Open Access Policy

Communica: Journal of Communication provides immediate and unrestricted access to all published articles.

OPEN ACCESS CC BY 4.0 NO EMBARGO

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making communication research freely available supports the wider, faster, and more equitable exchange of scholarly knowledge.

All articles are freely accessible without subscription or reader fees. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link, share, adapt, and reuse published material in accordance with the journal's license.

Users Are Free To

✓ Read & Download	✓ Copy & Distribute	✓ Print & Link
✓ Share	✓ Adapt	✓ Reuse Commercially

Condition: Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s), Communica: Journal of Communication as the first publisher, and the applicable license. Where material has been modified, adapted, translated, remixed, or incorporated into communication, media, educational, or commercial works, users should clearly indicate that changes were made.

Creative Commons License

Articles published in Communica: Journal of Communication are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

This license permits users to share, reproduce, distribute, translate, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon published communication research for any purpose, including commercial use, provided proper attribution is given to the original work.

The license applies to journal content unless otherwise indicated. Third-party photographs, illustrations, screenshots, media content, datasets, copyrighted communication materials, or other externally owned material may be subject to separate rights or permissions.

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