About IJCRIC Journal

INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION (IJCRIC)

AIM and Scope

Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research In Information and Communication (IJCRIC) is a peer-reviewed International Journal published by Optimistic Concept Publishers in affiliation with Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria twice in a year;  June and December.   

The Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Information and Communication (IJCRIC) provides a platform for researchers, academics, professionals, practitioners, and graduate students to impart and share knowledge in the form of high-quality empirical and theoretical research papers, case studies, literature reviews, and book reviews. IJCRIC  welcomes and acknowledges high-quality theoretical and empirical original research papers, case studies, review papers, literature reviews, book reviews, conceptual frameworks, analytical and simulation models, and technical notes from researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students from all over the world.

The Journal is published in both print and online versions. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research In Information and Communication (IJCRIC) publishes research papers in the fields of  library and information science, journalism and mass communication, book publishing, Computer studies and technology Journalism, electronic media, and TV & radio broadcasting Intercultural and multi-linguistic communications, Politics; and public/international relations,  Performing arts, speech and rhetoric,  Business administration, industrial relations and corporate communications,  Marketing, advertising, and public relations

  

Review and Publication Process

The IJCRIC shall not accept or publish manuscripts in its journal without prior peer review. There shall be a review process of manuscripts by one or more independent referees who are conversant in the pertinent subject area.

Authors should strive for maximum clarity of expression, bearing in mind that the purpose of the publication is the disclosure of technical knowledge and that an excessively complex or poorly written presentation can only obscure the significance of the work presented. Material that is not essential to the continuity of the text (e.g., proofs, derivations, or calculations) be placed in Appendices. The editor evaluates the recommendation and notifies the author of the manuscript status. 
The manuscript may be:

• Accepted for publication without changes
• Accepted for publication with minor changes, with no re-review necessary
• Accepted for publication after substantial revision and additional review
• Rejected.

The comments of the anonymous reviewers will be forwarded to the authors for the corresponding action on the manuscript status. In cases of conditional acceptance, the revised manuscript by the author is acted upon by the reviewers and editors. Material that has been previously copyrighted, published, or accepted for publication by other publishers will not be considered for publication in the IJCRIC.

The review process shall ensure that all authors have equal opportunity for publication of their papers. Acceptance and scheduling of publication of papers in these periodicals shall not be impeded by added criteria and procedures beyond those contained in the review process. The editorial board is highly committed to the quick review process of the paper, but not with the sacrifice of the right judgment of a paper. The review process takes a maximum of one month.


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MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

1.    LANGUAGE 

The language of the manuscript must be in English (either American or British standard, but not the mixture of both).

2.     LENGTH OF PAPER 
The length of the paper should not exceed 25 pages. Paper containing more than 25 pages words will be returned to the author(s) to a bridge. Articles should be typed in Times New Romans font, double-spaced (including in-text citation/references) with one-inch margins. Authors are urged to write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity.

3.     TITLE PAGE
The title page is a separate page before the text. It should include the following information: Title: Title should be concise and informative. Try to avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author’s names and affiliations.
Please indicate the given name and family name clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address, and telephone number of each author.
Corresponding author
Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing, publication and also post-publication. Ensure that telephone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
Sponsoring information
If the research is sponsored or supported by an organization, please indicate it.

4.     ABSTRACT 
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 500 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should, therefore, be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference to the reference list.

5.     KEYWORDS 
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', of).

6.     SUBDIVISION OF THE ARTICLE
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections starting from 1.0, 2.0 etc. Subsections should be numbered 1.1, and 2.1 as applicable. The abstract is not included in section numbering.

7.     TABLE AND FIGURES
Present clearly numbered tables and figures at the end of the article. Please note that the article will be published in black and white.

8.     REFERENCES 
Author(s) should follow the latest edition of APA style in referencing. Please visit
www.apastyle.org to learn more about APA style

• Citations in the text. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Avoid citation in the abstract. Unpublished results and personal communications should not be in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as in press implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
• Reference List: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
• Examples:1. Reference to a journal publication:Van der Geer, J.,Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51-59.2. Reference to a book:Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan, (Chapter 4).3. Reference to a chapter in an edited book: Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E- Publishing Inc.4. Reference to a web source:Smith, Joe, (1999), One of Volvo's core values. [Online] Available: http://www.volvo.com/environment/index.htm (July 7, 1999)

Submission Preparation Checklist 

Before submitting the manuscript, the author (s) should check the following list.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word file
3. The manuscript has been made in the light of Journal’s author guidelines.
4. Author(s) did not mention his or her name and affiliation in the main text
5. Author(s) has read all the terms and conditions of the journal.

SUBMISSION

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through  IJCRIC Journal Manuscript Submission Form   or sent via email at ijcricjournal@gmail.com 

Authors are advised to follow the Author Guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission.

Copyright

Copyrights for articles published in IJCRIC are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.

Publication Fee

Upon acceptance of the paper for publication, the author(s) will be required to pay a $50 article publication fee to cover operational expenses. Please note that a waiver policy does not apply to this fee. The editor will provide details regarding the payment method after the paper's acceptance.

Furthermore, each author will receive one complimentary printed copy of the journal, regardless of the number of authors involved. If authors wish to obtain extra printed copies of the journal, they are available for a fee of $25 per copy.