Author Guidelines

Submitted manuscripts should be original work. And it should not be under concurrent considerations to any other journal publication. All new submissions should be submitted only electrically. The manuscripts should adhere to the style of JoCA, if otherwise the journal will not process your manuscript. All manuscripts should be submitted in word format (.doc/.docx). Leave margins of at least one inch on all sides, with an 8.5 x 11 inch format. Text should be set in 10-point Arial font with single space. One-column and justified margins should be arranged. Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Sub sections should be numbered 1 (then 1.1, 1.2 and then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). The heading should be set in 10-point italic Arial font. The manuscripts should not exceed 6,000-8,000 words. You can download the manuscript format (MS-Word) template here.

Manuscript Structure

Abstract

This section consists of the article title, authors with affiliations, keywords and abstract of the article. Title should be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. The word “Abstract” should be in 11-point bold Arial font. A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided. Also, manuscript should have at least 4 to 6 keywords. The abstract should not exceed 200 words.

Content

This section consists of introduction, method, result, discussion and/or conclusion (use Arial 11 pt. bold for each heading)

I. Introduction

State the purposes of the study and provide an adequate background (avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results) as well as research questions and/or hypotheses.

II. Methods

Detail your research methodology here including population and sample, sampling method, tools and data collection.

III. Results

Results should be clear and concise. Please be wisely use tables and figures for supporting your explanation in this section.

IV. Discussion

This section should explore the significance of the results, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

V. Conclusion

The main conclusion of the study may be presented in a short conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

References

References should be arranged in alphabetical order and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. Each listed reference should be cited in text, and each text citation should be listed in the references section. The references should abpply APA style version 6.

Examples of basic reference formats:

Frandsen, F. and Johansen, W. (2010). “Crisis communication, complexity, and the cartoon affair: a case study,” in Coombs, W.T. and Holladay, S.J. (Eds), The handbook of crisis communication. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. 425-448.

Lindlof, T.R., and Taylor, B. (2011). Qualitative communication research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publication.

Moseley, S. F. (2004). “Everett Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory: Its utility and value in public health.” Journal of health communication. 9(S1), 149-151.

Silverman, D. (Ed.). (2016). Qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage