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Academic Disciplines
Communication and Women Studies
The report is about the famous academic journals and professional/academic associations of two major constructs; communication and women studies. The report casts light over the contribution made by the journals and association in the development of these fields. In addition to explaining the content provided by these entities, their target audience and access method is also described.
Academic Journal -- Communication
International Journal of Communication is a famous academic journal focusing on the topics related to communication. It includes peer reviewed articles mainly written by the scholars and communication experts from all over the world. Its mission statement reflects the motto of excellence in communication application (IJOC, 2012). The Journal in rich in contents and includes various communication channels. It provides valuable content on information collection, dissemination and its digital transformation as well.
The intended audience of this Journal includes all the students and professionals who are associated with communication sciences in one way or the other. It is no exaggeration to state media science is greatly influenced by the contribution made by this Journal. It provides necessary guidelines about various types and forms of communication e.g. print electronic, multimedia and sociological globalism etc. It is interesting to mention that the Journal is famous among the communication experts and policy makers who decide what information to pass on to which audience and in which form. The well researched content adds authenticity to the material and readers like to implement the suggestions presented in the articles.
The Journal is available online at its dedicated website (http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc). In order to increase its reader's base, the Journal is available free of charge and is ready to invite the new writers who have innovative and valuable ideas in...
It is an open access Journal while maintaining scholarly flair and transparency in peer reviews to ensure high quality content dissemination to the readers located across the globe.
Academic Journal -- Women Studies
Women's Studies are an inter-disciplinary journal (Taylor & Francis Online, 2012) which publishes variety of topics related to women. The purpose of Journal is to cast light upon various aspects of women life and their achievements. An important topic covered in the contents of this Journal is related to family life. The Journal is primarily owned by people in USA but the content covers concerns of women belonging to any part of the world. An example is the story of mother India and other Atlantic families belonging to 18th century. Hence, the combination of past, present and future aspects related to women life makes the Journal an attractive choice for women and family members. The Journal contains poetry, book reviews and original articles as well. People may find out the area of their interest in the Journal.
The Journal is centred upon women studies and the basic intended audience appears to be women as well, but it is not the case. The Journal targets audience every person who is interested in collecting information about women. It can help policy makers understand the psychology and requirements of women belonging to different cultures. It can help historian know about the successful women of past era and present reign.
The Journal can be accessed online at the website of Taylor & Francis which enjoys portion of eminence among the publishers of international material. The affiliation of Journal with this publisher adds cap to the feather of publisher and value to the credibility of Journal. The readers can subscribe to the Journal to get updates about it. It has eight issues per year and the choice to get them in print or online depends upon the reader.
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References
AmericanComm.org. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.americancomm.org/about/
IJOC. (2012). Retrieved from http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/about/editorialPolicies#custom5
National Women's Studies Association. (2012). Retrieved from http://082511c.membershipsoftware.org/content.asp?pl=19&sl=22&contentid=22
Taylor & Francis Online. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gwst20/current
Interdisciplinary Studies -- Academic Disciplines -- Communications and Women's Studies Even a cursory review of major U.S. universities reveals a "Communications" Discipline and a "Women's Studies" Discipline of one sort or another in most if not all of these major universities. Researching ASU's Communications and Women's Studies programs gives a strong overview of common characteristics. While ASU may use some different terminology, it offers the same essential subject matter and subfields. Communications Description
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