This study analyzed recent research trends in communication research published in nine leading communication journals in Latin America. A literature review of scientific articles published between 2013 and 2017 was conducted using the Scopus database. A database query was run, together with the systematization of data using bibliographic management software and qualitative content analysis of selective texts using the QDA software NVivo 11. A total of 167 articles addressing the themes educommunication, media literacy, and transmedia narrative were analyzed. The majority of articles were written by individual authors belonging to a single institution and country, with emphasis on Brazil and Spain. With respect to content, the predominant themes were media and digital environments and the majority of studies used a qualitative approach.
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Lotero-Echeverri, G., Romero-Rodríguez, L. M., & Pérez-Rodríguez, A. (2019). Research trends in specialist publications from the field of educommunication and media literacy in latin america. Interface: Communication, Health, Education, 23. https://doi.org/10.1590/Interface.180193
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