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This article presents a mapping of recent research on communication for sustainability in indexed databases, with the aim of characterizing its thematic landscape and scientific output in the period 2020-2025. A descriptive and exploratory literature review is developed following the SALSA model (search, appraisal, synthesis, analysis) and is part of the logic of integrative reviews. The protocol included the delimitation of the object of study (sustainable communication), the time interval (2020-2025), and the types of eligible designs, as well as a structured search in Scopus, SciELO, Dialnet, and Redalyc. The results show the progressive consolidation of communication for sustainability as a field in formation and allow us to identify four main axes: communication of sustainability in organizational management and marketing; digital communication and social networks; community and territorial communication; and academic and university experiences linked to sustainable development. Likewise, there is a hegemony of instrumental approaches oriented towards reporting, marketing, and reputation, coexisting with critical and participatory nuclei that are still in the minority. The study highlights gaps and opportunities for comparative, multi-actor research with more integrative theoretical frameworks.
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