Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

All scholars are invited to submit manuscripts to Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication. This journal provides a forum for empirical inquiries on human and mass communication and welcome conceptual, philosophical and theoretical essays or debates, book reviews and essay reviews directly contributing to communication or indirectly affecting it as a discipline. We suggest the following broad areas of research:

  • Communication and Policies
  • Globalization and Social Impact
  • Youth and Media Globalisation
  • Audience Analysis
  • Media, Democracy and Integration
  • Media Literacy and Media Education
  • Media and Development
  • Health Communication
  • Politics, Hegemony and the Media
  • ICT and Power
  • Gender and Sexuality in The Media
  • Social Media and Subcultures
  • Media, Popular Culture and Society
  • Media and Religion
  • Media and Identity
  • War, Conflict and Crisis Communication
  • Strategic Communication and Information Management

Other papers covering the study of any area pertaining to diversities in media and communication are also welcomed. Requests for the publication of special articles may also be arranged.

Note: Please take note that we are currently prioritizing the above themes and limiting manuscripts with Covid-19 contexts.

 

Section Policies

Correspondence

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Special Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The review process is between 8-12 months. Each submission will undergo the following processes:

  • Content and technical screening
  • Double blind review by two reviewers
  • Revision of manuscript by author/s
  • Editorial screening/ decision

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Publication Frequency

Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication is published 4 times a year.

 

Publication Fees

Beginning June 2017, the publication fees for papers submitted to Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication are as follows:
 
1. Paper written in English (Local)              : RM1,000.00
2. Paper written in English (International)   : USD300
3. Paper written in Bahasa Melayu              : RM500.00

 

Advisory Board

INTERNATIONAL

Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn, University of Passau, Germany

Prof. Dr. John A. Lent, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Prof. Ang Peng Hwa, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stacey Connoughton, Purdue University, Indiana, USA

Mr. Sew Jyh Wee, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Linda Lumsden, University of Arizona, USA

 

LOCAL

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Samsudin A. Rahim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Syed Arabi Idid, International Islamic University, Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Faridah Ibrahim, Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia