Journal profile
NJCR publishes theoretical and empirical papers in Mass Communication and related disciplines. It provides a scholarly forum for research that advances knowledge, interrogates professional practice and strengthens intellectual exchange across media and communication fields.
Aim
NJCR promotes advanced understanding of communication and media operations in developing and developed environments. The journal serves as an academic base for comprehensive research and intellectual exchange that stimulates critical analysis in strategic communication, organisational communication, media studies, journalism, community communication and development communication.
Covered research areas
- Mass Communication Research
- Broadcasting
- Film and Cinematography
- Sociology of Mass Communication
- Media Ethics and Law
- Media
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Media Principles and Practice
- New Media and Convergence
- Development Communication
- Media Economics
- Media Graphics and Aesthetics
- Journalism and Media Studies
- African Communication Experience
- Political Communication
Peer review
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review by two experts. Reviewer identities remain anonymous to authors. The complete review process may take up to 60 days, and decisions will be communicated as soon as the Editorial Board reaches a determination. Reviewers' comments will be sent promptly to authors.
Research articles may be empirical or non-empirical, but must present carefully analysed and verifiable findings or arguments supported by convincing scholarly procedures. Manuscripts must be concise and should not exceed 7,000 words under the current Author Guidelines.
Archiving and access
All NJCR articles are made available in digital format and archived on the journal website. Published articles are open access and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence, with copyright retained by the authors.
Editorial disclaimer
The views expressed in articles published by NJCR are solely those of the contributing authors. NJCR, the Department of Mass Communication and Edo University Iyamho cannot be held liable for those opinions. The journal is a scholarly publication intended to serve the intellectual needs of the academic community.
Journal facts
- Publisher
- Department of Mass Communication, Edo State University Iyamho
- Frequency
- Quarterly: March, June, September and December
- Review model
- Double-blind peer review by at least two independent experts
- Access
- Open access
- ISSN (Print)
- 2992-3662
- Article processing charge
- ₦35,000 for accepted manuscripts; no submission fee
Contact
Department of Mass Communication, Edo State University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria.
+234 803 434 2040
+234 803 575 1997
njcr@edouniversity.edu.ng
blessed.ngonso@edouniversity.edu.ng
olley.wilfred@edouniversity.edu.ng