SEAMSA JOURNAL

The Southeast Asian Media Studies Journal (SEAMSJ) is a biannual, blind peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published by the Southeast Asian Media Studies Association (SEAMSA).

AIMS AND SCOPE

Southeast Asian Media Studies Journal (SEAMSJ) aims to be at the forefront of media research in Southeast Asia. The journal concentrates on Southeast Asian media frameworks, perspectives, theories, and practices.

Submissions adhering to the journal’s aims and scope will be considered for publication.

The journal welcomes scholarly articles, book reviews, film festival reviews, as well as exhibition and event reviews.

Submissions may address any topic in media studies in Southeast Asia, including the following:

• Audience studies

• Broadcast communication

• Digital media

• Film studies

• Journalism

• Mass communication

• Mass media • Media and culture

• Media and diaspora

• Media and environment

• Media and political economy

• Media and religions

• Media and society

• Media and transnationalism

• Media business and management

• Media communications

• Media convergence

• Media criticism

• Media education and literacy

• Media ethnography

• Media histories

• Media laws and ethics

• Media linguistics

• Media marketing

• Media programming

• Media spaces

• Media technologies

• Media theories and practices

REVIEW POLICIES

Southeast Asian Media Studies Journal (SEAMSJ) adheres to rigorous standards of peer-review in order to ensure the high quality of all published contributions.

REVIEW PROCESS

Submitted manuscripts of scholarly articles first undergo a stringent internal quality check with the Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board may request the author to improve the manuscript according to the board’s recommendations.

The Editorial Board may reject submissions that are deemed to be of low quality or do not fall within the scope of the journal.

In a second step, the manuscript undergoes a double-blind peer review with external experts in media studies.

The external reviewers may accept the manuscript for publication as it is, accepts it with minor or major changes, or reject it.

Submitted reviews of books, film festival reviews, exhibitions and media events undergo a strict internal quality check with the Editorial Board.

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