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VoxPoli: Journal of Politics & Communication

A peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of politics and communication—covering media, public opinion, digital politics, rhetoric, diplomacy, and governance across local to global contexts.

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1. About the Journal

VoxPoli: Journal of Politics & Communication is a scientific journal that focuses on the study of politics, communication, and closely related issues. It publishes high-quality work from researchers and academics and serves as a platform for scholarly communication and knowledge exchange among researchers, academics, and practitioners in politics and communication.

VoxPoli seeks to advance understanding of political-communication phenomena and contribute to the development of the field through the dissemination of rigorous, relevant, and impactful research.

2. Aims & Scope

VoxPoli explores the dynamic intersection of politics and communication across local, national, and global contexts. Submissions may include (but are not limited to):

  • Media and Politics — media systems, political institutions, political behavior, and democratic practices.
  • Digital Political Communication — social media, platforms, AI/automation, campaign analytics, civic participation.
  • Public Opinion & Political Behavior — opinion formation, participation, mobilization, and policy influence.
  • Political Journalism & Rhetoric — news production, framing, narratives, language, and persuasion.
  • Public Diplomacy & International Communication — cross-border communication, nation branding, global media, IR.
  • Misinformation & Political Advertising — disinformation, propaganda, fact-checking, regulation, ethics.
  • Civic Engagement & Governance — participatory democracy, activism, policy communication, e-governance.
  • Comparative & Cross-Cultural Studies — comparative media-politics, regional perspectives, Global South.

3. Article Types

  • Original Research (max 15 pages) — empirical/theoretical contributions.
  • Review Articles (max 20 pages) — systematic/scoping reviews of recent, high-quality sources.
  • Short Communications — concise findings of timely significance (editor’s discretion).
  • Methods & Data — instruments, datasets, measurement, and methodological notes.
  • Commentary & Debate — critical essays on emerging issues, policy, and practice.
  • Case Studies — well-documented analyses with clear learning value.
Page limits exclude appendices and supplementary files hosted in repositories.

4. Editorial & Peer Review

  • Process: double-blind peer review with ≥ 2 independent reviewers.
  • Integrity: similarity screening (Turnitin/iThenticate); redundant publication and self-plagiarism are prohibited.
  • Ethics: studies involving human participants (surveys, experiments, interviews) require ethics approval and consent statements.
  • Transparency: authors must provide CRediT roles, funding, conflicts of interest, data availability, and (where applicable) pre-registration/trial registration.

See related policies via the links below: Publication Ethics, Open Access Policy, Archiving, Author Fees.

5. Open Access & Licensing

VoxPoli provides immediate open access to all content to support a global exchange of knowledge. Articles are published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), permitting sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit to the original work.

6. Archiving & Preservation

Long-term digital preservation is ensured through PKP PN/LOCKSS. Article metadata and full-text are interoperable and can be harvested via OAI-PMH.

7. Data, Code & Materials

  • Deposit data, code, and materials (where legally/ethically possible) in trusted repositories (e.g., Zenodo, OSF, Figshare) with DOI/URL.
  • Cite datasets/software in the References using appropriate data/software citation formats.
  • For sensitive data (e.g., political opinion datasets), provide a restricted-access statement with justification and a repository record.

8. Indexing & Metadata

  • All accepted articles receive a Crossref DOI; DOI activation occurs before or at online publication.
  • Rich metadata (license, ORCID, ROR affiliations, funding, references, and data/software citations) are deposited to Crossref.
  • OAI-PMH base URL: https://journal.fajarpos.com/index/oai

9. Submission & Template

  1. Prepare your manuscript per the Author Guidelines (structured abstract, references with DOIs, CRediT, ethics, data availability).
  2. Use the official template (.docx) and ensure figures/tables are cited and captioned.
  3. Register/Login to the OJS submission system and complete metadata (authors’ ORCID, affiliations with ROR, funding).
  4. Upload the main manuscript, figures/tables (sources as requested), and supplementary files (data/code DOIs, checklists, approvals).

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Author Guidelines

Mirror (if OJS link is unavailable): Google Drive

10. Related Links

11. Contact

Editorial Office – VoxPoli: Journal of Politics & Communication
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://journal.fajarpos.com/
Version: 2025-09. This page supersedes prior versions.