Journal of Communication
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The Journal of Communication is a general forum for communication
scholarship and publishes articles and book reviews examining a broad
range of issues in communication theory and research. JoC publishes
the best available scholarship on all aspects of communication. All
methods of scholarly inquiry into communication are welcome. Manuscripts
should be conceptually meaningful, methodologically sound, interesting,
clearly written, and thoughtfully argued.
Manuscript Guidelines. Manuscripts must not have
been published elsewhere or be currently under consideration for any
other publication. Manuscripts are processed by blind review so author
identification must be removed from all pages except the title page,
which is retained by the editor.
Ordinarily (unless a compelling argument is made), data- or text-based manuscripts must follow specific guidelines depending upon method. Quantitative manuscripts should report reliability estimates for dependent variables, the amount of variance accounted for in significance tests, and power when a result is not significant. When measures of central tendency are reported, appropriate measures of variability should be included. Quantitative content analyses should report inter-coder reliability, preferably using a statistic that controls for agreement by chance. Survey research should describe the population, sampling procedures, and response rate. Qualitative research should articulate the standards employed to assure the quality and verification of the interpretation presented (e.g., member-checking, negative case analysis).
Prepare manuscripts in strict accordance with the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Submissions are rarely longer than 30 pages, including references, appendixes, endnotes, tables, and figures. (Keep endnotes to a minimum). Please also note that standard type size (12-point) and margins are required. Manuscripts that do not follow these requirements or that are otherwise unsuitable for review will be returned to the author(s) without review. Include a cover letter with author(s) address, telephone, email address, and title of the manuscript.
To submit your manuscript to the Journal of Communication, go to:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcom
and follow the online instructions. Potential authors with questions can contact the editor directly:
Michael Cody
Editor, Journal of Communication
U of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication
3502 Watt Way
Los Angeles CA 90089-0281 USA
cody@usc.edu
Manuscripts meriting review will be read anonymously by two or three referees. In most instances, authors can expect decisions on their work within 120 days. Because manuscripts receive expert review, and because the Editorial Board of JoC is international in scope, this time may vary. No manuscripts will be returned to authors. The Journal retains the right to make changes in accepted manuscripts that (in the opinion of the editor) do not substantially alter meaning as well as for grammatical, stylistic and space considerations.
Authors should submit book review manuscripts to be published in 2009 to:
Elisia L. Cohen, University of Kentucky
Department of Communication
231 Grehan Bldg
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0042 USA
859-257-4102 (office)
859-257-4103 (fax)
Elisia.Cohen@uky.edu
dr.elisiacohen@gmail.com
