Focus and Scope

SCRIPTURA: Jurnal Ilmiah Komunikasi is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually (July and December) by Petra Christian University, Indonesia. The journal serves as a national and international forum for disseminating original research, theoretical discussions, and literature reviews that contribute to the development of communication studies. SCRIPTURA welcomes manuscripts in Bahasa Indonesia or English that are novel, engage with recent developments in the discipline, and employ qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approaches. The journal particularly encourages multidisciplinary perspectives on communication phenomena in Indonesia and the wider Asian context.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

- Mass Communication and Media Studies: media effects, media reality construction, framing, political economy of media, and audience studies
- Journalism: print, online, and digital journalism, news production, and journalistic practices
- Public Relations and Corporate Communication: reputation and image management, crisis communication, media relations, and corporate social responsibility
- Strategic and Marketing Communication: branding, advertising, brand activation, celebrity endorsement, and persuasion
- Political Communication: political campaigns, impression management, public opinion, and government communication
- Digital and Social Media Communication: social media platforms, online communities, cyber activism, influencers, and communication networks
- Communication and Emerging Technologies: artificial intelligence, chatbots, and AI-generated media
- Film, Visual Culture, and Representation: semiotics, film studies, and representations of gender, identity, and culture
- Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Family Communication: cultural identity, communication accommodation, and interpersonal relationships
- Applied Communication: health, environmental, disaster, and tourism communication