Peer review: All manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those papers that meet the scientific and editorial standards of the journal, and fit within the aims and scope of the journal, will be sent for outside review. Each manuscript thus selected is reviewed by at least two referees. Global Media & Communication adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties
Submission of mss: four identical copies of the manuscript, each fully numbered, labelled and typed in double spacing throughout, on one side only of white A4 or US standard size paper, plus a disk version of the article, should be sent to:
Daya K. Thussu
Managing Editor
Global Media and Communication
School of Media, Arts and Design
University of Westminster
Harrow Campus, Watford Road
Northwick Park, Harrow
HA1 3TP
UK
[email: D.K.Thussu@westminster.ac.uk]
or
John D.H. Downing
Editor, Global Media and Communication
College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
IL 62901-6606
USA
[email: jdeditor@siu.edu]
Covering letter: please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.
Format of mss: Each manuscript should contain:
(i) title page with full title and subtitle (if any). For the purposes of blind refereeing, the full name of each author with current affiliation and full address/phone/fax/email details plus short biographical note should be supplied on a separate sheet.
(ii) abstract of 100-150 words
(iii) up to 10 key words
(iv) main text and word count - suggested target is 5000-7000 words. Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text
(v) end notes, if necessary, should be signalled by superscript numbers in the main text and listed at the end of the text before the references
(vi) references should be cited in the text as: (author, date: page)
(vii) an alphabetical references section should follow the text (and end notes if any), formatted as follows:
Book
Surname, X.X. and Surname, Y. (year) Title with Initial Caps: Subtitle with Initial Caps. Place: Publisher.
Article in book
Surname, X.X. (year) 'Title of Chapter', in X. Surname and Y. Surname (eds) Title of Book, pp. xxx-xxx. Place: Publisher.
Journal article
Surname, X.X. (year) 'Title of Article', Name of Journal vol.no.(issue no.): xx-xxx [page range].
Paper
Surname, X.X. (year) 'Title of Paper', paper presented at Name of Conference, City, Month of presentation.
Website
Surname, X. (year) 'Title of Article', Name of Journal vol.no.(issue no.), URL (consulted Month, Year): http:/xxxx.xxxx.xx.xx/xxxx/xxxx
Tables: tables should be typed (double line-spaced) on separate sheets and their position indicated by a marginal note in the text. All tables should have short descriptive captions with footnotes and their source(s) typed below the tables.
Illustrations: all line diagrams and photographs are termed 'Figures' and should be referred to as such in the manuscript. They should be numbered consecutively. Line diagrams should be presented in a form suitable for immediate reproduction (i.e. not requiring redrawing), each on a separate A4 sheet. They should be reproducible to a final printed text area of 205 mm x 142 mm. Illustrations on disk should be supplied as TIF or EPS files at high resolution. Photographs should preferably be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. Slides are also acceptable. All figures should have short descriptive captions typed on a separate sheet. Further details are available on the journal website or from Journal Production, SAGE. Also see Copyright section below.
Style: use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language and plurals rather than he/she.
Spellings: UK or US spellings may be used with '-ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize).
Punctuation: use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Present dates in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD).
Disks: on acceptance of your manuscript for publication, you will be asked to supply another diskette (IBM-compatible or Mac) of the final version.
Copyright: before publication authors are requested to assign copyright to SAGE, subject to retaining their right to reuse the material in other publications written or edited by themselves and due to be published preferably at least one year after initial publication in the Journal.
Proofs and offprints: authors will receive proofs of their articles and be asked to return their corrections within 2 weeks.
Authors will receive electronic offprints of their article and a complimentary journal copy. A maximum of 5 journal copies will be supplied for multi-authored articles. These will be supplied to the main author
Reviews: Global Media and Communication includes a section in which books and other significant contributions to the field are reviewed. This includes both essay length and shorter contributions. Books for review and manuscripts of reviews (about 800-1200 words) should be sent to:
Des Freedman
Reviews Editor
Global Media and Communication
Department of Media and Communications
Goldsmiths College
University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW
UK
[email: d.freedman@gold.ac.uk]
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