Submission Guidelines

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The manuscript is submitted online via the CUJ journal platform
The text is written in its entirety by an undergraduate student
Submissions are not published elsewhere or cannot be under consideration for publication with another journal
Submissions fall within the scope of the BA in Communication Studies
Manuscripts are original and authentic
All citations and references adhere to the Harvard citation style
DCU's academic integrity protocols were followed
Manuscripts are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Creative Commons license

Submissions are limited to 10,000 words, excluding in-text citations, footnotes, and references (or bibliography)
Publications adhere to the Harvard citation style
Submissions are written in English, using 11-point Calibri font and single line spacing (justified)
Sections headings adhere to 14-point Calibri font; sub-headings adhere to 12-point Calibri font
Submissions include a title, using 16-point Calibri font centered at the top on the first page
Submissions include a descriptive abstract situating the paper's argument, methods, and conclusion (100-250 words)
Submissions include a maximum of six keywords after the abstract: keywords to be as specific as possible to accurately represent the submission content