CALL FOR PAPERS

for

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION- IJC
(Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan-Jun 2011) & (Vol. 21, No. 2, Jul-Dec 2011)

Transdisciplinary contributions are invited for two special issues of the International Journal of Communication (IJC), a peer-reviewed journal. The proposed issues will be published in January and June 2011, respectively. The first will focus on Professional Indian Writing in the Age of Outsourcing, and the second on Professional Writing Worldwide: Contrastive Case Studies.  

Suggested topics of investigation include (but are not limited to) the following:

• The Value of ___Framework for Understanding Workplace Writing Worldwide
• Distinctive Features of Professional Indian/Chinese/____Writing
• Directly Stated vs. Implied Messages
• Audience and Purpose: Key Considerations in Professional Writing Everywhere?
• The Impact of Englishization/Globalization on Professional Writing in India/___
• Resumes and Job-Related Correspondence around the Globe
• Text-messaging across Cultures: A Case Study
• Culturally Variable Expectations of (Professional) Writing
• Culturally Variable Interpretations of E-mail
• International English: Myth or Reality?
• Miscommunication across Cultures: A Case Study of ___vs. ___Writing Styles
• Miscommunication across Dialects of English: A Case Study
• Web-based Written Exchanges: When Perceptions of Goodwill Vary
• Does Goodwill Drive Professional Exchanges Everywhere?
• Variable Norms of Politeness in Writing: Brevity vs. Indirectness
• Collaborative Writing in ____ (Context)

-- Authors can submit their manuscripts electronically in PDF, WORD, or RTF conforming to the APA style manual.

-- Papers should not exceed 5000 words and should be preceded by an abstract of 250 words. The title, the name(s) and full mailing address(es) of the author(s), including e-mail addresses, should appear on the first page of the manuscript.

-- Manuscripts will be blind reviewed, so authors should only identify themselves on the first page. Interested (co)authors are advised to submit a one-page abstract by December 30, 2009. Cross-cultural collaborations and discussions with the special issue editor are highly encouraged. 

-- Due Dates: Notification of acceptance of proposals: Jan 30, 2010
Due date for draft manuscripts (invited and uninvited): Feb 28, 2010
Due date for revised manuscripts: May 28, 2010
Scheduled publication of first issue: Jan 2011
Scheduled publication of second issue: Jun 2011

-- Please direct all inquiries to the guest editor,

Dr. Anita Pandey,
Morgan State University,
Baltimore, MD 21251, USA.
Ph: 443-885-1752 (O), 410-781-8836 (M),
E-mails: <anita.pandey@morgan.edu> or <anita@eissaf.com>

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