Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcinquiry. Authors will be required to set up an online account on the SageTrack system powered by ScholarOne. Please include the following files:
- Title page file with each author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
- Biographical information file (3- to 4-sentence paragraph per author)
- Manuscript file with abstract (100 to 150 words) and keywords (up to 5 words;3 broad and2 specific).
Maximum manuscript length is 8,000 words, including notes and references.Manuscripts exceeding the word limit will not be considered for review. Because manuscripts are reviewed anonymously, the author's name and affiliation should appear only on the title page and biographical information files, and authors should avoid any identifying text references. Authors who need to cite their own previous works should cite them in the same way as other authors. The only exceptions are in press or forthcoming articles. In those cases, the in-text reference should be (Authors, in press/forthcoming).
Manuscripts should closely follow the style guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style), current edition. Authors are responsible for making their work conform to style requirements. Submissions should be compatible with MS Word 2007 and earlier (do not submit files with .docx extensions), and figures should be camera ready. Images should be in TIFF, EPS, or JPEG format at minimum 300 dpi resolution; line art should be submitted in original format (not scanned). Tables and figures should be listed at the end of the manuscript, with callouts for each table and figure within the text (e.g., [TABLE 1 HERE]).
In addition to articles, critical essay and book review suggestions are welcome. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal. The journal's managing editor has the discretion to determine whether manuscripts will be submitted for review, depending on whether submissions meet the journal's editorial mission. In addition, the managing editor will work with authors and reviewers to prepare manuscripts for publication. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the editor. It is also the author's responsibility to acquire permission for reproduction of any kind of copyrighted material.
As you prepare to submit to the Journal of Communication Inquiry, consider carefully the following (you should be able to answer in the affirmative for all questions):
1. Does your work make a clear original contribution to critical cultural scholarship?
2. Do you have a title page document (see above)?
3. Do you have a biographical information document (see above)?
4. Is your manuscript 8,000 words or less (including notes and references)?
5. Are your manuscript citations and references in APA style?
6. Is your manuscript file in the proper word format (see above)?
7. Are any images, tables, etc. included in the proper format (see above)?
8. Have you conducted careful copyediting for grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.?
Authors whowould liketo refine the use of English in their manuscripts might considerusing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi’s Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.
Please be aware that Sage has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsem*nt of the company. An author’s use of SPi’s services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.
Sage Choice
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let Sage know directly if you are choosing Sage Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit Sage Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at Sage, including self author archiving deposits (green open access) visit Sage Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.
As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.
The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.
If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.
For more information, please refer to the Sage Manuscript Submission Guidelines.
