Situated at the intersection between politics and communications, the Gateway provides an interdisciplinary forum for analysis and discourse on the ways in which media, politics and public opinion influence one another, and, in turn, how those interactions shape the events on our world stage. Research may be local, national or international in focus, and empirical or theoretical in approach. The aim is to highlight and accelerate research into how our society frames and shares political information, with the goals of fostering more inclusive political processes and ensuring more informed and reasoned political dialogue.

Political Communications welcomes research on all the different ways in which we communicate our opinions and thoughts on political subjects, through direct action or interpersonal discourse, through our voting behaviors, in the media and on social media, through artistic and creative expression, or in the classroom. Articles may focus on what we say about politics, as well as how we say it, and on the consequences of sharing political insight and information—or disinformation. The Gateway also encourages research into the audiences for different political communications, both how they are identified and targeted, and how they react. Relevant topics might include political protest and activism, election and referenda campaigns, lobbying, media politics, political advertising, the role of public opinion, politics (and politicians) on social media, fake news, political art and documentaries, political reporting, and more. 

Offering rapid publication with links to underlying data and open, post-publication peer review, Political Communications is at the forefront of open scholarship. The range of article types offered by F1000Research—Research Articles, Reviews, Case Studies, Data Notes, Method Articles, Opinion Articles, Software Tools, Policy Briefs, and more—enables the dissemination of all research outputs as openly and quickly as possible. Each article will undergo fully transparent post-publication peer review following the F1000Research publication model.

Keywords

political communication, political discourse, voting behavior, political behavior, politician, lobbying, identity politics, social movement, political activism, political protest, political participation, political knowledge, campaigns, elections, political advertising, propaganda, misinformation, fake news, disinformation, politics, public opinion, news media, media industry, media bias, political journalism, documentary, visual communication

Call for Papers
AI and Democracy
Guest Advisors:
Zach Bastick, Harvard University, USA & University of Oxford, UK
Chris Starke, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Brexit, Nationalism(s) & Polarization
Guest Advisor:
Dave Sinardet, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium