Journalism & Communication Monographs is a unique space where scholars can explore their ideas in more detail than the typical journal article allows. Monographs has been a flagship publication of AEJMC since the 1960s, and in that time, this rigorously peer-reviewed journal has grown into an innovative space for deep thinking, creative elaboration, and vigorous scholarly debate. Each monograph takes up an entire issue, ranging from 26,000-32,000 words. Each monograph also receives thoughtful commentary from a handful of the most influential scholars in the field, which brings the project more attention and visibility. We welcome research from across the field’s disciplines, including (but not limited to) journalism studies, entertainment media, digital media, advertising/public relations, history of media, media activism, media law, media and race, media and gender, queer media, and media in the Global South. We are also open to projects that draw upon a broad range of methods, particularly those that are historical, ethnographic, analytical, critical-cultural, legal, and/or theoretical in nature. Publishing in Monographs is different from publishing in a typical peer-reviewed journal. Instead of submitting a full manuscript, we ask that authors first submit a proposal [see the guidelines here: https://journals.sagepub.com/author-instructions/JMO ]. If the proposal discusses a project that is appropriate for a longer-form manuscript, we will then send that proposal to peer reviewers. This process usually takes no longer than 30 days. If the reviewers recommend that the author submit a full manuscript, we will then work personally with that author to determine a feasible deadline for the full document. Once we have received the full manuscript, we will send it back to peer reviewers, encouraging them to return their evaluations within 90 days. From there, we will either request a revise- and- resubmit or minor revisions before sending the piece to production. Note on promotion and tenure: Publishing with Monographs should be viewed as a larger contribution to scholarly research than publishing a standard journal article. Because our monographs range from 26,000-32,000 words, we recommend that promotion and tenure committees count these publications as the equivalent of 2.5 or 3 peer-reviewed journal articles, depending on the manuscript’s final word count. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
