About the Journal

Mission

The Journal of Social Communication is an academic journal edited by the Department of Social Communication at the Bolivian Catholic University 'San Pablo' campus in La Paz, Bolivia (UCB). It is aimed at researchers interested in the field of social sciences and social communication. It is published biannually (January-July and August-December). Its purpose is to disseminate knowledge by publishing original, complete, and unpublished articles that foster debate on social phenomena from a communicational perspective and of the social sciences in general. Additionally, it features essays, theoretical and methodological articles, literature reviews, historical documents, and reviews related to the specific area of social communications and the broader field of Social Sciences.

The Journal de Comunicación Social publishes works encompassing areas such as sociology of mass communication, cultural studies and communication, political sociology and public opinion, communication and development, sociology of religion and communication, transdisciplinary studies, social sciences in general and approaches to communication from fields of knowledge that engage in dialogue with this discipline. It is aimed at specialized researchers and emphasizes contributions that involve junior researchers, both from the Social Communication Department and other academic and institutional spaces across the country and the region, in order to strengthen the training of researchers from Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” and other academic institutions.

History

The Journal de Comunicación Social, a scientific journal produced by the Department of Social Communication at Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo" in La Paz, emerged in the year 2014 initially with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS). Subsequently, starting in 2017, the journal has been exclusively funded by UCB. Until the year 2022, it was under the responsibility of the Bolivian Center for Social and Communication Studies (Cibescom) of the Department of Social Communication.

The work carried out since its creation has allowed for the establishment of a valuable platform for dissemination in the field of Communication Sciences in Bolivia. The digital version of the journal began circulating in the year 2019 through the open-source software Open Journal System, under the direction of the University's Central Library. This enables free and open access to our journal, making it possible to access each article with the aim of reading, downloading, copying, printing, distributing, or sharing for consultation and scientific communication purposes.

Those who were in charge of the journal throughout these years, Mr. Rafael Loayza Bueno and Dr. Guadalupe Peres Cajías, instilled a commitment to quality and the promotion of scientific knowledge dissemination within the Department of Social Communication. Above all, they paved the way for its consolidation and outlined the main guidelines to make this journal a reference in the field of Social Communication in Bolivia. Since the end of 2022, the journal has been under the direction of Mr. Claudio Rossell Arce, who is working to further enrich the journey that began in 2014.