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Announcements
Changes to Article Processing Charges (APC) |
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Effective the 1st July 2022, the Studies in Media and Communication will increase its’ APC from $300.00 USD to $500.00 USD per article. These additional costs will go towards enhancing the quality of services the Studies in Media and Communication offers to its authors and readers. These new charges will not apply to manuscripts submitted before the 1st of July 2022 whose APCs are paid before the 15th of July 2022. However, the new charges will apply to manuscripts submitted before the 1st of July 2022 whose APCs are not paid before the 15th of July 2022. |
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Posted: 2022-06-21 | More... |
Studies in Media and Communication Indexed in Scopus |
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We are pleased to announce that Studies in Media and Communication (ISSN 2325-8071 E-ISSN 2325-808X) has been indexed in Scopus since 2021. Scopus is the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, and is published by Elsevier B.V.. The Studies in Media and Communication editorial board congratulates everyone involved with the journal for their consistently hard work and attention. Thanks to all of you, the journal now enjoys a rising level of prestige in the publishing world. |
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Posted: 2022-06-15 | More... |
SMC, Vol. 10, No. 2, December 2022: Call for Papers |
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Studies in Media and Communication is calling for submissions to the Vol. 10, No. 2, December 2022 issue (Deadline: November 5, 2022). If you are interested in submitting a manuscript to this journal, please review the About the Journal page for the journal’s section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines to see how to submit a manuscript to Redfame journals. For questions, please contact smc@redfame.com. | |
Posted: 2022-05-13 | More... |
SMC Statistics Report 2021 |
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Articles Received: 46 Articles Accepted: 17 Articles Rejected: 29 Articles Retracted: 0 Articles Published: 15 Acceptance Rate: 36.96% |
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Posted: 2022-01-25 | More... |
Reviewer Recruitment |
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Requirements 1. Possess a doctoral degree in a discipline related closely to the journal |
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Posted: 2022-06-20 | More... |
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Vol 10, No 2 (2022): [In Progress]
Table of Contents
Articles
Ese Steven Umukoro, Joyce Ogho Ogwezi
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1-12
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Yawei Chen, Abdul Muati Zamri Ahamd, Mastura Mahamed, Diyana Kasimon
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13-24
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Edeinmene Arede, Majority Oji
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25-38
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Joshua Aghogho Erubami, Philo Igue Okpeki, Edith Ugochi Ohaja, Uchenna Chijindu Anorue, Martins Ndubisi Ezugwu
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39-52
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Nico Irawan, Pratiwi Retnaningdyah, Ali Mustofa
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53-64
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Ľuboš Greguš, Anna Kačincová Predmerská, Jana Radošinská
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65-80
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Yixuan Wu, Yumin Zou
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81-90
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Mohammad Awad AlAfnan, Tamara Oshchepkova
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91-98
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Senguttuvan M, Prajeesh Tomy, Anu Baisel, Vijayakumar M
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99-104
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Herman Lawelai, Anwar Sadat, Ansar Suherman, Agustiyara Agustiyara, Achmad Nurmandi
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105-114
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Rebecca K Britt
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115-121
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Muryanto Amin, Humaizi Humaizi, Suci Rahmadani, Muhammad Yusuf
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122-128
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Bambang Sukma Wijaya
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129-144
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