Brief Introduction

Journalism and Mass Communication is an international, scholarly and peer-reviewed journal (print and online) published monthly by David Publishing Company, USA, which was founded in 2001. The journal serves as a bridge between worldwide scholars and public researchers. The journal publishes research articles, reviews, and letters in all areas of Journalism and Mass Communication. aiming to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on recent developments in Journalism and Mass Communication. Each issue brings you critical perspectives and cogent analyses, serving as an outlet for the best theoretical and research work in the field. The purpose of the journal is to further the understanding of the theory and practice of Journalism and Mass Communication by publishing articles of interest to practitioners and scholars. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles, review articles, case studies, exemplar profiles, viewpoints and research results from practitioners of all grades and professions, academics and other specialists on the broad spectrum of Journalism and Mass Communication. The topics covered in the journal include (but not limit to): Journalism, Radio and television journalism, New media, News editor, News ethics and regulations, Network transmission, Broadcasting business, Electronic and network publishing, Advertisement science, Journalism theories, Media economic, Media management, Film research, Brand spread, News communication history, International news and intercultural communication, News business, Media and political, Newspapers theory and practice, International media, News ethics and regulations , Radio acclaimed, TV news, Movie reviews, News photography, New media planning and production, The integration of media and culture, Rhetoric, discourse power, and politics, Mass media and creative industry, Pop culture, Cultural characteristics, Media culture and religion, Communication way, and other related areas. The journal is published in English. The e-journal provides free and open access to all of its content on our website. Accepted papers will immediately appear online followed by printed in hard copy.

Journalism and Mass Communication is indexed in following databases:

• Database of EBSCO, Massachusetts, USA
• Hein Online Database, W.S.HEIN, USA
• Chinese Database of CEPS, American Federal Computer Library center (OCLC), USA
• Chinese Scientific Journals Database, VIP Corporation, Chongqing, P. R. China
• Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory
• Pro Quest/CSA Social Science Collection, Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), USA
• Summon Serials Solutions

Information for Authors

1. The manuscript should be original, and has not been published previously. Do not submit material that is currently being considered by another journal.
2. Manuscripts may be 4000-12000 words or longer if approved by the editor, including an abstract, texts, tables, footnotes, appendixes, and references. The title should be on page 1 and not exceed 15 words, and should be followed by an abstract of 100-200 words. 3-5 keywords or key phrases are required.
3. The manuscript should be in MS Word format, submitted as an email attachment to our email address.
4. Authors of the articles being accepted are required to sign up the Transfer of Copyright Agreement form.
5. Author will receive 2 hard copies of the journal containing their articles.
6. It is not our policy to pay authors .Instead, the authors should pay publication fee.

Peer Review Policy

Journalism and Mass Communication is a refereed journal. All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Editorial Procedures

All papers considered appropriate for this journal are reviewed anonymously by at least two outside reviewers. The review process usually takes two to three weeks. Papers are accepted for publication subject to no substantive, stylistic editing. The editor reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the papers, or request the author to do so, or reject the paper submitted. A copy of the edited paper along with the first proofs will be sent to the author for proofreading. They should be corrected and returned to the editor within seven days. Once the final version of the paper has been accepted, authors are requested not to make further changes to the text.

Submission of Manuscript

All manuscripts submitted will be considered for publication. Manuscripts should be sent online or as an email attachment to: journalism@davidpublishing.com or journalismDP@hotmail.com