Communications

Instructions for Authors

1. Submitting an article for publication
Communications invites submissions from a broad thematic field of communication research. Manuscripts should represent original work, should not be published elsewhere or in another language, and should not be submitted to other journals simultaneously. Manuscripts for consideration in Communications should be submitted via e-mail to the Editor.

Submissions should be written in English. Contributors whose native language is not English should have their manuscripts read by a native speaker before submission. Examples not in English must have aligned interlinear glosses and an idiomatic translation.

2. Formatting and style
In general, manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the 5^th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001). Manuscripts that do not conform to the APA guidelines will be sent back to the authors without review.

Citations should conform to the following example:
(Smart, 1974, p. 22)

References should conform to the following examples:
Periodical
Gabennesh, H. (1972). Authoritarianism as world view. American Journal of Sociology, 77(5), 857-875.
Nonperiodical
Gifi, A. (1991). Nonlinear multivariate analysis. Chichester: Wiley.
Part of a nonperiodical
Gray, A. (1996). Behind closed doors: Video recorders in the home. In H. Baehr, & A. Gray (Eds.), Turning it on: A reader in women and media (pp. 118-129). London: Arnold.

The length of the manuscript should not exceed 8000 words (articles) and 4000 words (Research in brief). The manuscript should be double-spaced (including notes and references) with standard margins. All pages should be numbered serially. Non-English words should appear in italics. Please do not use boldface type for emphasis. Use double quotation marks only, except for translations where single quotation marks should be used.

Please prepare two files for submission: One file for the title page that lists the names, affiliations and contact information for all authors. The second file should contain an abstract of 100-150 words, three to six keywords and the manuscript. Figures and diagrams must be reproducible originals and should appear at the end of the document clearly numbered and labeled. They should be referred to in the text and the approximate position indicated. Notes should be kept to an absolute minimum, be brief and contain no diagrams or tables.

3. Peer review
Manuscripts received will first be screened by one of the Editors or Co-Editors to ensure thematic adequacy and sufficient quality. If a manuscript is considered appropriate for review, it will be sent out to a minimum of two reviewers. The review process is mutually anonymous: Reviewers are not disclosed to authors, and authors are not disclosed to reviewers. Usually, authors will receive the editorial decision within 120 days.

4. Proofs
After final acceptance, authors will receive PDF proofs for correction, which must be returned by dates given in the production schedule.

5. Offprints
Upon publication, authors will receive electronic offprints (in PDF format) of their contribution. Guest editors of special issues will receive complimentary print copies of the issue.