TSMRI

Journal of Social Media in Society

The Journal of Social Media in Society is available at www.thejsms.org.

The blind peer-reviewed journal accepts research articles and book reviews. The Journal of Social Media in Society (JSMS) is a semi-annual journal devoted to scholarship and commentary on social media and its impact on society. JSMS is an electronic journal published by the Texas Social Media Research Institute to advance the study of social media with current literature based on theory, research and practice from all methodological frameworks.

Published Biannually: November/December and April/May

Top Paper: The top paper annually from the TSMRI Social Media Conference will be published in The Journal of Social Media in Society.

Editors: Executive Director and Co-Directors of TSMRI (Dr. Jennifer Edwards, Dr. Credence Baker, Cristi Horton, Dr. Sarah Maben, and Yvonne Mulhern)

Reviewers: Invited scholars from a variety of disciplines and research paradigms act as reviewers.

Editorial Interns: Hannah Miller and Maylee Friemel

Manuscript submissions and editorial guidelines: Manuscripts are evaluated on contributions to the scholarly advance of social media literature.

Style: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (2010), is the style guide authors should use. Submit manuscripts as a MS Word or Word-compatible document via email (texassocialmediaresearch@gmail.com).

Length: Research articles should not exceed 30 pages on double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri on 8.5 x 11 letter with 1-inch margins. Page counts include tables, figures and references. Essays or practitioner pieces with teaching and training ideas should not exceed 10 pages. Book reviews should not exceed 1,000 words.

Submission: Include a structured abstract and keywords. Place author names, affiliations address, phone, email, and short bios on the cover page and nowhere else in the document. Also include the paper’s history; articles submitted should be original contributions and not published elsewhere. Do NOT place author names or identifiers on other parts of the document. Authors will be notified within 60 days of submission’s status. Email submission as an attachment to texassocialmediaresearch@gmail.com. Authors will receive comments and feedback as the submission moves through the review process.