Northwest Communication Association

In Spring 2006 Professor Coleman took over as editor of the Journal of the Northwest Communication Association. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed scholarship from a spectrum of communication topics. The current journal features a range of research from communication of twin siblings to Jewish identity in cinema. The NWCA Journal joins more than 1,000 periodicals that are included in the online database Ebscohost.

Submitting to the Journal

Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. The publication is a scholarly journal dedicated to understanding human communication in all forms. We encourage contributions related to any area of communication, from all theoretical and methodological perspectives.

Articles relating to any aspect of communication are welcome, as are all theoretical and methodological approaches. Manuscripts will be considered as they are received and all submissions undergo rigorous peer review. Acceptance rates range, depending on the issue, from 15-25 percent.

Manuscripts should conform to the standards described in the current edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Most manuscripts should not exceed 8000 words including references. Authors should include a cover page with the title and author's name, address, telephone number, and electronic mailing address. Please include a 75-150 word abstract. The Journal follows a policy of blind review, so no author identification should appear in the body of the work. For reviewers' guidelines please click on this link

Mail four copies of the manuscript or send an electronic version of the cover page, abstract and manuscript to:
Cynthia-Lou Coleman, NWCA Journal Editor
ccoleman@pdx.edu
Department of Communication
PO Box 751
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751

Telephone and email inquiries are welcome. You can reach Prof. Coleman at503.725.5368 (PST) and at ccoleman@pdx.edu

http://nwcomm.org/