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Media International Australia
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Media International Australia

1329-878X

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/mia

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 763 9 13 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 15
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 38
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.858
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Media International Australia?

Media International Australia focuses largely on the fields of Media studies, Publishing, Project commissioning, Art history and Public relations. The journal explores themes in Media studies like Journalism and links them with other fields of study like Footprint (electronics). Publishing research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Advertising and Newspaper.

Project commissioning research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Government, Social science and Context (language use). Media International Australia is mostly focused on Art history, specifically Movie theater.

  • Media studies (36.30%)
  • Publishing (23.53%)
  • Project commissioning (22.02%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Visibility labour: Engaging with Influencers’ fashion brands and #OOTD advertorial campaigns on Instagram (164 citations)
  • Who's Driving the Asylum Debate? Newspaper and Government Representations of Asylum Seekers (143 citations)
  • Social Media Use during Japan's 2011 Earthquake: How Twitter Transforms the Locus of Crisis Communication: (73 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Media International Australia:

The published papers cover a variety of subjects, including Publishing, Project commissioning, Public relations, Advertising and Media studies. The journal papers hold forums on Publishing that merge themes from other disciplines such as News media, The Internet, Public policy, Newspaper and Social science. The most cited articles explore topics in Project commissioning which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Digital media, Public service, Online community, Everyday life and Politics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • The Internet

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Media studies, Social media, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Pandemic and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Media studies research is concerned with Popular culture in particular. Media International Australia blends together research topics in Social media and Influencer marketing.

While the journal primarily focused on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, it also opened dialogues on the discipline of Coronavirus. Media International Australia facilitates the exploration of Pandemic in relation to the other disciplines, such as Public administration and Public relations. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as it also encompasses Social distance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Enacting intimacy and sociality at a distance in the COVID-19 crisis: the sociomaterialities of home-based communication technologies (11 citations)
  • Comparative analysis of China’s Health Code, Australia’s COVIDSafe and New Zealand’s COVID Tracer Surveillance Apps: a new corona of public health governmentality? (8 citations)
  • The impact of COVID-19 on cultural tourism: art, culture and communication in four regional sites of Queensland, Australia (7 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Media International Australia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Helen Wilson (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Geoff Lealand (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Sinclair (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Elizabeth Jacka (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jock Given (33 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Media International Australia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Queensland (136 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Griffith University (122 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Sydney (107 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Queensland University of Technology (86 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Waikato (80 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 12.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.17% of all publications and 19.51% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Professional Career Opportunities in Media Research

Media research is a vast and expansive field which has career prospects in numerous sectors, such as in teaching, journalism, public relations, advertising, and digital media, to name just a few. People interested in this field may also consider becoming mental health therapists, as there is a growing need for experts who can understand the impact of media on psychological wellbeing.

For instance, becoming a mental health counselor in Massachusetts involves a combination of academic knowledge in media studies and mental health training. Detailed steps on How to be a mental health therapist in Massachusetts can be accessed for more information on this career path.

Undeniably, the intersection of media research and mental health counseling can potentially create unique solutions to existing societal challenges. This is just an example of the numerous paths that prospective students and professionals can consider if they have a passion for Media International Australia's research topics.

Top Publications

  • ‘Corona? 5G? or both?’: the dynamics of COVID-19/5G conspiracy theories on Facebook

    Axel Bruns;Stephen Harrington;Edward Hurcombe

    (2020)
    259 Citations
  • Enacting intimacy and sociality at a distance in the COVID-19 crisis: the sociomaterialities of home-based communication technologies

    Ash Watson;Deborah Lupton;Mike Michael

    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • A necessary evil? The rise of online exam proctoring in Australian universities

    Neil Selwyn;Chris O’Neill;Gavin Smith;Mark Andrejevic

    (2021)
    84 Citations
  • #IStandWithDan versus #DictatorDan: the polarised dynamics of Twitter discussions about Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions

    Timothy Graham;Axel Bruns;Daniel Angus;Edward Hurcombe

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • New forms of internationalisation? The impact of Netflix in Australia

    Stuart Cunningham;Alexa Scarlata

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Out-of-the-box versus in-house tools: how are they affecting data journalism in Australia?:

    Mathias Felipe de-Lima-Santos;Aljosha Karim Schapals;Axel Bruns

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Media narratives of kindness − a critique

    Mohan Dutta;Phoebe Elers

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Academic explanatory journalism and emerging COVID-19 science: how social media accounts amplify The Conversation’s preprint coverage

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Where are they now? Career sustainability and Australian web-series producers

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Thomas ‘Tom’ Andrew O’Regan FAHA 1956–2020

    Stuart Cunningham;Stuart Cunningham;Graeme Turner;David Carter

    (2021)
    1 Citations

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