World of Media

Welcome Message

Anna Gladkova
Deputy Dean for International Affairs,
Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Editor-in-Chief

To the authors, reviewers and readers of World of Media

Dear colleagues,

It gives me a great pleasure to offer you the current edition of World of Media.

Launched in 2009, World of Media has gone a long way from a faculty yearbook to peer-reviewed indexed journal with truly international profile, global reach and a wide diversity of topics covered. I am very grateful to Professor Elena Vartanova, Dean and former Editor-in-Chief for ongoing support through the years.

In World of Media, we are fortunate to be supported by highly professional Editorial Board and Scientific Board members from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, UAE, and USA. Their professional expertise and deep knowledge of the media, journalism and communication fields ensure that the articles accepted for publication are of a high quality and originality. Many thanks to our Editorial and Scientific Board members, authors, reviewers and editorial team here at the Faculty of Journalism, who keep contributing to the journal advancement and success. Your help and engagement are truly appreciated.

In 2024, World of Media was ranked Q1 in Linguistics and Language and Q2 in Communication, according to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). It was also ranked 4th among core Russian journals in Mass Communication and Journalism field by Russian Science Citation Index (2024), the most reputable journal ranking in the country.

Furthermore, in 2022 we published first special issue of World of Media: ‘Media sustainability in the pandemic world’ guest edited by Sadia Jamil, Nikos Panagiotou and Christos Fragkonikolopoulos, with contributions from Russia, India, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Greece and Algeria. In 2024, we published second special issue: ‘Digital intersectionality in the Middle East and North Africa’ guest edited by Glenn Muschert and Duygu Özsoy, with contributions from UAE, Turkey, Spain and Israel. We welcome proposals for future special issues of the journal, and encourage colleagues to get in touch with us with ideas for these publications.

Seeing amazing experiences of other journals in our field, and being largely inspired by what our colleagues and friends are doing as editors, publishers, authors and reviewers, we understand though what a long way we still need to undertake.

Our aims for the next edition remain straightforward: to encourage the submission of thought-provoking and interpretive articles; to process and review manuscript submissions in a timely fashion; and to publish as swiftly as possible the results of recent communications and mass media research. Let us note that the journal welcomes innovative submissions from young scholars and hopes to continue expanding our international reach. If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please address them to worldofmedia@mail.ru

Finally, we thank all of the authors for their investment of research time in the current articles and for submitting their work to our journal, World of Media.

Best regards,
Anna Gladkova,
Editor-in-Chief