Ethics And Policy

Dear Author,

Constructive Communication: Journal of Communication Research is a tribune for communication studies, committed to provide a platform to publish qualitative research articles.

We take plagiarism very seriously and we request the authors to adhere to standard policies and guidelines of plagiarism, before forwarding the manuscript for publication. All manuscripts will run through electronic check, before considering for peer review. If any discrepancy is found with respect to the Plagiarism, Duplicate Publication, Redundant publication, Data Fabrication, Citation Manipulation the manuscript would be rejected.

• The submitted manuscript should be author’s own original work.
• Maximum 4 author will be allowed for single paper publication.
• Ensure that falsified or knowingly inaccurate statements are not given.
• Ensure that review articles should also be objective, comprehensive, and accurate.
• Ensure that the work is entirely original work, plagiarism in any forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
• The duplication of submitted manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is unethical.
• Ensure that there is full consensus of all co-authors in approving the final version of the paper and the corresponding author empowered on their behalf can submit the article.
• Corresponding would be addressed to (1st Author).
• illustrations, photographs, diagrams and any other materials included in the manuscript should not infringe upon any existing copyright.

Unpublished, original articles should be sent to us for publication. The Ideal length of an article should be not beyond 7000 words. The Work should be either in American or British English, with immaculate grammar. Authors should declare that the work is their own, and shall include the details about the research funding as well. Citations should be in APA style. If it is deemed necessary, the author should include a copy of the Conflict of Interest. It is important to note that each article should contain the author’s names and affiliations on the title page.

• Title of the Article
• Authors with Affiliations
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Main Text
• Acknowledgements
• Notes
• References

• Researchers before submitting the manuscript for publications, kindly copy edit for grammar, spelling, formatting, style, and more.
• The Head and Subheads of the article should be in Times New Roman, size 14, and bold typeface.
• The article body of the paper should be in Times New Roman with size 12 pt.
• When it comes to margins, It’s recommended to use at least one-inch margins around each side.

• It will be much better if the written content is well-formatted and neat.
• The final decision on the acceptances or rejection of the paper rests with the editorial board and it depends entirely on article standard and relevance. The final draft may be subjected to editorial amendment to suit the Journal’s requirements.
• The copyright of the contributions published in the Journal lie with the publishers of the Journal.
• The Editor has the right to modify / edit any content / title of the submitted article to suit the need of the Journal, without affecting the spirit of the article.
• Copyright form should be downloaded (Click here to download the Copyright Form), fill it up and get it signed by all the authors and upload it as a supplementary file while submitting the article.