Note: Editors of the individual journals may also have additional requirements. See a journal's Web page for more information.
Exclusivity: All manuscripts should be original and should not be under consideration at other journals or other publications.
Peer Review: All manuscripts will undergo masked peer review. The normal review period is three months or less.
Submissions: The ideal length for submitted papers is 20-30 double-spaced pages (6,000 to 8,000 words using 12-point Times Roman or equivalent), including references, tables and figures. Longer manuscripts will be considered when space is available. The submission and review process will be electronic. All manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word or converted to that format. One electronic copy should be e-mailed to the appropriate journal listed below
Manuscript Preparation: Manuscripts for all journals except the Journal of Media Law & Ethics should be prepared according to the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest edition). Submissions to JMLE should be prepared according to Bluebook. Please double-space all material, including title page, abstract (up to 200 words), text, quotations, acknowledgments, references, appendices, footnotes, tables, and captions. Microsoft Word and WordPerfect are the required software programs for formatting manuscripts. The title page should include the title of the manuscript; names and affiliations of all authors, as well as their addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses; and five key words for referencing the document in electronic database systems. Only the title page should contain identifying information. The second page should include the manuscript title and an abstract of 150 to 250 words. All figures and tables must be formatted to 5.5 inches in width and no more than 8.5 inches in height.
Copyright and Production Notes: All works submitted must be original and must not have been published elsewhere. Authors of works that are selected for publication shall retain the copyright to their works. As such, they control the future distribution and reprinting of their works. However, authors shall give Marquette Books LLC a nonexclusive right to publish the work in its journals or in other publications or books that it may produce at the same time or in the future (works submitted to the Russian Journal of Communication also must allow reprinting rights to the Russian Communication Association). Authors shall be given credit in such works and will continue to control the copyright to their works. After a manuscript is accepted for publication, the author or authors are expected to provide a computer file of the manuscript and to copyedit the page proofs when they are completed.
Permissions: Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright owners to use lengthy quotations (450 words or more) or to reprint or adapt a table or figure that has been published elsewhere. Authors should write to the original copyright holder requesting nonexclusive permission to reproduce the material in this journal and in future publications generated by Marquette Books. All requests are for nonexclusive rights.
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