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Advance Online Access (October 2024 – March 2025)

Lühring, J., Metzler, H., Lazzaroni, R., Shetty, A., & Lasser, J. (2025). Best practices for source-based research on misinformation and news trustworthiness using NewsGuard. Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.51685/jqd.2025.003
Published: 14/01/25

Noon, E., Maes, C., Karsay, K., & Yang, C. (2025). From stigma to strength? The interrelations between sexual identity stigma, well-being, and accepting communities on Instagram amongst sexual minority youth. Journal of Adolescence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12465
Published online: 14/01/25

Götzenbrucker, G., Preibisch, K. D., & Griesbeck, M. (2025). Mobile without fear. Personal control, information and communication support in ICT-mediated urban public transportation. International Journal of Communication, 19, 70-93, retrieved from https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/22008/4875.

Hirsch, M., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2025). A "drop in the ocean"? Emerging adults' experiences and understanding of targeted political advertising on social media. New Media & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241306455
Published online: 06/01/25

Khaleghipour, M., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2025). Listen to me! Target perceptions of digital hate: A scoping review of recent research. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241303725
Published online: 04/01/25

Kolokytha, O., Gmeiner, R., Henriksson, T., & Janowska, A. A. (2025). Let's play equal! Researching mechanisms of inequalities in the music and games sectors using the Global Production Network approach. City, Culture and Society, 40, 100620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2024.100620
Published online: 17/12/24

Lissens, M., Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2025). Responses to (un)healthy advice: Processing and acceptance of health content creators' nutrition misinformation by youth. Appetite, 206, 107812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107812
Published online: 04/12/24

Weiß, P., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024). A narrow gateway from misogyny to the far right: Empirical evidence for social media exposure effects. Information, Communication & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2445637
Published online: 27/12/24

Neureiter, A., Grosul, A., Nemcova, V., Saumer, M., & Matthes, J. (2024). No chance to fool young consumers when it comes to the environment: Effects of false and compensation claims in airline advertising on perceived greenwashing. International Journal of Advertising. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2024.2433345
Published online: 25/12/24

Wozniak, A., Liu, Z., & Lind, F. (2024). Media coverage of the Russo–Ukraine war beyond the West: Geopolitics and mainstream news in Brazil, India and South Africa. Media, War & Conflict. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17506352241302244
Published online: 23/12/24

Kaňková, J., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024). Helpful or harmful? Navigating the impact of social media influencers' health advice: Insights from health expert content creators. BMC Public Health, 24, 3511. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21095-3
Published online: 18/12/24

Lühring, J., Shetty, A., Koschmieder, C., Garcia, D., Waldherr, A., & Metzler, H. (2024). Emotions in misinformation studies: Distinguishing affective state from emotional response and misinformation recognition from acceptance. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 9, 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00607-0
Published online: 18/12/24

Egelhofer, J. L., Seeger, C., & Binder, A. (2024). The effects of witnessing harassment of scientists on public perceptions of science. JCOM – Journal of Science Communication, 23(09), A01. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.23090201
Published online: 16/12/24

Stevic, A., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2024). Tell me more: Longitudinal relationships between online self-disclosure, co-rumination, and psychological well-being. Computers in Human Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108540
Published online: 14/12/24

Waldherr, A., Weber, M., Wu, S., Haim, M., van der Velden, M. A. C. G., & Chen, K. (2024). Between innovation and standardization: Best practices and inclusive guidelines in computational communication science. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990241301676
Published online: 08/12/24

Saumer, M., Maikovska, K., Neureiter, A., Čepelova, A., van Scharrel, H., & Matthes, J. (2024). Angry tweets. How uncivil and intolerant elite communication affects political distrust and political participation intentions. Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2024.2433760
Published online: 06/12/24

Stoltenberg, D., Kligler-Vilenchik, N., de Vries Kedem, M., Gur-Ze'ev, H., Pfetsch, B., & Waldherr, A. (2024). Leaning in or turning away? Differential effects of the early pandemic lockdown on Twitter use. International Journal of Communication, 18, 4121-4144, retrieved from https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/22166.

Nassen, L.-M., Schreurs, L., Karsay, K., & Vandenbosch, L. (2024). Exploring adolescents' social media connection and disconnection: A latent class approach. Media & Communication, 12, Article 8597. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8597
Published online: 25/11/24

Garusi, D., & Juarez Miro, C. (2024). Unpacking news consumption and trust decisions through a folk theory approach: A study of Austrian young adults. Media, Culture & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241291453
Published online: 07/11/24

Wetzstein, I., Prinzellner, Y., & Kröpfl, E. (2024). Femicide coverage in German-language news. A content analysis of Austrian, German, and Swiss newspaper articles from 2018 to 2020. Feminist Media Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2024.2417996
Published online: 31/10/24

Dommett, K., Gibson, R., Kruikemeier, S., Lecheler, S., Bon, E., & Luke, S. (2024) (Eds.) Data-driven campaigning in a comparative context: Toward a 4th era of political communication? Special issue. Media and Communication, 12. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.i457
Published online: 31/10/24

Bon, E., Dommett, K., Gibson, R., Kruikemeier, S., & Lecheler, S. (2024). Are certain types of microtargeting more acceptable? Comparing US, German, and Dutch citizens' attitudes. Media and Communication, 12, Article 8520. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8520
Published online: 31/10/24

Luke, S., Bon, E., Dommett, K., Gibson, R., Lecheler, S., & Kruikemeier, S. (2024). Editorial: Data-driven campaigning in a comparative context – Toward a 4th era of political communication? Media and Communication, 12, Article 9227. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9227
Published online: 31/10/24

Stranzl, J., & Ruppel, C. (2024). Co-creating an appreciative working climate: Discussing reasons for appreciation, forms and roles from a communication perspective. Journal of Communication Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCOM-12-2023-0133
Published online: 30/10/24

Dekoninck, H., & Schmuck, D. (2025). Battle of the E-cowarriors: Differential effects of environmental appeals by influencers and organizations on youth's pro-environmental attitudes and behavior intentions. Computers in Human Behavior, 162, 108478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108478
Published online: 19/10/24

Minihold, S., Lecheler, S., & de Vreese. C. (2024). Exploring digital campaign competence: The role of knowledge in data-driven election campaigns. Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2024.2416012
Published online: 19/10/24

*Koban, K., & *Wieringa, M. S. (2024). Think once, think again: Exploring the harm-made mind effect through dual-process theory. International Journal of Social Robotics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-024-01179-1
* shared first-authorship
Published online: 17/10/24

Spielvogel, I., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024). Mitigating product placement effects induced by repeated exposure: Testing the effects of existing textual disclosures in children’s movies on disclosure awareness. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2023-0080
Published online: 08/10/24

Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2024). Prevalence, presentation, and popularity of political topics in social media influencers’ content across two countries. Political Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2024.2406809
Published online: 06/10/24

Published in Print (January 2025)

Belinskaya, Y., & Kolokytha, O. (2024). From outlaw art to urban euphoria: Graffiti legitimisation processes from within. Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, 11(2), 171–191. https://doi.org/10.1386/jucs_00087_1
Published online: 09/01/25

Published in Print (December 2024)

Canevez, R. N., Maikovska, K., & Zwarun, L. (2024). Tactics and affordances in the mediatization of war: Pro-Ukrainian cyber resistance on Telegram. Digital War, 5, 167-180. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42984-024-00096-x
Published online: 07/10/24

Engel, E., Gell, S., Heiss, R., Karsay, K., & Schmidhofer, J. (2024). "Influencer-Monitor" – Eine Citizen Science Studie mit Jugendlichen zu Gesundheitsinhalten in sozialen Medien ["Influencer-Monitor" – A Citizen Science Study with Adolescents on Health Content in Social Media]. transfer Forschung <-> Schule, 10, 212-216, retrieved from https://elibrary.utb.de/doi/epdf/10.35468/9783781561397.

Matthes, J., Kaskeleviciute, R., Knupfer, H., & Masood, M. (2024). The affective nexus between refugees and terrorism: A panel study on how social media use shapes negative attitudes toward refugees. Political Psychology, 45(6), 961-978. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12950
Published online: 25/12/23

Stoltenberg, D., Pfetsch, B., & Waldherr, A. (2024). Geolocalization of digital data. In A. J. Heinrich, S. Marguin, A. Million, & J. Stollmann (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative and visual methods in spatial research (pp. 353-363). Bielefeld: Transcript/UTB. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839467343-027
Published online: 31/12/24

Thomas, M. F., Binder, A., & Matthes, J. (2024). The psychological influence of dating app matches: The more matches the merrier? New Media & Society, 26(12), 6995-7019. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231161598
Published online: 20/04/23

Uth B., Stehle H., Wilhelm C., Detel H., & Podschuweit N. (2024). Die Journalismus-Publikum-Beziehung als Herausforderung für den politischen Journalismus. In C. Nuernbergk, N. F. Schumacher, J. Haßler, & J. Schützeneder (Eds.), Politischer Journalismus. Konstellationen – Muster – Dynamiken (pp. 147-162). Baden-Baden: Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748939702-147

Zilinsky, J., Theocharis, Y., Pradel, F., Tulin, M., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., Cardenal, A. S., Corbu, N., Esser, F., Gehle, L., Halagiera, D., Hameleers, M., Hopmann, D. N., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Schemer, C., Štětka, V., Strömbäck, J., Terren, L., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stępińska, A., van Aelst, P., & Zoizner, A. (2024). Justifying an invasion: When is disinformation successful? Political Communication, 41(6), 965-986. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2024.2352483
Published online: 22/05/24

Published in Print (November 2024)

Hameleers, M., Tulin, M., de Vreese, C., Aalberg, T., van Aelst, P., Cardenal, A. S., Corbu, N., van Erkel, P., Esser, F., Gehle, L., Halagiera, D., Hopmann, D., Koc-Michalska, K., Matthes, J., Meltzer, C., Mihelj, S., Schemer, C., Sheafer, T., Splendore, S., Stanyer, J., Stepinska, A., Stetka, V., Strömbäck, J., Terren, L., Theocharis, Y., & Zoizner, A. (2024). Mistakenly misinformed or intentionally deceived? Mis- and disinformation perceptions on the Russian War in Ukraine among citizens in 19 countries. European Journal of Political Research, 63(4), 1642-1654. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12646
Published online: 12/12/23

Hanusch, F., & Löhmann, K. (2024). Peripheral actors in lifestyle journalism. In S. A. Eldridge II, D. Cheruiyot, D., S. Banjac & J. Swart (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies (2nd edition) (pp. 289-298). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003334774-34

Harff, D., & Schmuck, D. (2024). Is authenticity key? Mobilization by social media influencers versus celebrities and young people's political participation. Psychology & Marketing, 41(11), 2757-2771. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.22082
Published online: 31/07/24

Juarez Miro, C. (2024). Exploring populist supporters' complex relationship with journalism. In M. Zulianello & P. Guasti (Eds.), Capire il populismo (Understanding populism) (pp. 192-195). UTET Università.