AIM: The Journal of Communication (J Communication) is designed for the prompt publications of original and important articles related to contemporary society.

 

EDITORIAL POLICY: It contains original papers on current research and practical programmes, short notes, news items, book reviews, reports of meetings and professional announcements. Constructive critiques and discussions of published papers and letters, which are of relevance and of interest to the readership, are published at the discretion of the Editor. The journal is published in English; spelling and usage conforms to the Oxford English Dictionary; for consistency and simplicity in style because for many subscribers English is a second language. Place names should be spelled in the form officially used in the country under discussion; where this differs from the commonly known name of the English-language name, the other name should be written in parentheses. For practical purposes, accents may be omitted on non-English names.

 

FREQUENCY: There shall be two issues, one volume per year (July & December).

 

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ABSTRACT: Not exceeding 150 words.

 

KEYWORDS: Not exceeding six should accompany the manuscript.

 

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LIST: A separate list of tables, figures, and illustrations with captions should accompany the manuscript.   

 

METRIC SYSTEM: The metric system should conform to the International System of Units (S. I.).

 

REFERENCES: These should be listed at the end of article, arranged alphabetically according to the surnames of the authors and then chronologically. Following are examples of the proper reference style of various sources:

 

Journals: Mueller M 1995. Why communication policy is passing “mass communication” by: political economy as the missing link. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 12: 459-473.

 

Books: Akindele R, Lamidi K 2001. Fundamentals of Mass Communication. Ibadan: Adalef Communications.

 

Sections of Books: Pilotta J 1992. Cultural integrity in the global communication order: action research principles. In: C Okigbo, Y Abubakar (Eds.): New Perspectives in International News Flow. Lagos: Communication Research Projects. pp. 105-122.

 

Newspaper / Magazine: Bhasin Veena 1982. Ecology and Gaddi Culture. Hindustan Times, Weekly, August 29, 1982, P. 9.

 

Radio/Television Talk: Bhasin Veena 1986. Radio Talk - Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh. All India Radio ‘Yuv Vani’ - 1st July, 1986.

 

Meeting Paper: Khatib H 1993.The human development index as a policy and planning tool. Paper presented at seminar on the Uses of The Human Development Index, UNDP, New York, 17- 18 February.

 

Report: Pronk Jan, Haq Mehbub ul 1992. Sustainable Development: From Concept to Action. The Hague: The Hague Report, Ministry of Development Co-operation, and New York: UNDP.

 

Thesis / Dissertation: Bhasin Veena 1981. Ecological Influence on the Socio cultural System of the Gaddis of Bharmour Sub-Tehsil, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh. Ph. D. Thesis, Unpublished. Delhi: University of Delhi.

 

Work “in press”: Omoera Osakue Stevenson 2009. The Import of the Media in an Emerging Democracy: An Evaluation of the Nigerian Situation. J Soc Sci, (in press)

 

Website: Britney A 2008. Millennium Development Goals: The UN Millennium Development Goals for 2015. From <http://www.about.com> (Retrieved on 31 December 2008).