How to submit a manuscript to CJ
- Submit your manuscript via email to the editor, Hans K. Meyer, at [email protected].
- When we receive your manuscript, we’ll review it to make sure that it meets the guidelines in below and that the content is appropriate for consideration by the journal’s editorial board.
- Then, we assign your manuscript for blind review by at least two members of the editorial board. We aim to make a decision about publication within eight weeks of receiving your manuscript.
Submission Guidelines
Length: Manuscripts should be no longer than 8,000 words in length, not counting tables, charts, references, and footnotes. Submissions should include an abstract of 100 words or fewer. Authors should include separate files for each of the following:
- A title page with the author or author’s full names, affiliations, and contact information.
- An anonymous manuscript that includes no identifiable author information and redacts any citations or other references that could identify the author
- A brief cover letter describing why the authors think the manuscript is a good fit for the journal.
Style: Authors should use APA Style, following the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition).
Author information: Only original manuscripts not under active review by other journals will be considered. Authors should include a cover page with their contact information on it. For blind peer-review purposes, no other pages of the manuscript should include information about the author.
Process: Manuscripts should be submitted in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. The editor will review the manuscript to ensure that it meets the aforementioned guidelines and is appropriate for consideration by the journal’s editorial board. Then, the manuscript will be assigned for blind review by at least two members of the editorial board. The editors will make a decision about publication within eight weeks of receiving a manuscript.
Copyright: Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication will grant Community Journalism an exclusive license to publish for one year from the date of first publication. After that period, Community Journalism retains a non-exclusive right to publish the article online and in archives, while all other copyrights are retained by the author.