[Commlist] JCMR Vol. 11 No. 2, October 2019 issue: Call for Papers

*JCMR Vol. 11 No. 2, October 2019 issue: Call for Papers*

We are pleased to inform you that the*/Journal of Communication and 
Media Research (JCMR)/* is now accepting and processing full papers for 
its Volume 11 Number 2 issue which will be published in October 2019. 
The *Deadline *for all manuscript submissions for this issue 
is*Saturday, 30^th March 2019. */This will be the 22^nd regular issue 
(plus one special issue) of the journal since it started publication in 
2009./**See submission guidelines below; but for more details about the 
journal, please visit our website: www.jcmrweb.com <http://www.jcmrweb.com>

Thank you

**

*JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH*

*ISSN 2141 – 5277*

*ABOUT JCMR*

The /Journal of Communication and Media Research /is a research-based 
and peer-reviewed journal published twice-yearly in the months of April 
and October by the *Association of Media and Communication Researchers 
of Nigeria (CAC/IT/NO 111018).* The journal is addressed to the African 
and international academic community and it accepts articles from all 
scholars, irrespective of country or institution of affiliation.

The focus of the /Journal of Communication and Media Research /is 
research, with a bias for quantitative and qualitative studies that use 
any or a combination of the acceptable methods of research. These 
include Surveys, Content Analysis, and Experiments for quantitative 
studies; and Observation, Interviews/Focus Groups, and Documentary 
Analysis for qualitative studies. The journal seeks to contribute to the 
body of knowledge in the field of communication and media studies and 
welcomes articles in all areas of communication and the media including, 
but not limited to, mass communication, mass media channels, traditional 
communication, organizational communication, interpersonal 
communication, development communication, public relations, advertising, 
information communication technologies, the Internet and 
computer-mediated communication.

*ARTICLE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES*

lManuscripts should not be longer than 8000 words – notes and references 
inclusive, and must have an *abstract* of not more than 200 words and 
*five key words*.

lThe abstract should be *Informative.* That is, it should *clearly but 
briefly* state the following: background/rationale; problem/issues 
examined (including research questions); details of method(s) used 
(including sample and sampling technique); results/findings; conclusion; 
and implication(s)/relevance of the study.

lThe title and author’s biographical details (name, 
university/department, address, position/title, telephone, e-mail) 
should be identified on the title page only. It is mandatory to supply 
telephone and email addresses.

lAuthor(s) names should be written in First name, Middle name, and 
Surname order (i.e. First name first, and Surname last).

lFormat: Font of body text should be Times New Roman Size 12. Alignment 
should be justified. Paragraphs should be indented with one tab (no 
block paragraphing). Line spacing should be 1.5 lines.

lAuthors should be consistent in spelling – either American English or 
British English.

lTables, Figures and Charts should be alluded to in the text while 
allusions to ‘notes’ should be indicated in superscript in the text. 
Notes should be presented as endnotes (i.e., at the end of the article, 
just before the References).

lData should be presented and discussed with words and not with 
illustrations such as tables, figures and charts.

lTables, figures and charts should be used minimally and sparingly; they 
should be used only to serve as further points of reference. In which 
case, even if such tables, figures or charts are removed, the flow of 
discussion will not be affected.

lData, including tables, figures and charts should be interpreted and 
discussed by the researcher to provide a unified interpretation. Once 
the contents of tables, figures and charts are fully discussed, there is 
really no need to present such table/figure/chart in the article again.

lThere should be a maximum of *three *tables and/or figures and/or 
charts in a manuscript.

lReferencing should follow the APA style and all references should be 
listed, in strict alphabetical order, at the end of the article.

letal. can be used in in-text citations but not in end references. In 
end references, the names of all authors must be stated.

lIn in-text citations, et al. must not be used at the first mention of a 
work. The surnames of all authors and year of publication must be stated 
in the first instance of a citation.

lManuscripts must be rich in references and literature citations. Except 
in rare circumstances, references and literature citations should not be 
above 15 years.

lAuthor(s) shall be responsible for securing any copyright waivers and 
permissions as may be needed to allow (re)publication of material in the 
article (text, illustrations, etc) that is the intellectual property of 
third parties.

lAuthor(s) may be required to supply the data upon which figures are based.

lAuthors should be familiar with the standard and quality of articles 
published in the journal so as to minimize the chances of their 
manuscripts being rejected. Please endeavour to visit our website to 
access published articles.

*Submission*

lManuscripts are to be submitted by email to /(jcmrjournal209 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(jcmrjournal209 /at/ gmail.com)>/ (as Word document attachment using 
Microsoft Office Word).

lBefore submitting a manuscript, please read the guidelines carefully 
again and ensure that the paper conforms to them all as non-conformity 
may lead to outright rejection.

lAll manuscripts received shall be sent to two or more assessors on a 
blind review format.

*Plagiarism Check*

lAll manuscripts received shall be subjected to plagiarism check and the 
result must not be higher than the journal’s acceptable threshold. Any 
manuscript with a plagiarism check result that is higher than the 
acceptable threshold shall not be published even if it receives 
favourable assessments.**

*The last date for submission of full papers is Saturday, 30^th March 2019.*

*ASSESSMENT*

All papers/manuscripts submitted must go through a rigorous process of 
double-blind peer review. Our assessors are Professors or Readers of 
communication studies drawn from reputable universities in the United 
States of America, Canada, South Africa and Nigeria. Manuscripts are 
sent to them on a double-blind review format.

*AVAILABILITY*

The journal is available internationally on the Internet at 
www.jcmrweb.com <http://www.jcmrweb.com> and through subscription. In 
Nigeria, in addition to the international availability, it is also 
available at all leading bookshops including the University of Ibadan 
Bookshop, University of Lagos Bookshop, and Delta State University 
Abraka Bookshop.

*OUR WATCHWORD*

Consistency is our watchword. Since the journal started publication in 
2009, we have consistently published and released each edition on 
schedule – in April and October of every year, making a total of 21 
regular issues (plus one special issue) published so far.

*OUR VISION*

To be the foremost, scholarly, indexed, peer-reviewed and most-read 
journal emanating from Africa, portraying knowledge, intellect and 
learning to all humankind irrespective of gender, affiliation and 
nationality.

*OUR MISSION*

To portray the intellect, knowledge and potentials of Africans to the 
rest of the world; and also bring similar attributes of all humans all 
over the world to Africa; through every responsible media of 
communication; in a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship for 
the advancement of scholarship and development of the human race.

*OUR MOTTO *

Taking Africa to the world, bringing the world to Africa.


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