{"id":13114,"date":"2022-10-04T17:37:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/?post_type=mediadata&#038;p=13114"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:09:13","slug":"scm","status":"publish","type":"mediadata","link":"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/en\/journals\/scm\/","title":{"rendered":"SCM &#8211; Studies in Communication and Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"about\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is the Open Access Journal of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) and Affiliate Journal of the International Communication Association (ICA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journal represents all areas of communication studies and the entire spectrum of theoretical and methodological approaches. The journal is published four times a year at the end of each quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All articles are reviewed anonymously before publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manuscripts can be submitted in the personal area (\u201e<a href=\"https:\/\/ojs.nomos-journals.de\/index.php\/scm\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dashboard<\/a>\u201c) at our manuscript management website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>SCM <\/em><\/strong>accepts the formats \u201eResearch-in-brief,\u201c \u201eFull Paper,\u201c and \u201eExtended Paper.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>SCM<\/strong><\/em> is indexed in <a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/toc\/2192-4007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOAJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISSN Online 2192-4007 <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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de\/kommwiss\/arbeitsstellen\/digitale-methoden\/Team\/mbachl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Marko Bachl<\/a><br>Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kowi-salzburg.at\/team\/christine-lohmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Christine Lohmeier<\/a><br>Paris Lodron Universit\u00e4t Salzburg, Austria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifkw.uni-muenchen.de\/organisation\/personen\/professoren\/rossmann_constanze\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Constanze Rossmann<\/a><br>Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-muenster.de\/Kowi\/personen\/helena-stehle.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Helena Stehle<\/a><br>Westf\u00e4lische Wilhelms-Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editorial-board\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editorial Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internationaler-editorial-board\">Internationaler Editorial Board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/comm\/people\/regular-faculty\/jan-van-den-bulck.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Jan van den Bulck<\/a><br>University of Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.uniud.it\/page\/leopoldina.fortunati\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Leopoldina Fortunati<\/a><br>Faculty of Education of the University of Udine, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecu.edu.au\/schools\/arts-and-humanities\/staff\/profiles\/honorary-senior-lecturer\/dr-beate-josephi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Beate Josephi<\/a><br>Edith Cowan University, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/media-and-communications\/people\/academic-staff\/robin-mansell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Robin Mansell<\/a><br>London School of Economics and Political Sciene, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsc.wisc.edu\/facstaff\/scheufele-dietram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Dietram A. Scheufele<\/a><br>Department of Life Sciences Communication und College of Agricultural &amp; Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.usi.ch\/en\/people\/9494d34ce54c85d6c4258adca3d18706\/schulz-peter-johannes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schulz<\/a><br>Director, Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Schwitzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/communication.illinois.edu\/directory\/profile\/tewksbur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. David Tewksbury<\/a><br>Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urabana-Champaign, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.edu\/gaylord\/about\/faculty-and-staff\/katerina-tsetsura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Katerina Tsetsura<\/a><br>Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/com.haifa.ac.il\/weimann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. em. Dr. Gabriel Weimann<\/a><br>Department of Communication, University of Haifa, Israel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dgpuk-editorial-board\">DGPuK Editorial Board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-tuebingen.de\/en\/fakultaeten\/philosophische-fakultaet\/fachbereiche\/philosophie-rhetorik-medien\/institute-of-media-studies\/institute\/staff\/atteneder-helena-dr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Helena Atteneder<\/a><br>FG Medien, \u00d6ffentlichkeit und Geschlecht<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nawik.de\/ueber-das-nawik\/team\/katharina-christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Katharina Christ<\/a><br>FG Mediensprache \u2013 Mediendiskurse<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phsh.ch\/personensuche\/detail\/fehr-ada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Ada Fehr<\/a><br>FG Medienp\u00e4dagogik<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hnee.de\/p\/britta-gossel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Britta Gossel<\/a><br>FG Medien\u00f6konomie<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tu-braunschweig.de\/ifkw\/team\/greussing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Esther Greussing<\/a><br>FG Digitale Kommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-erfurt.de\/en\/philosophische-fakultaet\/seminare-professuren\/medien-und-kommunikationswissenschaft\/personen\/dr-anne-gruene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Anne Gr\u00fcne<\/a><br>FG Internationale und Interkulturelle Kommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aau.at\/team\/hase-valerie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Valerie Hase<\/a><br>FG Journalistik\/Journalismusforschung<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zemki.uni-bremen.de\/person\/erik-koenen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Erik Koenen<\/a><br>FG Kommunikationsgeschichte<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wur.nl\/en\/persons\/ng-niels-mede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Niels G. Mede<\/a><br>FG Wissenschaftskommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phil.uni-mannheim.de\/mkw\/abteilungen\/akademische-ratsstellen\/dr-philipp-mueller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Philipp M\u00fcller<\/a><br>FG Kommunikation und Politik<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advertisingresearch.univie.ac.at\/team\/ariadne-neureiter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mag. Dr. Ariadne Neureiter<\/a><br>FG Werbekommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dzhw.eu\/gmbh\/mitarbeiter?m_id=999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Julia Niemann-Lenz<\/a><br>FG Methoden der Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilu.ch\/fakultaeten\/gmf\/professuren\/lehr-und-forschungsbeauftragte\/dr-alexander-ort\/#tab=c149124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Alexander Ort<\/a><br>FG Gesundheitskommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fzdkmi.h-da.de\/en\/prof-dr-lars-rademacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Lars Rademacher<\/a><br>FG Kommunikations- und Medienethik<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zemki.uni-bremen.de\/person\/philip-sinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Philip Sinner<\/a><br>FG Mediensport und Sportkommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifr.ch\/dcm\/de\/dept\/staff\/byfunc\/senior-assistants\/people\/404182\/421e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Seraina Tarnutzer<\/a><br>FG Visuelle Kommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.uni-rostock.de\/institut\/mitarbeiterinnen\/ehemalige-mitarbeiterinnen\/arbeitsbereich-kommunikations-und-medienwissenschaft\/dr-franziska-thiele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Franziska Thiele<\/a><br>FG Soziologie der Medienkommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unternehmenskommunikation.uni-mainz.de\/team\/benno-viererbl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Benno Viererbl<\/a><br>FG PR- und Organisationskommunikation<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psychologie.unibas.ch\/de\/personen\/lara-nikola-wolfers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Dr. Lara Nikola Wolfers<\/a> <br>FG Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"editorial-office\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Editorial Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fg.hs-wismar.de\/fakultaet\/personen\/mitarbeiter\/ruth-kasdorf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ruth Kasdorf<\/a>, M.A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editorial address<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hochschule Wismar <br>University of Applied Sciences <br>Technology, Business and Design <br>Fakult\u00e4t Gestaltung <br>Philipp-M\u00fcller-Stra\u00dfe 14 <br>23966 Wismar<br>Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-Mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:scm@nomos-journals.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scm@nomos-journals.de<\/a><\/p>\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>SCM <\/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>SCM<\/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\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inlibra.com\/en\/document\/view\/detail\/uuid\/fdd5b92e-60c1-337e-9d29-e994c5c4feb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ready or not, here I come. How synthetic media challenge epistemic institutions<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This special issue of <strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;explores the ways in which synthetic media and deepfakes influence and pose challenges to epistemic institutions. Against this background, the contributions investigate political campaigns, editorial processes, cognitive patterns of audience reception, and verification strategies across a range of national contexts. The special issue was guest-edited by Alexander Godulla and Christian Pieter Hoffmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/2192-4007-2024-4\/scm-studies-in-communication-and-media-jahrgang-13-2024-heft-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Media representations in an era of pornification<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Special Issue of <em><strong>SCM<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;deals with different aspects of pornification, intending to contribute to a better understanding of sexually explicit media representations. The Special Issue was guest-edited by Nicola D\u00f6ring, Nicole Kr\u00e4mer, Dan J. Miller, Thorsten Quandt, and Gerhard Vowe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/2192-4007-2023-4\/scm-studies-in-communication-and-media-jahrgang-12-2023-heft-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201c(Re)Establishing quality criteria for content analysis: A critical perspective on the field\u2019s core method \u201c<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Special Issue of <strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong> is dedicated to the challenges the genuinely communication-scientific method of content analysis currently faces \u2013 not least due to the establishment of computational methods. The discussion includes both the extent to which traditional quality criteria such as validity and reliability require reinterpretation and which additional (such as ethical) quality criteria prove to be necessary. The guest editors for this issue are Mario Haim, Valerie Hase, Johanna Schindler, Marko Bachl, and Emese Domahidi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/2192-4007-2022-3\/scm-studies-in-communication-and-media-jahrgang-11-2022-heft-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201eCommunicating COVID-19\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Special Issue of <strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong> deals with the societal conditions, problems, and consequences of communication about the pandemic. It is the product of a joint initiative of the then three ICA Affiliate Journals \u201eStudies in Communication and Media\u201c (Germany), \u201eCommunication &amp; Society\u201c (Hong Kong), and \u201eRevue Fran\u00e7aise des Sciences de l\u2018Information et de la Communication\u201d (France). After publication, the equivalent issues of the latter will be available on their respective websites, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos-elibrary.de\/10.5771\/2192-4007-2021-2\/scm-studies-in-communication-and-media-jahrgang-10-2021-heft-2?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201eCriticism of, in and through Communication and Media Studies\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Special Issue of <strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong> deals with \u201eCriticism of, in and through Communication and Media Studies\u201d. The special issue was guest-edited by Peter Gentzel, Sigrid Kannengie\u00dfer, Cornelia Wallner, Jeffrey Wimmer and contains contributions by Marian Adolf, Silke F\u00fcrst, Friedrich Krotz, Sigrid Kannengie\u00dfer &amp; Johanna E. M\u00f6ller as well as Klaus-Dieter Altmeppen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"call-for-papers\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Call for Papers<\/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\/2025\/11\/CfP_SCM_Special_Issue_PositiveOnlineSpaces.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Positive Online Spaces in an Era of Digital Violence (Special Issue)<\/a><br>Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026<\/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<p><\/p>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"mediadata__anchor-headline\"><span id=\"directions-for-authors\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Directions 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\/2025\/11\/SCM-Author_Guidelines_and_Checklist_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author Guidelines and Checklist<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCM-Directions-for-preregistration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directions for Preregistration<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SCM-Guidelines-for-Special-Issues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Issue Guidelines<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SCM-Manuscript-Mentoring_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manuscript Mentoring<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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=\"publication-ethics\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Publication Ethics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please submit your article via <a href=\"https:\/\/ojs.nomos-journals.de\/index.php\/scm\/about\/submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OJS<\/a>.<\/p>\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\/2025\/04\/SCM-Publication-Guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethics 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=\"open-access-policy\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Open Access Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>SCM <\/em><\/strong>is an open access journal. In accordance with the editors\u2019 intention, open access publishing permits free access to academic publications. All articles in <strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong> are published under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The full text is thus accessible for everyone while, at the same time, the authors\u2019 rights are respected. Authors may archive the publisher version or their article (author\u2019s personal website or institutional repository) under the conditions that a CC BY-NC-ND license is applied and the published source (Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH &amp; Co. KG) is acknowledged. The quality of the articles continues to be ensured through our peer review process and editorial control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as nothing else is stated in the bibliographic notes, the Creative Commons Licence BY-NC-ND 3.0 applies to this content, i.e. it may be downloaded, filed and printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If such content is forwarded to anyone, it must include a full citation and particularly the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>names of all authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the publication of record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>book title or journal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the \u2018DOI-link\u2019 by which the contribution can be cited and looked up on the internet permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When applying the Creative Commons Licence BY-NC-ND 3.0, an open access publication must not be printed or republished for commercial purposes without the publisher\u2019s written agreement. Open access content must not be altered in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journal does not levy any article processing or submission charges. The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) is funding publication of <strong><em>SCM<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the general open access policy of Nomos Publishing can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomos.de\/en\/open-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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=\"peer-review-process\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Peer Review Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quality-control-measures\">Quality-Control Measures <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Every paper published in the Journal is run through a double-blind expertise process prior to publication. All those selected as reviewers will be knowledgeable in the subject of the work they have to assess in both a German-speaking and an international context, and their own publications will have proved them to be experts in their respective field or the methodology employed in the work to be reviewed. The minimum requirement for someone to be considered as a reviewer is a doctoral degree; however, renowned holders of university chairs are approached to be reviewers first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewers are selected according to the subject of the work submitted to be assessed. Once a publication has been checked, the editors and publishers will draw up a list of potential reviewers who will then be approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reviewer reports are made anonymous before being handed back to the authors. Additionally, the authors can be provided with references from the editorial office and board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors must adhere to the rules of good academic practice. 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