CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION

Content: The Journal of Media Economics publishes original research on the economics and policy of mediated communication, focusing on firms, markets, and institutions. Reflecting the increasing diversity of analytical approaches employed in economics and recognizing that policies promoting social and political objectives may have significant economic impacts on media, the Journal of Media Economics encourages submissions reflecting the insights of diverse disciplinary perspectives and research methodologies, both empirical and theoretical.

Manuscript Submission: Only articles written in English will be considered. Upload articles through the ScholarOne site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hmec. If this is your first time submitting an article to JME, you will need to create an account there first. Blinded manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft WORD or Adobe PDF documents (TeX source files accepted along with PDF). Prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 1994). Set all margins at 1 1/2 in. Use 12 pt Times Roman typeface set for an 8.5 x 11 inch page (about 1800 characters per page). All components of the manuscript should be double-spaced, including title page, abstract, text, quotes, acknowledgments, references, appendixes, tables, figure captions, and footnotes. An abstract of 75 words should be typed on a separate page. Manuscripts should be limited to a maximum of 25 pages including references, tables, and figures. Authors must use nonsexist language in their articles as specified in the "Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language," which appears on pages 46 to 60 of the APA Manual. Illustrations may be uploaded as separate attachments.

Blind Review: To facilitate anonymous review, only the article title should appear on the first page of the manuscript. A file with a separate cover page should contain the title, authorship, authors' affiliations, any statements of credit or research support and mailing addresses, phone numbers.. Every effort should be made by the authors to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues to their identities.

Permissions: Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to reprint or adapt a table or figure or to reprint a quotation of 500 words or more. Authors should write to original author(s) and publisher to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages to use the material in the article and in future editions. Provide copies of all permissions and credit lines obtained.

Regulations: In order to complete the submission process authors will need to confirm that the findings reported in the manuscript are original and have not been published previously and that the manuscript is not being simultaneously submitted elsewhere. If appropriate, authors should also state that they have complied with American Psychological Association ethical standards in the treatment of their samples.

Production Notes: After a manuscript is accepted for publication, files are copyedited and typeset into page proofs. Authors read proofs to correct errors and answer editors' queries. Authors may order reprints of their articles only when they return page proofs.