About the Journal
Focus and scope
The RiHC. Revista internacional de Historia de la Comunicación, edited by the Asociación de Historiadores de la Comunicación (AsHisCom) and released through the Editorial de la Universidad de Sevilla, is aimed at the digital publishing of research on the historical evolution of communication in all its forms and fields.
The journal has two annual semestral issues, and is non-profit making. The Editorial Board is formed by AsHisCom members, while the Scientific Advisory Committee includes leading specialists in the History of Communication, particularly in Europe and Latin America, the regions from which the majority of contributions to the journal are proposed. The first issue was published in the second semestre of 2013.
The journal is open to all author profiles, whether academic teachers, researchers, or students, as a doctorate is not required for publication. Similarly, the contents of all RiHC issues and publications is open to the general public.
The thematic scope of the journal is global, worldwide, although most of the contributions focus on European and Latin American areas. RiHC accepts articles written in Portuguese, English, Spanish and other languages of the Spanish state, thus enabling access to and from the Latin American world as a whole, the importance of which is notable in the study of the History of Communication.
The journal is free of charge and does not apply any publication fees. The articles are published following a rigorous evaluation process carried out by anonymous peer reviewers. The aim of RiHC and the role of its Editorial Board is to oversee the quality of the journal’s content, thence the strict procedures prior to publication.
In addition, the journal maintains a conscientious ethical code and has adhered to international standards of good practice in scientific publishing with the aim to prevent the misuse of research.
The most frequent thematic lines of the journal include:
-History of the press and communication.
-History of the graphic press, editorial cartoons or comic strips.
-History of advertising and the press.
-History of radio and television.
-History of the local press.
-Coverage of events and proto-journalism.
-Biographies. Journalists and communication entrepreneurs.
-Media and power. Media systems, property and shareholders.
-History of corporate communication.
-Press and emigration.
-Press and identities.
-Press and fashion.
-Press and gender. History of women in journalism.
-Discourse analysis and historical media coverage.
-History of journalistic genres and audiovisual formats
-History of the digital media.
-History of the History of Communication.
The Editorial Board of RiHC will, however, consider all of the submissions that reach the journal with content that may broaden the perspectives and themes within the History of Communication.
