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| title = Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
| title = Convergence
| cover = [[File:Convergence Journal Front Cover Image.jpg]]
| cover = Convergence Journal Front Cover Image.jpg
| editor = Julia Knight and Alexis Weedon
| editor = Sarah Atkinson and Helen Kennedy
| discipline = [[Information Technologies]]
| discipline = [[Media studies]]
| former_names =
| former_names =
| abbreviation = converg.
| abbreviation = Convergence
| publisher = [[SAGE Publications]]
| publisher = [[SAGE Publications]]
| country = United Kingdom
| country =
| frequency = Quarterly
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 1995- present
| history = 1995-present
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| eISSN = 1748-7382
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'''''Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies''''' is a Q1-ranked ([https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=5700153276&tip=sid ranking by Scimago]) quarterly [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] that covers the fields of [[communications]] and [[Mass media|media]]. The current editors are Sarah Aitkinson ([[King's College London]]) and Helen Kennedy ([[University of Nottingham]]). It was founded in 1995 by Julia Knight and Alexis Weedon ([[University of Bedfordshire]]) who edited volumes 1-23. The journal set the agenda for research the social and cultural implications of the new media technologies. First published by John Libbey Media, and then The University of Luton Press, it is now published by [[SAGE Publications]].


It has published research by [[Amy S. Bruckman|Amy Bruckman]], [[danah boyd]], Larissa Hjorth, Stine Lomborg, Mette Mortensen, Simone Murray, Kate Pullinger, [[T. L. Taylor|T.L. Taylor]], M Whiteman, Andre Caron, Jay Bolter, [[Henry Jenkins]], [[Annette Markham]], Mark Deuze, amongst others.
'''''Convergence''''', subtitled as 'The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies', is a [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] that publishes papers four times a year in the fields of [[communications]] and [[media]]. The journal's [[Editor-in-Chief|editors]] are Julia Knight ([[University of Sunderland|University of Sunderland, UK]]) and Alexis Weedon ([[University of Bedfordshire|University of Bedfordshire, UK]]). It has been in publication since 1995 and is currently published by [[SAGE Publications]].

== Scope ==
''Convergence'' publishes research papers addressing the creative, social, political and pedagogical issues raised by the advent of new media technologies. The journal provides an international forum for research into the impact and consumption of new media technologies in domestic, public and educational contexts.


== Abstracting and indexing ==
== Abstracting and indexing ==
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
:* [[British Education Index]]
* [[British Education Index]]
:* [[Compendex]]
* [[Compendex]]
:* [[Film and Television Literature Index]]
* [[Film and Television Literature Index]]
:* [[SCOPUS]]
* [[Scopus]]
:* [[Zetoc]]
* [[Zetoc]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|1=http://con.sagepub.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://journals.sagepub.com/home/con}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:SAGE academic journals]]
[[Category:SAGE Publishing academic journals]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]
[[Category:Information Technology journals]]
[[Category:Quarterly journals]]
[[Category:Academic journals established in 1995]]
[[Category:Communication journals]]

Latest revision as of 20:56, 31 May 2024

Not to be confused with Convergence magazine of the Mathematical Association of America.
Convergence
DisciplineMedia studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited bySarah Atkinson and Helen Kennedy
Publication details
History1995-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Convergence
Indexing
ISSN1354-8565 (print)
1748-7382 (web)
LCCN97034285
OCLC no.60629730
Links

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies is a Q1-ranked (ranking by Scimago) quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the fields of communications and media. The current editors are Sarah Aitkinson (King's College London) and Helen Kennedy (University of Nottingham). It was founded in 1995 by Julia Knight and Alexis Weedon (University of Bedfordshire) who edited volumes 1-23. The journal set the agenda for research the social and cultural implications of the new media technologies. First published by John Libbey Media, and then The University of Luton Press, it is now published by SAGE Publications.

It has published research by Amy Bruckman, danah boyd, Larissa Hjorth, Stine Lomborg, Mette Mortensen, Simone Murray, Kate Pullinger, T.L. Taylor, M Whiteman, Andre Caron, Jay Bolter, Henry Jenkins, Annette Markham, Mark Deuze, amongst others.

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

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