Focus And Scope

The Journal of Digital Communication Psychology focuses on the psychological dimensions of communication in digital environments. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for theoretical, empirical, and applied research examining how digital media, communication technologies, and online interactions influence human cognition, emotions, attitudes, behaviors, relationships, and social dynamics.

The journal welcomes contributions from psychology, communication studies, media studies, sociology, and related disciplines. Its scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Digital Communication Psychology
   Examines psychological processes in digital communication, including perception, attention, cognition, emotion, motivation, and behavioral responses to digital messages and online interactions.

2. Social Media Psychology
   Explores the psychological effects of social media use, including self-presentation, social comparison, online identity, social validation, digital well-being, and the influence of social networks on individual and collective behavior.

3. Interpersonal Communication in Digital Environments
   Investigates computer-mediated communication, online relationships, digital intimacy, interpersonal trust, empathy, conflict, and the psychological dynamics of communication through digital platforms.

4. Digital Marketing and Consumer Psychology
   Examines the psychological mechanisms underlying digital advertising, persuasive communication, branding, electronic word-of-mouth, consumer attitudes, online purchasing decisions, and audience engagement.

5. Media Effects and Persuasive Communication
   Focuses on how digital messages, media exposure, persuasive strategies, and communication campaigns shape attitudes, beliefs, emotions, decision-making, and individual or collective behavior.

6. Mental Health and Digital Well-Being
   Explores the relationship between digital communication and psychological well-being, including problematic social media use, cyberbullying, online stress, digital fatigue, loneliness, and psychological resilience in digital environments.

7. Digital Identity and Self-Presentation
   Examines identity construction, self-disclosure, impression management, authenticity, privacy perceptions, and the psychological implications of presenting oneself in online spaces.

8. Artificial Intelligence and Human Communication
   Investigates the psychological aspects of human–AI interaction, including trust in artificial intelligence, communication with conversational agents, algorithmic influence, perceived social presence, and human responses to AI-generated communication.

9. Digital Literacy and Psychological Resilience
   Covers digital literacy, critical media awareness, emotional regulation, online safety, misinformation recognition, and psychological factors that support adaptive and responsible digital communication.

10. Digital Culture and Social Behavior
    Explores the relationships between digital communication, cultural identity, social norms, collective behavior, online communities, and the formation of meaning in contemporary digital society.

The journal encourages original research articles, systematic reviews, theoretical papers, and interdisciplinary studies employing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches. It aims to advance scientific understanding of the interaction between psychological processes and digital communication while contributing to the development of effective, ethical, inclusive, and psychologically informed communication practices.