The OCJ is an annual peer-reviewed online publication that publishes original scholarship bearing on the breadth of the field of communication studies. Within this broad purview, it welcomes diverse disciplinary, conceptual, and methodological perspectives, especially scholarship covering a wide variety of topics from every facet of the field and debut papers from undergraduate and graduate students.
Full-Length Manuscripts The OCJ publishes extended, complete studies that generally do not exceed 30 double-spaced pages (including references), except in cases where “thick description” of qualitative/ rhetorical data may require a slightly extended length. The OCJ is committed to an eclectic approach and to the publication of high quality articles from a variety of different areas within the field of communication. Manuscripts may be philosophical, theoretical, methodological, critical, applied, pedagogical, or empirical in nature.
The following criteria must be met for submission to the OCJ:
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- All identifiable information that can be traced back to the author(s) has been removed from the submission.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points,…
- The text adheres APA (7th Edition) stylistic and bibliographic requirements.
- In the Comments to the Editor section during the submission process, please indicate if your submission is quantitative, qualitative, or rhetorical.
- In the Comments to the Editor section during the submission process, please indicate if your submission is a short essay.
- Optional: Provide a separate file with 2-3 potential reviewers and include their contact information.
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