<![CDATA[The aim of this study is to explore the developmental dynamics of digital journalism research indexed in the Scopus database from 2012 to 2026. Specifically, it analyzes publication trends, influential authors, highly cited articles, and thematic developments to provide a comprehensive overview of the intellectual structure of digital journalism research. This study employed a bibliometric analysis using data retrieved from the Scopus database. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis using data from the Scopus database. An initial search identified 5,293 documents and a systematic selection process based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria yielded a final dataset of 1,139 journal articles.. The data were analyzed using Biblioshiny to examine publication growth, citation performance, author productivity, and keyword co-occurrence networks. The findings reveal that digital journalism research has experienced a significant annual growth rate of 14.39%, indicating increasing scholarly interest in journalism within the context of social media and digital platforms. The analysis also identifies four major thematic clusters, with social media, news sharing, and platformization emerging as dominant research themes. In addition, platformization, artificial intelligence, and journalism sustainability represent promising directions for future research. This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric overview of digital journalism research and serves as a valuable reference for future work on journalism, digital platforms, and the transformation of the media ecosystem.]]>
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