About the Journal

Aim and Scope

Ettisal: Journal of Communication is an online, peer-reviewed, Communication Science journal dedicated to high-quality research in communication. While centered in communication studies, the journal welcomes work from any discipline that intersects with communication, including the social sciences, technology, environment, engineering, health, and the physical and natural sciences. We encourage scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries and is accessible to broad academic audiences.

The journal publishes theoretical and empirical research that demonstrates strong conceptual grounding, methodological rigor, and clear contributions to both communication theory and practice. We accept qualitative, quantitative, inductive, and deductive approaches, provided methods are transparent, well-executed, and follow best reporting practices.

Ettisal supports diverse perspectives across communication scope areas of interest include:

Communication Theories (7 Traditions)

Cybernetic, Socio-Psychological, Socio-Cultural, Critical, Rhetorical, Phenomenological, and Semiotic.

Original Research

Media and journalism, new media technologies, public relations, marketing communication, and other applied communication studies.

Specific Policy:
For the Communication Theories category, the journal can accepts Indonesian-language mixed-method articles propose a critical evaluation of western theories of communication to understand communication phenomena in Indonesia.

Ettisal publishes full research articles of 7,000–9,000 words, including references. See full author guideliness: 

Journal History

ETTISAL Communication Journal is published by the Universitas Darussalam Gontor in collaboration with ISKI, APJIKI, and ASPIKOM. It is published twice a year every June and December. In March 2016 registered with serial number P-ISSN 2503-1880, and in December 2017 also registered with serial number E-ISSN 2503-1880 ETTISAL Journal of Communication serves as a reference for scholars in developing science especially Communication.

Since Vol.2, No.2, December 2017 Ettisal has worked with ASPIKOM (Association of Communication Sciences Colleges) as the Association of Communication Sciences Colleges to improve the quality of articles substantially. The next issue of the ETTISAL Communication Journal also collaborates with APJIKI (Association of Indonesian Journal of Communication Science Publishers) as a
Indonesian Journal of Communication Journal Publishers Association. Then, in 2018 ETTISAL Journal of Communication has signed an MoU with ISKI bachelor's degree in communication science.

In its journey, carry out several processes in managerial improvement. As of the beginning of June 2016, titles and abstracts are only in Indonesian, but in vol.3 No.1 2018 titles and abstracts are provided in 2 languages:Indonesian and English. Starting this edition.

At present, the journal is increasingly improving yourself by managing managerial journal management based on the standards of research and technology. In issue Vol. 4 , No.1 actually apply the rules of using the manager's reference in making and making a bibliography using Mendeley. The manuscript of the manuscript was also changed in position, the name of the journal related to the e-issn, p-issn, and volume is in the upper left while the DOI is in the upper right, also equipped with the manuscript genesis.

Publication Frequency

Journal Issue Twice a Year, in the June and December Periods (5-15 articles each Issue period)
1. Review Duration may takes 4-5 months. Waiting time depend on the amount of submissions. We annually receiving huge numbers of submssion. For info, kindly contact the Handling Editor. The average between article submission and publication at least 10-18 months.
2. Acceptance article time, June 10th
3. Issuance Period June (June 30th)
4. Acceptance article time, December 10th
5. Issuance Period December (December 30th)