Instructions for Authors:

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
A publication of the National Communication Association

The Journal of International and Intercultural Communication publishes scholarship for an international readership on international and intercultural communication from a range of theoretical, conceptual and methodological perspectives. The journal features leading edge inquiry that cuts across academic boundaries to focus on international, intercultural, as well as indigenous communication issues. It invites manuscripts that not only address pressing issues in multiple regions, multilingual communities, social, political, and cultural practices from the standpoint of communication, but it also invites manuscripts that push the boundaries of contemporary work in international and intercultural communication. A nation-state should not necessarily be synonymous with a single culture as nation-states might be more productively viewed as comprising multiple cultures, nor should a culture be thought of as bounded by national boundaries, as cultures may cross the boundaries of multiple nation-states. International and intercultural communication, from interpersonal interaction to mass media, should be considered in the context of contemporary tensions, including globalization, post colonialism, cultural imperialism, and more. Theoretical, historical, experiential, experimental, as well as critical, discursive and textual analyses are welcome.

Manuscript Submission Process

Manuscripts should be submitted online and in English through the journal's Manuscript Central website at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rjii. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. The “create an account” button can be found at the top right corner of that page.

To facilitate blind, peer review, there should be no indicators of authorship in the manuscript itself including electronic identification in the manuscript file properties. Manuscripts should be formatted in Microsoft Word in a PC-compatible version (Mac users should be sure to use the most current versions of Word and to end their file names in”.doc”). Authors should supply an abstract of 100 words or less, including a list of five suggested key words. Manuscripts should be prepared in 12-point font, double-spaced throughout and should not exceed 9,000 words including references. The journal adheres to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 5th Edition (2001). Manuscripts also must conform to the guidelines for avoiding ethnic biases and sexist language. Research involving human subjects must be approved by an institutional review board in order to be published in JIIC.

Manuscripts submitted to JIIC should not be under review elsewhere or have previously appeared in any other published form.

Manuscripts submitted to JIIC 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.

Early Electronic Offprints: Corresponding authors can now receive their article by e-mail as a complete PDF. This allows the author to print up to 50 copies, free of charge, and disseminate them to colleagues. In many cases this facility will be available up to two weeks prior to publication. Or, alternatively, corresponding authors will receive the traditional 50 offprints. A copy of the journal will be sent by post to all corresponding authors after publication. Additional copies of the journal can be purchased at the author's preferential rate of £15.00/$25.00 per copy.

Initial questions relating to the submission process may be addressed to:

Tom Nakayama
Editor-Elect
Arizona State University
jiic@asu.edu