Notes to Contributors

NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS

1. The language of Makurdi Journal of Communication  Research is English. Manuscripts should not be longer than 8000 words apart from notes and references, and should have an abstract of not more than 150 words and five key words.
2. Manuscripts are to be submitted in soft copy by e-mail (as an attachment using Microsoft Office Word 2003) to makurdi_journal@yahoo.com or in a CD sent by surface mail to the address below.  Authors shall receive confirmation of the receipt of the manuscript by e-mail, and the manuscript shall be forwarded to one or more assessors.
3. Upon notification that the article has been accepted for publication in Makurdi Journal of Communication and Media Research, the author shall submit an electronic final copy of the manuscript by e-mail (as an attachment using Microsoft Office Word 2003) to makurdi_journal@yahoo.com or in a CD sent by surface  mail.
4. Authors are expected to proofread accepted articles but no revisions of the text shall be allowed. The author shall be responsible for securing any copyright waivers and permissions as may be needed to allow (re)publication of material in the manuscript (text, illustrations, etc) that is the intellectual property of third parties.
5. Articles published in or accepted for publication in the  Makurdi Journal of Communication Research may not be published in other journals without the express permission of the editor of the Makurdi Journal of Communication Research .
6. The author(s) of every article published in the Makurdi Journal of Communication Research shall receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which the article appears.