Submissions
Nigerian Journal of Communication Review (NJCR) is a double-blind peer review open access journal published annually by the Department of Mass Communication, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria. It publishes theoretical and empirical papers in Mass Communication and related disciplines.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
| ✔ | The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). |
| ✔ | The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format. |
| ✔ | Where available, URLs for the references have been provided. |
| ✔ | The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. |
| ✔ | The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. |
Author Guidelines
Peer Review
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind system peer-review. The reviewer(s) identities will remain anonymous to authors. The paper will be peer-reviewed by two experts. The review process may take 60 days. Decisions will be made known to authors as soon as the editorial board reaches a decision and reviewer(s) comments sent to the authors immediately. Originality of Research Articles Articles can be empirical or nor empirical. These should describe new and carefully analysed and confirmed findings, backed with convincing research procedures. The length of a full paper should be concise and should describe and interpret the work clearly. Articles should not be more than 7,500 words. Preparation of Manuscripts Authors are to follow the following prescriptions in preparing their manuscripts for this journal.
Format
Articles should be typed on Times New Roman on 12 font size double line spacing, block paragraph. All long quotes are block-indented on 11 font size. The main title should be on font size 14 in upper and lower cases and all sub-titles should be on font size 12 in upper and lower cases. Titles and sub-titles are not centralized.
Abstract
An abstract should not exceed 200 words with a brief introduction, summarizing background of the work; research methods, results and its implications and recommendation. There are be five keywords immediately after the abstract.
Citation and References
All cited works must reflect in the references except for works that do not appear in references such as personal communication. NJCR th adopts APA 7 edition. References should be typed on font size 11. Author(s) are advised to limit self-citation of previous studies in order to uphold the credibility of their paper.
Fees and Charges
Upon acceptance of paper(s), authors are to pay N32,000 as Article Processing Charge(APC), while foreign author(s) will pay an Article Processing Charge of 75$. Authors who require hard copies are to pay for such copy(ies) in line with the prevailing market costs, excluding postage charges.
Hard Copies of the journal are printed on demand for a fee.