Aims & Scope

The journal nurtures scholarship from early career researchers and emerging economies. It encourages new research in:

• → Media, creative, and culture industries
• → Strategic communication for business and marketing
• → Communication for social change
• → Cultural studies and related domains

JOCC calls for contributions across communication, management, and media disciplines with global relevance.

EDITOR

Manisha Pathak-ShelatMICA-The School of Ideas, Shela Ahmedabad, India

Suresh MalodiaMICA-The School of Ideas, Shela Ahmedabad, India

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Piotr SiudaFaculty of Cultural Studies at the Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Valentina BaúWestern Sydney University, Institute for Culture and Society, Australia

Tugra AkarsuUniversity of Southampton, UK

Anupama AmbikaIMT Dubai, UAE; MICA, India

Soumia BardhanThe University of Colorado Denver, Colorado, USA

Omkar Prabhakar DastaneSchool of Business at Monash University Malaysia

Abstracting & Indexing

The Journal of Creative Communications is abstracted and indexed in leading international academic databases, ensuring wide discoverability, visibility, and credibility for published research worldwide.

• SCOPUS
• Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
• Cabell's Journalytics
• DeepDyve
• Dutch-KB
• EBSCO
• Indian Citation Index (ICI)
• J-Gate
• OCLC
• Ohio
• Portico
• ProQuest
• ProQuest: IBSS

This comprehensive indexing supports global reach, especially for scholarship from emerging economies and interdisciplinary communication studies.

Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines for Journal of Creative Communications

1. 1. Authors should assess the fit between the aims and scope of the journal and their article for submission of their manuscripts.
2. 2. Manuscripts and all editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
   The Editor, Journal of Creative Communications,
   MICA - The School of Ideas, Shela Ahmedabad, India.
   E-mail: JOCCEditor@micamail.in
3. 3. Declaration of conflicting interests
   Journal of Creative Communications encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
4. 4. Publication ethics
   SAGE is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the SAGE Author Gateway.
5. 5. Copyright Form: Authors will be provided with a copyright form once the contribution is accepted for publication. The submission will be considered as final only after the filled-in and signed copyright form is received. In case there are two or more authors, the corresponding author needs to sign the copyright form.
6. 6. All articles must be accompanied by an abstract of 200 words, approximately five key words, a brief profile of the author of about 50 words and not exceeding 100 words in case of multiple authors.

Additional Formatting Requirements:

• • Articles should be submitted with the cover page bearing only the title of the article, author/s’ names, designations, official addresses, phone/fax numbers, and email addresses. Author/s’ name should not appear on any other page.
• • Tables and figures should be indicated by number (e.g., see Table 1), and not by placement (e.g., see Table below). Short and crisp titles and headings in tables and figures are preferred. The units of measurement should be stated and sources should be given.
• • Book Reviews must contain the name of the author and title/subtitle of the book reviewed, place of publication and publisher, date of publication, number of pages and price.

References Style Examples:

• • Books: Patnaik, Utsa (2007). The republic of hunger. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective.
• • Journal articles: Foster, J.B. (2010). The financialization of accumulation. Monthly Review, 62(5), 1–17. doi: 10.1443/0278-6133.24.2.225