Types of Submission
The Current Issues of Mass Communication publishes the following types of submission: 1) full-length original articles, which has not been published previously; 2) reviews of books not more than two years old.
Requirements for Article
The articles may be submitted in English or Ukrainian languages.
The full-length article, including abstract, appendices and references, should be not less than 25,000 characters, and should not exceed 50,000 characters. Book reviews should be about 5,000 – 10,000 characters.
Title page of the article should include the following information:
– Full name of the author; author’s affiliation (Institution, position, academic degree, e-mail);
– Title of the article;
– Abstract (about 2,000 characters, 250 words; the abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions);
– 4-5 Keywords.
Structure of Articles
The article should be divided into clearly defined sections:
Introduction (about 3,000 characters; the objectives of the work and literature survey).
Methods (explain which methods and what for were used).
Results (write about the main results of the study).
Discussion (write how the results of the study are interpreted, what they mean; whether the initial hypotheses have been confirmed or rejected; what contribution the study makes to existing theories, about 2,000 characters).
Acknowledgements.
Tables and Appendices (should have titles and numbers; notes to the tables should be put just below the tables).
References.
References must be submitted in alphabetical order in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition1.
Quotations in the text
Every reference mentioned and quoted in the text should be present in the Reference list and vice versa.
Quotations in the text should be followed by in brackets the surname of the author(s), year of the publication, after the comma «p.» and a page numbers should be written. If the author refers to several different sources at once, then their numbers should be separated with the semicolon.
Example:
(Johnston, 2009, p. 35; Smith, 2007, p. 44).
Reference list
References must be listed at the end of the manuscript in alphabetical order. Full details of the source are required.
References should be made in APA, 6th Edition Style1. Hereinafter You can find the examples of how to use this referencing style.
Reference to the article in Printed Journal
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Author, A.A. (2013). Title of article. Title of Journal, 10(2), 49-53. doi: xxxxxxxxx
Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (2014). Title of article. Title of Journal, 11(3), 85-94. doi: xxxxxxxxx
Example:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., & Lupton, R.A. (2010). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51–59.
Reference to the article in Electronic Journal
Example:
Gilmore, J. (2014). Translating American exceptionalism: Comparing presidential discourse about the United States at home and abroad. International Journal of Communication, 8. Retrieved from http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/2336/1263.
Reference to the Book
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (2014). Title of book. City of publication, Country of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Bryant, J., Thompson, S., & Finklea, B.W. (2013). Fundamentals of media effects (2nd edition). Long Grove, IL, USA: Waveland Press Inc.
Reference to the Edited Book
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Editor, E.E. (Ed.) (2014). Title of book. City of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Perepelytsia, H.M. (Ed.) (2014). Foreign policy of Ukraine – 2013: Strategic assessments, forecasts and priorities. Kyiv, Ukraine: Stylos.
Reference to the Chapter in Edited Book
The basic structure of the reference should be as the following:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2014). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx–xxx). Location: Publisher.
Example:
Mettam, G.R., & Adams, L.B. (2009). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. Jones, & R. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281–304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.
Reference to the Dissertation or the Abstract of Dissertation
Examples:
Yakhno, O.M. (2006). Ukraine in Contemporary Geopolitical Space (Political and Media Aspects), PhD diss. (polit. sci.), Institute of Journalism, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 189 p.
Yakhno, O.M. (2006). Ukraine in Contemporary Geopolitical Space (Political and Media Aspects), Abstract of the PhD diss. (polit. sci.), Institute of Journalism, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 20 p.
Reference to the Conference Paper
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Contributor, A. A., Contributor, B. B., Contributor, C. C., & Contributor, D. D. (Year, Month). Title of contribution. In E. E. Chairperson (Chair), Title of symposium or conference. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Organization Name, Location.
Example:
Khylko, M.M. (2014, April). Modern social and communication technologies: international experience and Ukrainian prospects. In V.V. Rizun (Chair), Proceedings of the all-Ukrainian scientific conference “Criteria of diagnostic and methods of estimation of the media impact”. Institute of Journalism, Kyiv, Ukraine, pp. 89-91.
Reference to the Article in Online Resource (Website)
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Author, A.A. (2014, January 22). Title of article. Retrieved at: url
Example:
Seddon, M. (2014, June 2). Documents show how Russia’s troll army hit America. Retrieved from www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america.
Reference to blog-posts and other internet-content
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Author, A.A. (2014, January 22). Title of article [Web log post]. Retrieved from url.
Example:
Myers, P.Z. (2007, January 22). The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your mind [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/01/the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php
Reference to the Anonymous Article in Online Resource (Website)
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Title of article. (2014, January 22). Title of Edition. Retrieved from url.
Example:
Ukraine profile (2014, December). BBC News. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18018002
Ex-national security adviser ‘lied’ on security clearance. (2017, May 23). BBC News. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40004300 (https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2013/04/how-to-cite-a-news-report.html)
Reference to the Document issued by the Corporate Author (e.g. Laws, Resolutions etc.)
The basic structure of the reference should be as follows:
Organization name (2014). Title of document. City of publication: Publisher. Retrieved from url
Example:
Council of the European Union (2014, October 20). Council conclusions on Ukraine. Luxembourg. Retrieved from http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/145211.pdf.
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1 American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.