{
  "name": "Four science communication journals compared by identifiers, DOAJ listing and open access terms",
  "description": "Compares JCOM, JCom America Latina, Science Communication and Public Understanding of Science on publisher, ISSN, registered DOIs, DOAJ listing, APC and peer-review model, compiled from DOAJ and Crossref API records read on 2026-11-14.",
  "page": "https://casrai.org/guides/science-communication-journals",
  "publisher": "CASRAI",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-15T03:24:17Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026",
  "spatialCoverage": null,
  "columns": [
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      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "ISSN (print or primary)",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Crossref registered DOIs",
      "unit": "",
      "description": "As of 2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "name": "In DOAJ",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "APC per DOAJ record",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Peer review per DOAJ record",
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    }
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    {
      "Journal": "JCOM: Journal of Science Communication",
      "Publisher": "SISSA Medialab srl",
      "ISSN (print or primary)": "1824-2049",
      "Crossref registered DOIs": 1475,
      "In DOAJ": "Yes",
      "APC per DOAJ record": "No APC",
      "Peer review per DOAJ record": "Double anonymous"
    },
    {
      "Journal": "JCom America Latina",
      "Publisher": "SISSA Medialab",
      "ISSN (print or primary)": "2611-9986",
      "Crossref registered DOIs": "Not retrieved",
      "In DOAJ": "Yes",
      "APC per DOAJ record": "No APC",
      "Peer review per DOAJ record": "Double anonymous"
    },
    {
      "Journal": "Science Communication",
      "Publisher": "SAGE Publications",
      "ISSN (print or primary)": "1075-5470",
      "Crossref registered DOIs": 1160,
      "In DOAJ": "No record",
      "APC per DOAJ record": "Not applicable",
      "Peer review per DOAJ record": "Not applicable"
    },
    {
      "Journal": "Public Understanding of Science",
      "Publisher": "SAGE Publications",
      "ISSN (print or primary)": "0963-6625",
      "Crossref registered DOIs": 1955,
      "In DOAJ": "No record",
      "APC per DOAJ record": "Not applicable",
      "Peer review per DOAJ record": "Not applicable"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "DOAJ search API (journal records)",
      "url": "https://doaj.org/api/search/journals/issn:1824-2049",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crossref REST API journal records",
      "url": "https://api.crossref.org/journals/1075-5470",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "title": "JCOM About page",
      "url": "https://jcom.sissa.it/site/about-jcom",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
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  ]
}