Publisher

Publisher contact person: Levi Zeleza Manda

Email: editorial@devcomsjournalmw.org or zeleza@devcomsjournalmw.org

Phone: +265999661156

Mailing address: PO Box E45, Blantyre, Malawi 

Sources of Support

None for now. But in future hard copies will be sold and relevant advertisements will be solicited.

Peer Review

  1. Manuscript received - author informed (within 3 days/72 hours) - manuscript read and checked if the author followed guidelines. If author did not follow guidelines, the manuscript is sent back to author with advice to make recommended amendments.
  2. If the author followed guidelines, the manuscript is sent to at least two editors for consideration- editors’ comments and recommendation sent back to author for revision- if editors recommend rejection- manuscript is rejected and author is informed.
  3. If editors detect only minor problems, manuscript is edited and later sent to three reviewers. Otherwise, reviewers only work on author’s revised copy. Peer-reviewers are drawn from academic and research institutions internationally. Review is blind (author details are known by editorial office only).
  4. If two reviewers recommend publication, the manuscript is accepted, edited and proofread for publication (author is informed within 30 days).
  5. If two reviewers reject manuscript, the manuscript is rejected and the author is informed (within 30 days).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Publication Scheduling

From January 2018, the frequency will be reduced to annual with one occasional special issue per year.

General

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Development and Communications Studies (JDCS), published online and in print by Development Media Consulting, is a biannual academic, peer reviewed journal, ISSN 2305-7432, dedicated to research exploring linkages between communication and human development. The core aim of the JDCS is to make available to development planners, students, civil society, politicians and the public, research recommendations for the benefit of social development in Malawi and Africa, foremost, and the world, second.

JDCS welcomes contributions from all over the world. Malawian academics, researchers, and university students are especially encouraged to submit their original research (completed and ongoing alike) reports for publication.

JDCS  believes in the words of Dr Nyengo Mkandawire of the University of Malawi who said, during his professorial inaugural lecture  on 17 March, 2014, that:

“Ideally, [research findings] must be published locally [because] it has been shown that research published in local journals has the highest likelihood of changing practice.”

Other websites associated with this journal: www.devcomsjournalmw.org

Peer Review Process

  1. Manuscript received - author informed (within 3 days/72 hours) - manuscript read and checked if the author followed guidelines. If author did not follow guidelines, the manuscript is sent back to author with advice to make recommended amendments.
  2. If the author followed guidelines, the manuscript is sent to at least two editors for consideration- editors’ comments and recommendation sent back to author for revision- if editors recommend rejection- manuscript is rejected and author is informed.
  3. If editors detect only minor problems, manuscript is edited and later sent to three reviewers. Otherwise, reviewers only work on author’s revised copy. Peer-reviewers are drawn from academic and research institutions internationally. Review is blind (author details are known by editorial office only).
  4. If two reviewers recommend publication, the manuscript is accepted, edited and proofread for publication (author is informed within 30 days).
  5. If two reviewers reject manuscript, the manuscript is rejected and the author is informed (within 30 days).

Publication Frequency

From January 2018, the frequency will be reduced to annual with one occasional special issue per year.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Editorial Team

Managing Editor

Dr Levi Zeleza Manda

Development Media Consulting, Blantyre, Malawi

 

Language Editor

Grey James Mang'anda

Development Media Consulting, Blantyre, Malawi

 

Reviewers & Advisors

Dr Robert Agunga

Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, & Leadership, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.

Dr Linje Patrick Manyozo

Department of Media and Communication, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dr Mufunanji Magalasi

Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Chancellor College, University of Malawi.

Dr Helge Ronning

Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Norway

Dr Francis Chikunkhuzeni

Department of Journalism and Media Studies, The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, Malawi.

Dr David Mkwambisi

Department of Natural Resource Management, Bunda College, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar), Lilongwe, Malawi

Dr  Edrinnie Kayambazinthu

Faculty of Humanities, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.

Dr Wiseman Chijere Chirwa

Faculty of Social Science, Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba,  Malawi

Dr Nandin Patel

Centre for Governance and Diplomatic Studies, Catholic University of Malawi, Chiradzulo, Malawi

Dr Lynette Steenveld

School of Journalism, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.

Dr Helen Hambly Odame

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

Dr Xu Xiaoge

School of International Communications, Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China

Dr Fetson A Kalua

Department of English Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria, South Africa.

Dr Peter VonDoepp

Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.

Dr Catherine Mthinda

Department of Extension & Rural Sociology, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar), Lilongwe, Malawi

Dr Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi

Department of Mass Communication, Jackson State University, Mississippi, USA

Sources of Support

None for now. But in future hard copies will be sold and relevant advertisements will be solicited.


Journal Identifiers


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print ISSN: 2305-7432