Aims and Scope

The journal provides a forum for the scholarly investigation, analysis, and dialogue on communication symbols, forms, phenomena, and strategic systems of symbols within the context of contemporary popular culture across the globe. Popular Communication publishes articles on all aspects of popular communication, examining different media such as television, film, new media, print media, radio, music, and dance; the study of texts, events, artifacts, spectacles, audiences, technologies, and industries; and phenomena and practices, including, but not limited to, fan, youth and subcultures, questions of representation, digitalization, cultural globalization, spectator sports, sexuality, advertising, and consumer culture. The journal welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives within the tradition of media, communication, and cultural studies as well as interdisciplinary research in and across related disciplines.

Submission of Manuscripts

The journal welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives within the tradition of media, communication, and cultural studies. A manuscript may not be sent out for review if it is deemed inappropriate for the journal. Submitted papers should be 5,000-8,000 words in length (inclusive of all elements).

Submissions should be e-mailed (as attachments) to Cornel Sandvoss, C. Lee Harrington, and Jonathan Gray, at popularcommunication@surrey.ac.uk. Only original manuscripts submitted to Popular Communication will be considered for publication. The cover letter should include a statement that the manuscript is not currently under consideration elsewhere, is not being submitted elsewhere, and has not been published elsewhere, in whole or in part.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Double space all material, including title page, abstract, text, quotations, acknowledgments, references, appendixes tables, figure captions, and footnotes. The title page should include the title of the manuscript; names and affiliations of all authors; contact information including address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address of the corresponding author; and a running head of not more than 48 letters and spaces. Only the title page should contain identifying information. The second page should include the manuscript title, an abstract of 100 to 150 words, and a list of key words for use in indexing. Submitted articles undergo masked peer review. Authors should take care that the manuscript contains no clues as to identity. The normal review period is three months. Authors are responsible for the content of their work and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to use a lengthy quotation (500 words or more), to reprint or adapt a table or figure published elsewhere, or to reprint photographs or other copyrighted or trademarked images. Authors should provide documentation from the copyright/trademark holder granting nonexclusive world rights in all languages for use in the article and in future editions.

All text files should be saved in Microsoft Word, and any visuals should be saved as separate files.

Illustrations

Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

• 300 dpi or higher
• sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
• submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files

Color illustrations will be considered for publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in their printing and publication. The charge for the first figure is $900.00. Subsequent figures, totaling no more than 4 text pages, are $450.00 each. Good-quality color prints should be provided in their final size. Figures needing reduction or enlargement will be charged an additional 25 percent. The publisher has the right to refuse publication of any artwork deemed unacceptable.

References

References should be cited in the text by author and date (Smith, 1983). The reference list should be prepared in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Examples:

Journal: Tsai, M., & Wagner, N. N. (1978). Therapy groups for women sexually molested as children. Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 7(6), 417-427.

Book: Millman, M. (1980). Such a pretty face. New York: W. W. Norton.

Contribution to a Book: Hartley, J. T., & Walsh, D. A. (1980). Contemporary issues in adult development of learning. In L. W. Poon (ed.), Ageing in the 1980s (pp. 239-252). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Book Reviews

Popular Communication regularly publishes reviews of academic and non-academic books pertaining to popular communication and popular culture. Reviewers receive one copy of the issue in which the review appears. Additional printed copies are not available. Please direct all inquiries to: Prof. Max Dawson, Annie May Swift Hall, Northwestern University,  1920 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Proofs and Reprints

Page proofs are sent to the designated author using Taylor & Francis' Central Article Tracking System (CATS). They must be carefully checked and returned within 48 hours of receipt. Reprints of individual articles are available for order at the time authors review page proofs. A discount on reprints is available to authors who order before print publication.