Research trends in specialist publications from the field of educommunication and media literacy in Latin America

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.