Journal of Communication Inquiry
| Thomas Oates | University of Texas Health Science Center, USA |
The Journal of Communication Inquiry (JCI) is a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary forum that explores communication and mass communication phenomena within cultural and historical perspectives. Publishing cutting-edge research and analysis, the Journal of Communication Inquiry emphasizes philosophical, evaluative, empirical, legal, historical and critical inquiry into relationships between mass communication and society across time and culture.
Keep Up To Date with Crucial Issues in Mass CommunicationJCI is committed to giving alternative perspectives on communication and media studies a voice. It will keep you up to date on the most crucial issues in mass communication, including critical and cultural approaches to communication research, feminist theory and the study of mass-mediated representations of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation, the role of the visual image in contemporary culture, postmodernist, poststructuralist and postcolonial perspectives on mass communication.
Interdisciplinary and International Coverage
JCI's critical yet balanced approach to communication cuts across disciplinary boundaries to give academics and researchers a fresh, complete perspective on the field. The journal's international contributors regularly represent such varied areas as mass communication, cultural studies, journalism, sociology, philosophy, and political science.
In-Depth Focus on Critical Issues
The journal's dedication to comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of communication and media is reflected in its thematic special issues. Devoted to topics of emerging and critical importance in the study of communication and culture, recent and upcoming theme issues examine such vital topics as:
- The Culture of Cultural Studies
- Deconstructing Popular Culture
- Technology and Culture
- Feminist Cultural Studies
- Race, Media and Culture
- Mediating Global Migration
- Mediating the #MeToo Movement
Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcinquiry.
The Journal of Communication Inquiry emphasizes interdisciplinary inquiry into communication and mass communication phenomena within cultural and historical perspectives. Such perspectives imply that an understanding of these phenomena cannot arise soley out of a narrowly focused analysis. Rather, the approaches emphasize philosophical, evaluative, empirical, legal, historical, and/or critical inquiry into relationships between mass communication and society across time and culture. The Journal of Communication Inquiry is a forum for such investigations.
| David O. Dowling | University of Iowa, USA |
| Javie Ssozi | University of Iowa, USA |
| Sarah Witmer | University of Iowa, USA |
| Sarah Witmer | University of Iowa, USA |
| Raleigh Darnell | University of Iowa, USA |
| Akachukwu Ikefuama | University of Iowa, USA |
| Sang Jung Kim | University of Iowa, USA |
| David Lomoywara | University of Iowa, USA |
| Karrin Anderson | Colorado State University, USA |
| Mark Andrejevic | Monash University, Australia |
| Tori Omega Arthur | Colorado State University, USA |
| Ralph Beliveau | University of Oklahoma, USA |
| Kuan-Hsing Chen | National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
| Mia Consalvo | Concordia University, Canada |
| Rachel Dubrofsky | |
| Spring Duvall | Salem College, USA |
| Brian Goss | Saint Louis University-Madrid, Spain |
| Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr. | Florida Atlantic University, USA |
| James F. Hamilton | University of Georgia, USA |
| Mika Hietanen | Lund University, Sweden |
| Amani Ismail | University of Hertfordshire, Egypt |
| Patrick R. Johnson | Marquette University, USA |
| Volha Kananovich | Appalachian State University |
| Matthew A. Killmeier | Auburn University, Montgomery, USA |
| Hye Jin Lee | University of Southern California, USA |
| Christopher R. Martin | University of Northern Iowa, USA |
| Michaela D. E. Meyer | Christopher Newport University, USA |
| Shane T. Moreman | California State University, Fresno, USA |
| James Morris | City St George’s, University of London, UK |
| Patrick Murphy | Temple University, USA |
| Bruce Mutsvairo | Utrecht University, Netherlands |
| Hagos Nigussie | Paderborn University, Germany / Mekelle University, Ethiopia |
| Hillel Nossek | Kinneret Academic College, Israel |
| Vicente Rodriguez Ortega | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain |
| Jeremy Packer | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Subin Paul | IE University, Spain |
| Gregory P. Perreault | University of South Florida, USA |
| Jayne Raisborough | Leeds Beckett University, UK |
| Sue Robinson | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| Amit M. Schejter | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel |
| Saif Shahin | Tilburg University, Israel |
| Helene Shugart | University of Utah, USA |
| Ryan Stoldt | Drake University, USA |
| Marina Vujnovic | Monmouth University, USA |
| Andrea Mehlhaff Weare | University of Nebraska, USA |
| David Wolfgang | Colorado State University, USA |
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcinquiry. Authors will be required to set up an online account on the SageTrack system powered by ScholarOne. Please include the following files:
- Title page file with each author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
- Biographical information file (3- to 4-sentence paragraph per author)
- Manuscript file with abstract (100 to 150 words) and keywords (up to 5 words; 3 broad and 2 specific).
Maximum manuscript length is 7,000 words, including notes and references. Manuscripts exceeding the word limit will not be considered for review. Because manuscripts are reviewed anonymously, the author's name and affiliation should appear only on the title page and biographical information files, and authors should avoid any identifying text references.
Manuscripts should closely follow the style guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style), 6th Edition (2009). Authors are responsible for making their work conform to style requirements. Submissions should be compatible with MS Word 2007 and earlier (do not submit files with .docx extensions), and figures should be camera ready. Images should be in TIFF, EPS, or JPEG format at minimum 300 dpi resolution; line art should be submitted in original format (not scanned). Tables and figures should be listed at the end of the manuscript, with callouts for each table and figure within the text (e.g., [TABLE 1 HERE]).
In addition to articles, critical essay and book review suggestions are welcome. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal. The journal's managing editor has the discretion to determine whether manuscripts will be submitted for review, depending on whether submissions meet the journal's editorial mission. In addition, the managing editor will work with authors and reviewers to prepare manuscripts for publication. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the editor. It is also the author's responsibility to acquire permission for reproduction of any kind of copyrighted material.
As you prepare to submit to the Journal of Communication Inquiry, consider carefully the following (you should be able to answer in the affirmative for all questions):
1. Do you have a title page document (see above)?
2. Do you have a biographical information document (see above)?
3. Is your manuscript 7,000 words or less (including notes and references)?
4. Are your manuscript citations and references in APA style?
5. Is your manuscript file in the proper word format (see above)?
6. Are any images, tables, etc. included in the proper format (see above)?
7. Have you conducted careful copyediting for grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.?
8. Does your work take a qualitative and/or critical cultural approach?
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