Submission Information
General: We do not charge authors to publish in PRism. However all work must meet PRism's relevancy and rigor standards before it is accepted, as determined by the Editor and Editorial Board, and work published in the refereed section must successfully pass double-blind peer refereeing. Submissions must not have been previously published, and should not be before another journal for consideration. Articles should be academically rigorous (e.g., methodologically and theoretically sound, and thoroughly researched and referenced).
Topic: We primarily publish works on public relations, but will also consider manuscripts from organizational communication, intercultural communication, media studies, journalism, interpersonal communication, organizational psychology, political science, marketing communication, social marketing, change communication, or any other relevant perspectives on the practice and study of public communication. We often have special issues devoted to particular aspects of the communication process and we are particularly interested to publish new and interdisciplinary approaches.
Style: As of June 2019, manuscripts submitted to PRism must adhere to American spelling conventions e.g., "organization" instead of "organisation". Referencing style must adhere to APA 7th edition.
Editorial process: We will contact you within fourteen days of receipt of your submission to advise you of one of the following outcomes: (1) desk rejection (your article is rejected because it doesn’t fall within the aims and scope of the journal, the topic is of little significance, or the standard of writing is too low); or (2) your article has been sent to review. We aim to have a decision based on review within 8-12 weeks from submission, which can include: (1) rejection; (2) revisions required; (3) further review needed; or (4) acceptance.
Instructions for Authors:
There are two WORD (.doc or .docx) documents that must be submitted.
Document 1:
1) Name this file: AUTHOR (or AUTHORS for co-authored papers)
2) Standard type (12-point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 1.0 inch margins)
3) The following should be included in this document:
Title of paper: [full paper name for submission]
Author 1: [Name of author 1 goes here]
Highest qualification: [e.g., Ph.D]
Institution: [Name of university/college etc.]
Department: [Name of department/school/faculty]
Position: [e.g., Associate Professor]
Email: [Institutional email address preferred]
Repeat the above (within the same document) when there is more than one author. The order of authors will represent how authorship is designated.
Document 2:
1) Name this file: FULL PAPER
2) Please anonymize the paper and remove all identifying features from the manuscript for the sake of double-blind reviewing.
3) Standard type (12-point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 1.0 inch margins) should be used throughout.
4) Page 1 must include an abstract (maximum of 150 words) and selected keywords (at least 5 of author’s own).
5) Page 2 starts with title and main text.
6) Running head and page numbers on top right corner (header) of each page.
7) References should start on a new page and should be double-spaced; second and subsequent lines should have hanging indent of 0.5 inch.
8) Referencing style must adhere to APA 7th edition.
9) All tables, figures, and images should be included within the document. If higher resolution images are required by the journal for publication, the author will be asked to provide these should the paper be accepted for publication.
10) Manuscripts for peer-review should be 6,000 – 8,000 words in length (inclusive of references, tables, figures, appendices, and endnotes).
Topic: We primarily publish works on public relations, but will also consider manuscripts from organizational communication, intercultural communication, media studies, journalism, interpersonal communication, organizational psychology, political science, marketing communication, social marketing, change communication, or any other relevant perspectives on the practice and study of public communication. We often have special issues devoted to particular aspects of the communication process and we are particularly interested to publish new and interdisciplinary approaches.
Style: As of June 2019, manuscripts submitted to PRism must adhere to American spelling conventions e.g., "organization" instead of "organisation". Referencing style must adhere to APA 7th edition.
Editorial process: We will contact you within fourteen days of receipt of your submission to advise you of one of the following outcomes: (1) desk rejection (your article is rejected because it doesn’t fall within the aims and scope of the journal, the topic is of little significance, or the standard of writing is too low); or (2) your article has been sent to review. We aim to have a decision based on review within 8-12 weeks from submission, which can include: (1) rejection; (2) revisions required; (3) further review needed; or (4) acceptance.
Instructions for Authors:
There are two WORD (.doc or .docx) documents that must be submitted.
Document 1:
1) Name this file: AUTHOR (or AUTHORS for co-authored papers)
2) Standard type (12-point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 1.0 inch margins)
3) The following should be included in this document:
Title of paper: [full paper name for submission]
Author 1: [Name of author 1 goes here]
Highest qualification: [e.g., Ph.D]
Institution: [Name of university/college etc.]
Department: [Name of department/school/faculty]
Position: [e.g., Associate Professor]
Email: [Institutional email address preferred]
Repeat the above (within the same document) when there is more than one author. The order of authors will represent how authorship is designated.
Document 2:
1) Name this file: FULL PAPER
2) Please anonymize the paper and remove all identifying features from the manuscript for the sake of double-blind reviewing.
3) Standard type (12-point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 1.0 inch margins) should be used throughout.
4) Page 1 must include an abstract (maximum of 150 words) and selected keywords (at least 5 of author’s own).
5) Page 2 starts with title and main text.
6) Running head and page numbers on top right corner (header) of each page.
7) References should start on a new page and should be double-spaced; second and subsequent lines should have hanging indent of 0.5 inch.
8) Referencing style must adhere to APA 7th edition.
9) All tables, figures, and images should be included within the document. If higher resolution images are required by the journal for publication, the author will be asked to provide these should the paper be accepted for publication.
10) Manuscripts for peer-review should be 6,000 – 8,000 words in length (inclusive of references, tables, figures, appendices, and endnotes).
