

Metadata Preservation

The journal supports the preservation of article metadata to ensure long-term discoverability and citation. Preserved metadata may include:

1. article title;
2. author names and affiliations;
3. abstract and keywords;
4. volume, issue, year, and page or article number;
5. DOI when available;
6. references;
7. license information;
8. publication date;
9. article landing page;
10. full-text files.

Metadata preservation supports indexing, citation tracking, academic visibility, and continuity of the scholarly record.

Self-Archiving by Authors

Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal academic websites, research profiles, or other scholarly platforms, provided that the original publication in Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society is properly cited.

Self-archived articles should include the complete citation, journal name, volume, issue, year of publication, DOI when available, and a link to the official article landing page.

Website Migration and Content Continuity

If the journal changes its website, domain, hosting service, or publishing platform, PT. Publion Research Ventures will make reasonable efforts to maintain access to previously published content, preserve article metadata, and ensure that article links, DOI records, and archive records remain accurate and functional.

The publisher is responsible for supporting the technical and administrative processes required to preserve journal content. The publisher will maintain appropriate backup, metadata, and platform management practices to support the long-term preservation of published articles.

Relationship with Copyright and Licensing

Archiving does not transfer copyright from authors to the publisher. Archiving is conducted to protect long-term access, preserve the scholarly record, and ensure the continuity of published content.

Authors retain copyright over their published articles and grant the journal the right of first publication, including the right to publish, distribute, archive, preserve, and make the article available online under the applicable Creative Commons license.

Contact the Journal

For further information regarding manuscript submission, editorial process, peer review, revision, publication confirmation, payment confirmation, indexing information, or other journal-related inquiries, authors may contact the journal through the official contact information below.

Journal Contact

Journal: Comun: Journal of Communication and Digital Society
Publisher: PT. Publion Research Ventures
ISSN: ISSN 3125-0955
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Authors, reviewers, readers, and institutions are advised to use only the official contact information provided on this page. Communication related to submission, review, revision, payment, publication confirmation, indexing, and editorial inquiries should be conducted through the official journal or publisher contact to avoid misinformation, unauthorized communication, or fraudulent claims.

Manuscript Submission Inquiries

Authors may contact the journal for questions related to:

1. manuscript submission procedures;
2. author account registration;
3. manuscript file requirements;
4. manuscript template;
5. article metadata;
6. author information;
7. submission status;
8. revision submission;
9. publication confirmation.

Authors should ensure that all submitted manuscripts follow the journal’s author guidelines, manuscript preparation requirements, publication ethics, plagiarism policy, copyright and licensing policy, and conflict of interest policy.

Editorial Process Inquiries

Authors may contact the journal for questions related to:

1. initial editorial screening;
2. peer review process;
3. reviewer comments;
4. revision requests;
5. editorial decisions;
6. correction requests;
7. post-publication issues;
8. complaints and appeals.

The journal does not accept attempts to influence editorial decisions through personal, institutional, financial, political, or other non-academic pressure. Editorial decisions are made based on academic quality, relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, originality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field.

Payment and Publication Fee Inquiries

If the journal applies article processing charges, publication fees, or other publication-related payments, authors may contact the official journal or publisher contact for payment confirmation and administrative clarification.

Authors should not make payments to unofficial accounts, personal contacts, or third parties that are not clearly stated by the journal or publisher. Payment-related communication should use the official contact information listed on this page.

Indexing and Archiving Inquiries

Readers, authors, institutions, and indexing bodies may contact the journal for questions related to:

1. indexing status;
2. article metadata;
3. citation information;
4. DOI information when available;
5. article landing pages;
6. archiving and digital preservation;
7. repository and self-archiving information;
8. correction of metadata records.

The journal provides indexing and archiving information transparently through the journal website and official communication channels.

Technical Support

For technical issues related to the Publion platform, user accounts, dashboard access, submission errors, file upload issues, or page access problems, users may contact the official support channel provided by PT. Publion Research Ventures.

When contacting the journal or publisher, users are encouraged to include relevant information such as journal name, manuscript title, submission ID when available, corresponding author name, and a clear description of the issue.

Official Communication

The journal and publisher maintain clear, accountable, and professional communication with authors, reviewers, readers, editors, institutions, and indexing bodies.

Official communication should be conducted through the contact information listed on this page. The journal is not responsible for misinformation, unauthorized payment requests, or publication claims made through unofficial channels.