Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC)

I have wondered about global differences in narrative transportation for years! Am genuinely surprised they find cross-cultural stability

- 8,814ppl, 50 countries & 21 languages.
- 4-dimensions: cognitive involvement, cognitive-emotional imagination, sensory imagination, & personal involvement

#high-fives on this one! We're so very, very, very excited. =)

The first issue in the history of @gpccomm.bsky.social is online! 🎆

Edited by @bowmanspartan.bsky.social, this journal is dedicated to fostering diverse perspectives, fresh insights, and open‑ended inquiries that drive communication research forward.

➡️ academic.oup.com/gpc/issue/1/1

.. and folks? If you're interested in being part of #2 and beyond - send us your work, online at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm. =)

Do we think globally? A new journal, 75 years in the making In an editorial ending their tenure as editor of Critical Studies in Media Communication, Steiner (2007) warned of the scourge of journal proliferation, in

... and to wrap it all up? Our launch editor @bowmanspartan.bsky.social offers some insights on the founding of the journal, following the 75 years of Journal of Communication and reflecting on those lessons for GPC: academic.oup.com/gpc/article/...

Across borders through screens: health information-seeking practices of Chinese abroad on Rednote How do Chinese migrants navigate digital health information abroad? This study examines why many turn to Rednote, a Chinese social media platform, instead

Qian helps us better understanding health information-seeking practices on the mostly Mandarin-language social media platform Rednote, interviewing Chinese migrants in several countries.

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The dimensionality and cross-cultural invariance of narrative transportability: evidence from 50 countries and 21 languages Narrative transportability - the trait of being susceptible to immersion in stories - plays a key role in how media shapes beliefs and behavior. Highly tra

Malecki and colleagues looked at the "narrative transportability scale" with more than 8000 participants in 21 languages in a truly Global scale validation.

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Pornography use and perceptions, erroneous sexual beliefs, and individual differences in a Mexican sample Teaser text: Sexual health has been identified by public health experts as essential for overall health and well-being. Accurate sexual knowledge is a bedr

Wright and colleagues replicate their research on pornography and erroneous sexual beliefs through secondary analysis of the Mexico Survey on Sexual Behaviors.

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From exported lies to verified truths: the transnational dynamics of misinformation and fact-checking in platformized public spheres How does misinformation spread globally—and how is it challenged in a globalized media environment? Drawing on 3,151 fact-checks published by more than twe

Cazzamatta will help us understand misinformation and fact-checking across Europe and Latin America, including a somewhat disturbing finding - many platforms are under-monitored (image-based platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, for instance).

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From China to the world: a postcolonial technoscience analysis of TikTok's global growth This article traces TikTok’s rise from China to the globe, offering an alternative narrative of platform globalization through a postcolonial technoscience

We'll do some more detailed follow-up a bit later, but in our first collection you'll see:

Liu and Xiao helping us understand TikTok from a postcolonial technoscience framework, especially as a massively influential non-Western platform.

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About nine months ago, we asked ourselves "what does it mean to be Global in the 21st Century?"

We pondered this with @icahdq.bsky.social and @academic.oup.com and the end result? Volume 1, Issue 1 of Global Perspectives in Communication.

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As you're planning your #ICA26, we're bringing back our Peer Review Workshop from #ICA25. It's scheduled for Monday 8 June, 13:30 in Ballroom West.

The workshop is led by our Editor-in-Chief @bowmanspartan.bsky.social and he'll walk through the theory and practice of peer review. Don't miss it!

... and submissions? Send them via mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm.

Questions? Direct those to @bowmanspartan.bsky.social or gpc@syr.edu.

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We're thrilled to be the newest @icahdq.bsky.social journal and we're so very happy to have the support of @academic.oup.com along the way.

And of course ... we're eager to see our first issue in nine days. Hopefully, you're as eager as we are. =)

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Of course, sometimes manuscripts are a bit slower in review - we've fortunately had only 4 take more than 91 days. If it's any consolation? One was a revision and the other was invited back. That just means we're baking them "just right." =)

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Our review times are very, very quick - at least, we think so.

* Our "average days from submission to first decision" is right around 20 days.

* It takes us ~ 3 to 5 days to assign reviewers to a manuscript.

* Desk rejections are very swift, and only one has taken more than seven days!

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Our acceptance rate is just a hair over 20%.

That's paired quite nicely with a desk rejection rate that hovers around 60%.

But the neat thing? Our desk rejects come with *extensive feedback* and an encouragement to resubmit - and several of y'all have taken us up on that.

We've had 74 submissions since our mid-2025 launch, and that number is trending upwards. For 2026, we're currently on pace to double that one ... or even more? That's up to you. =)

NOTE: Numbers below are rough (as they'll change as soon as we post this).

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For the start of the year, we thought we'd do a quick update on the journal from launch to date, rather than just the last two months. How are we looking 8 months in? Let's check it out!

So ... for some (ac)counting ...

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Save the date, y'all. Via @academic.oup.com, big things are happening on 10 March at 9AM UTC. =)

A question we often get, "is it okay if our data comes from the United States?"

Absolutely. For us, "Global" means "everywhere." Ours is an inclusive journal looking for work that speaks to communication scholarship from everywhere.

Our hope? Work from all perspectives is side-by-side at GPC. =)

Llamada de artículos de la nueva revista @gpccomm.bsky.social de @icahdq.bsky.social disponible en español y otros idiomas
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... and if you're still not convinced, reach out to Nick directly at gpc@syr.edu. Or, he'll see you in Cape Town. =)

And if you're ready to submit? We're taking papers now, at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm

Submit to Global Perspectives in Communication (ICA) YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)

Our Launch Editor, @bowmanspartan.bsky.social (Dr. Nick Bowman, Syracuse University) recently sat down with @academic.oup.com to discuss the broad editorial scope of GPC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TF5...

... and if you're looking for a Global venue for your work, consider submitting that work to Global Perspectives in Communication! We take 4K and 8K length manuscripts, and just about any paper that fits the ICA program would fit our editorial mission.

A sincerely congratulations to our many peers from around the world who had their manuscripts and other submissions accepted for the #ICA26 conference in Cape Town. We'll definitely see you there!

and of course, you can submit straight away via mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpcomm. Let's read that work. =)

Submit to Global Perspectives in Communication (ICA) YouTube video by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)

As to why you should publish with us? A bit more from our launch editor, @bowmanspartan.bsky.social, about the editorial focus and scope of GPC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TF5...

GPC Call For Papers | Translated fGPC General Call For Papers | Translated To use this list, click the hyperlinks for the different languages, and feel free to share widely by either (a) copy-pasting the text elsewhere or (b) sharing...

We hope you're enjoying the first few days of 2026, and we *know* that we are! We're well on our way to filling our inaugural issue as well as the issue after that, and we're excited to see more scholarship submitted our way.

To read our call in several languages: docs.google.com/document/d/1...