SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
 

Global Media Journal is dedicated to the study of international, intercultural, and mass communication. The electronic nature of this Journal allows for the coverage and discussion of diverse issues and perspectives in a timely and interactive fashion.

GMJ encourages media scholars, media professionals, and graduate students to submit scholarly articles, critical essays, graduate research results, book reviews, and opinion pieces--related to the global communication--from throughout the world.

All scholarly articles should adhere to the following guidelines:
 

1. Articles and essays must be written according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, latest edition.

2. Articles should include: (a) article title, (b) author name/s, (c) current position/affiliation, (d) brief biography, (e) email and mail addresses, (f) a brief abstract, (g) five to ten keywords reflecting the contents of paper, and (g) the URL for author/s' personal web page.

3. Submissions must be in camera-ready format and include tables, graphs, charts, etc. within the text.

4. Although there is no absolute limit on length, submitted papers should be confined to approximately 7000 words.

5. Authors are expected to carefully proofread their work before submission.

6. Articles that do not conform to the stated submission guideline will be returned to author/s for revisions.

7. Authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing previously published material, including charts, graphs, photos, tables, etc.

8. Authors should consider including links to any references, web pages, or sites related to their work (this is a strong advantage of electronic publications).

9. Manuscripts must be submitted to the Guest Editor electronically via email, CD, or HD disc in Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, or text format.

10. Authors are strongly urged to not use the automated footnoting feature in Word or WordPerfect as these do not import well into HTML format.  Simply type the endnotes and footnotes at the end of the article per APA guidelines (http://www.apastyle.org).

11. Scholarly articles will go through a blind peer review process while other submissions (invited papers and commentaries) will be reviewed by the GMJ guest editor and managing editor prior to publication.

12. Authors should not submit their articles to more than one edition of GMJ simultaneously.

Invited articles may vary in length but should follow the above guideline. Authors are highly encouraged to include related and useful web links in their work. This would certainly allow the Journal to maximize its potential by offering authors, readers, researchers, students, and professionals immediate access to a wide range of existing electronic resources and web sites. In many respects, the prospects for electronic publications are indeed revolutionary and exciting!

Note: Although contributing authors retain copyright, they give permission to Global Media Journal to reprint their published articles in other electronic and print formats, including books.

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