Journal Details
Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
Instructions for Authors
This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.
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Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies is pleased to invite scholars worldwide who are working in the broadly defined field of critical cultural studies to submit manuscripts to one of the National Communication Association's newest journals published by Routledge. The Journal's editorial board consists of leading scholars in a wide array of communication and related fields and from a variety of countries.
Manuscripts should be formatted in Microsoft Word in a PC-compatible version (Mac users making sure to use the most current versions of Word and to end their file names in ".doc. All submissions should be made online at Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies' ScholarOne site to facilitate rapid accessibility of your work to readers. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre. To facilitate the blind, peer review process, no indicators of authorship should appear in the manuscript itself. Provide an abstract of 100 words or less, including a list of five suggested key words. Manuscripts should be prepared in 12-point font, should be double-spaced throughout, and should not exceed 9,000 words including endnotes. The journal adheres to the Chicago Manual of Style with endnotes.
Manuscripts submitted to CCCS must not be under review elsewhere or have appeared in any other published form. Upon notification of acceptance, authors must assign copyright to the National Communication Association and provide copyright clearance for any copyrighted material.
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