{"id":13095,"date":"2021-11-25T08:07:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T07:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/zeitschriften\/medien-kommunikationswissenschaft-mk\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:15:31","slug":"muk","status":"publish","type":"mediadata","link":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/en\/journals\/muk\/","title":{"rendered":"Medien &amp; Kommunikationswissenschaft (M&amp;K)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"about\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The open access journal&nbsp;<em><strong>M&amp;K &#8211; Medien &amp; Kommunikationswissenschaft<\/strong><\/em> is edited and published on behalf of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hans-bredow-institut.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Medienforschung \u2502 Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)<\/a>&nbsp;since 1953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It provides a forum for discussion of media and communications related issues as well as for analyses of current media developments from various perspectives that are directed to all kinds of media. The journal reflects the latest trends in research and public discussion of media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>M&amp;K<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;primarily addresses scholars, journalists, media organisations, and all those interested in the media in politics, business, associations, media and educational organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>M&amp;K<\/strong><\/em> runs to approximately 600 pages p.a. and contains articles, reports, contributions to discussions, reviews on literature, a survey of new literature and an overview of new journal publications, as well as of doctoral theses that have been written in the field of media and communication science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online access to the full texts of all issues since 2000 is available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/zeitschrift\/1615-634X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nomos eLibrary<\/a>. The journal is indexed in <a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/toc\/2942-3317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOAJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors wishing to publish in<strong>&nbsp;<em>M&amp;K<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;are not required to pay article processing or submission charges. All submissions undergo a double-blind&nbsp;peer review process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pricing information for a print subscription can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-shop.de\/nocache\/suche\/?tx_girashop_f205_1%5BsearchTerms%5D=615-634x&amp;cHash=88f14dbcd37e387cb0ad0c510b819abb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISSN Print 1615-634X <br>ISSN Online 2942-3317 <br>Published quarterly<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editors\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut<\/a><br><\/strong>Rothenbaumchaussee 36<br>20148 Hamburg<br>Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telefon: +49 40 \/ 45 02 17 &#8211; 0<br>E-Mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@leibniz-hbi.de\">info@leibniz-hbi.de<\/a><br>Homepage:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"advisory-board\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Advisory Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhgr.ch\/en\/persons\/person\/autenrieth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Ulla Autenrieth<\/a><br>FG Visuelle Kommunikation, Fachhochschule Graub\u00fcnden \/ Universit\u00e4t Basel, Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-trier.de\/index.php?id=13121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Hans-J\u00fcrgen Bucher<\/a><br>DGPuK-Fachgruppe Mediensprache \u2013 Mediendiskurse, Universit\u00e4t Trier, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tu-ilmenau.de\/en\/university\/departments\/department-of-economic-sciences-and-media\/profile\/institutes-and-groups\/computational-communication-science-group\/team\/domahidi-emese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Emese Domahidi<\/a><br>FG Methoden, Technische Universit\u00e4t Ilmenau, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andreas-hepp.name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp<\/a><br>FG Soziologie der Medienkommunikation, Universit\u00e4t Bremen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anna-kuempel.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anna Sophie K\u00fcmpel-Unkel<\/a><br>FG Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung, Universit\u00e4t Dresden, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de\/kmw-jandura\/team\/dr-merja-mahrt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Merja Mahrt<\/a><br>FG Digitale Kommunikation, Heinrich Heine Universit\u00e4t D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hochschule-heidelberg.de\/de\/hochschule\/hochschulteam\/milde-jutta\/?L=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Jutta Milde<\/a><br>FG Wissenschaftskommunikation, SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs-koeln.de\/visitenkarte\/person\/jun-prof-dr-daniel-noelleke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jun.-Prof. Dr. Daniel N\u00f6lleke<\/a><br>FG Journalistik \/ Journalismusforschung, Universit\u00e4t Wien, Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-salzburg.elsevierpure.com\/de\/persons\/corinna-peil-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Corinna Peil<\/a><br>\u00d6GK, Paris Lodron Universit\u00e4t, Salzburg, Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de\/kommwiss\/arbeitsstellen\/internationale_kommunikation\/Team\/crichter\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Carola Richter<\/a><br>FG Internationale und Interkulturelle Kommunikation, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-muenster.de\/Kowi\/personen\/ulrike-roettger.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Ulrike R\u00f6ttger<\/a><br>FG PR und Organisationskommunikation, Westf\u00e4lische Wilhelms-Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kowi.ifp.uni-mainz.de\/team\/dr-markus-schaefer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Markus Sch\u00e4fer<\/a><br>FG Gesundheitskommunikation, Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t, Mainz, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schicha.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Christian Schicha<\/a><br>FG Kommunikations- und Medienethik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg, Erlangen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-tuebingen.de\/fakultaeten\/philosophische-fakultaet\/fachbereiche\/philosophie-rhetorik-medien\/institut-fuer-medienwissenschaft\/institut\/personen\/thomas-tanja-prof-dr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Tanja Thomas<\/a><br>FG Medien, \u00d6ffentlichkeit und Geschlecht, Eberhard Karls Universit\u00e4t T\u00fcbingen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm-tuebingen.de\/www\/de\/personen\/ma.html?uid=rwendt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Ruth Wendt<\/a><br>FG Medienp\u00e4dagogik, Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Wissensmedien, T\u00fcbingen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socum.uni-mainz.de\/personen\/prof-dr-j%C3%BCrgen-wilke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. J\u00fcrgen Wilke<\/a><br>FG Kommunikationsgeschichte, Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t, Mainz, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zhaw.ch\/de\/ueber-uns\/person\/wysv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Wyss<\/a><br>SGKM, ZHAW Z\u00fcrcher Hochschule f\u00fcr Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur, Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.th-koeln.de\/personen\/christian.zabel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Christian Zabel<\/a><br>FG \u00d6konomie, TH K\u00f6ln, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ikmz.uzh.ch\/de\/department\/people\/professors\/thomas-zerback.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Thomas Zerback<\/a><br>FG Kommunikation und Politik, Universit\u00e4t Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editorship-editorial-staff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editorship | Editorial Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor-in-Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:c.matzen@hans-bredow-institut.de\">Christiane Matzen (V.i.S.d.P.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Editorial office:<br>Leibniz-Institut f\u00fcr Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut<br>Rothenbaumchaussee 36<br>20148 Hamburg<br>Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: +49 40 \/ 45 02 17-41<br>E-Mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:c.matzen@leibniz-hbi.de\">c.matzen@leibniz-hbi.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manuscripts are welcome any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:mundk@nomos-journals.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mundk@nomos-journals.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Redaktion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/joan-kristin-bleicher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Joan Kristin Bleicher<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/uwe-hasebrink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/anja-herzog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anja Herzog<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/sascha-hoelig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Sascha H\u00f6lig<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/matthias-c-kettemann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PD Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/claudia-lampert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Claudia Lampert<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/wiebke-loosen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/christiane-matzen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christiane Matzen<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/jan-hinrik-schmidt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PD Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/hermann-dieter-schroeder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hermann-Dieter Schr\u00f6der<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/wolfgang-schulz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hans-bredow-institut.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/hans-ulrich-wagner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/de\/mitarbeiter\/gregor-wiedemann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Gregor Wiedemann<\/a><br>Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Hamburg, Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"publication-alert-toc-alert\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Publication Alert (TOC-Alert)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Register now for the free <strong><em>M&amp;K<\/em><\/strong> Publication Alert (TOC-Alert) and never miss an issue again! Simply register with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inlibra.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inlibra<\/a>. Then click on &#8220;Alert Settings&#8221; in your profile and select <strong><em>M&amp;K <\/em><\/strong>under <strong>4 Journals (TOC-Alert)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"special-editions\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Special Editions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-shop.de\/en\/series\/series\/view\/id\/F000003300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Editions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"open-access-policy\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Open Access Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Medien &amp; Kommunikationswissenschaft M&amp;K<\/em><\/strong> is an open access journal. All articles in <strong><em>M&amp;K<\/em><\/strong> are published under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are free to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Share \u2014 copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adapt \u2014 remix, transform, and build upon the material<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for any purpose, even commercially.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the following terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attribution \u2014 You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No additional restrictions \u2014 You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors of articles in <strong><em>M&amp;K<\/em><\/strong> are not charged any fees (i.e. no article processing charges or submission charges).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about attribution CC BY 4.0 International under&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en&nbsp;<\/a>and about the general Open Access policy of Nomos Verlag can be found<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/open-access-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors publishing in this journal retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"notes-for-authors\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Notes for Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MuK_Notes-for-Authors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Notes for Authors<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"quality-and-ethical-publishing-guidelines\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Quality and Ethical Publishing Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"mediadata__grey-box\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Veroeffentlichungsrichtlinien_MK_English_version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quality and Ethical Publishing Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"peer-review-process\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Peer Review Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The review procedure of the open access journal<strong><em> M&amp;K \u2013 Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft <\/em><\/strong>[Media and Communication Studies] corresponds to the peer review which is well-established in scientific practice. Submitted manuscripts are anonymised by the editor upon receipt. The author is neither known to those participating in the review process nor to the editorial staff. Upon receipt of a new manuscript, the members of the advisory team (the expert groups DGPuK \u2013 Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft [German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies], the SGKM \u2013 Schweizerische Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft [Swiss Society for Communication and Media Studies], and the \u00d6GK \u2013 \u00d6sterreichische Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Kommunikationswissenschaft [Austrian Society for Communication Studies] will delegate one person each to the team) will be informed of the title and abstract of the anonymised offer and invited to suggest reviewers; they are also allowed to suggest themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the basis of these and other suggestions, the editorial team decides to whom the manuscript will be forwarded and which external reviewers will be requested. The central selection criterion is the respective candidates\u2019 professional reputation and scientific expertise on the subject matter. These are usually postdocs and professors; however, we occasionally ask doctoral candidates conducting intensive research on a subject to provide their expert knowledge. The final selection is made by the editor; being informed of the identity of the author, only he or she can assess whether the relationship between author and reviewer is too close. Other considerations factor as well, such as the wish to distribute the work amongst as many people as possible and, on the other hand, enabling as many community members as possible to take part in the selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, two external reviews are requested. In addition, one or two members of the editorial staff will review the manuscript. Thus, there will be at least three votes on a manuscript available. On this basis, the editorial staff, as a team, decides on whether to accept the manuscript or whether it requires revision or resubmission. This decision is summarised in an editorial decision and communicated to the authors in addition to the reports that form the basis of the decision. The decision is also communicated to the external reviewers and to those who took part in the final vote at the end of the review process. The editorial staff aims to conclude the review process within eight weeks of receipt of the manuscript. Should this not be possible, the authors will be informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All submitting parties are required to affirm that they are offering an original manuscript that has not been otherwise published or submitted for publication. If any suspicion should arise, the reviewers will personally make inquiries or request that the editor do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the reports are required to contain detailed criticisms, cases in which the rules of good scientific practice have been violated are easily identifiable. In such cases, the editor will contact the reviewer and request an examination of whether the criticism can be substantiated or phrased in a more appropriate manner. 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