About the Journal

Journal History

[Jurnal The Messenger] is a peer-reviewed journal, published by the Department of Communication, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication, Universitas Semarang. Articles published are the results of research done on communication field, bringing the new sights on Cultural Studies, Integrated Marketing Communication, and Media. Starting from 2021, [Jurnal The Messenger] will publish three times (Regular Issues) a year (January-April, May-August, and September-December). It was first published in 2009.

Focus and Scope:

-). Cultural Studies: Representation Studies, Identity Studies, Minority Studies, Gender, Feminist Theory, Reception Studies, Popular Culture, Film Studies, Subcultures, Ideology, Hegemony, Texts and Readers.

-). Integrated Marketing Communication: Public Relations, Corporate Communication, Crisis Communication, Advertising, Brand Value, Digital Branding, Direct Selling, Promotion, Interactive and Digital Marketing Communication Studies.

-). Media: Memory and Media, Gender and Sexuality in the Media, Social Media, Media Globalization, Media Convergence, Media Literacy, Media Language, Media and Religion, Media and Technology.

[Jurnal The Messenger] is indexed at Science and Technology Index (SINTA), Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources (ROAD), Digital Object Identifier (DOI) prefix 10.26623 registered by Crossref, Dimensions, Index Copernicus International, Google Scholar, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Worldcat, GARUDA: Garba Rujukan Digital, and Scilit--Scientific Literature.

[Jurnal The Messenger] has been accredited by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia (RISTEKDIKTI), No. 30/E/KPT/2019 (Nov. 11, 2019) as Ranking 2 (SINTA 2)

Peer Review Process

Submitted papers are evaluated by double blind peer review for contribution, originality and relevance. The Editor shall inform you of the results of the review as soon as possible, hopefully in 6 months. Please notice that because of the great number of submissions that [Jurnal The Messenger] has received during the last few months the duration of the review process can be up to 10 months.

Publication Frequency

Online Submission (submitted papers MUST BE written in English, and with OUR TEMPLATE.
We strongly prefer to receive manuscripts via our online submission system. Using this system, authors can upload manuscript files (text, figures and supplementary information (including video), ASO (Authors' Statement of Originality) directly to our office and check on the status of their manuscripts during the review process. First, kindly please register as author, and then you should login to submit your papers. Please don't forget tick author when you make a registration.

Vol 18 No 3 (2026) (Regular Issue), deadline: June 1, 2026
Vol 19 No 1 (2027) (Regular Issue), deadline: October 1, 2026
Vol 19 No 2 (2027) (Regular Issue), deadline: February 1, 2027

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.