Editorial Scope: The Journal of Public Relations Research publishes scholarship that creates, tests, or expands public relations theory. Manuscripts may examine why organizations practice public relations as they do and how public relations can be conducted more effectively; analysis of the publics of public relations; scholarly criticism of public relations practice; and development of the history, ethics, or philosophy of public relations. Because of the wide range of influences on and effects of public relations, interdisciplinary research is particularly encouraged. Two kinds of articles can be submitted: reviews of major programs of research (20-60 double-spaced manuscript pages) and reports of original research (approximately 20 double-spaced manuscript pages). All methodologies are appropriate, including critical, historical, legal, philosophical, and social scientific. The Journal is produced for the Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in cooperation with public relations educators in the International Communication Association, National Communication Association, Public Relations Society of American, and International Association of Business Communicators.

 Manuscript Submission Guidelines: The Journal has changed its submission process and is now only accepting electronically submitted manuscripts via Manuscript Central. Please register and submit at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/HPRR. Please direct all queries to Editor-elect Karen Russell at JPRR@grady.uga.edu.

2) Attachment 2 should have an abstract and the manuscript text including references. To allow for anonymous refereeing, do not include any text in this document (including in its headers, footers and references) that would indicate the manuscript's authorship. As well as removing author identity from the text within the document, please remove any identifying information automatically recorded in the document's properties. To see if Microsoft Word is recording name, pull down the ‘‘File'' menu, click on ‘‘Properties,'' and select the ‘‘Summary'' tab. Remove any identifying information and then save the file.

Prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Type all components of the manuscript double spaced, including title page, abstract, text, quotes, acknowledgments, references, appendices, tables, figure captions, and footnotes. The abstract should be no more than 100 words that can be understood by public relations practitioners and scholars not familiar with the theory and method of the article.

Audience: Public relations scholars, students, and practitioners, as well as students and professionals in allied communication and mass communication disciplines. 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.

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Tables and Figures. Tables and figures (illustrations) should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate sheets or files. A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled, taking into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet. All original figures should be clearly marked in pencil on the reverse side with the number, author's name, and top edge indicated.

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