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Author Guidelines

On the Title and Abstract page, first author’s names should appear two line spaces after the title of the article. The names should be in 12-point font size Times New Roman style (single line spacing). The Institutional affiliation should be in 9-point font size Times New Roman style (single line spacing); while the author(s) phone number(s ) and e-mail address(es) should be in 8-point font size, Times New Roman (single line spacing). There should be one line spacing between authors and two line spacing between the last author’s phone number and the abstract. The abstract appears two lines after the phone number of the last author. The abstract must be italicized, be in 150-200 words and font size 11-point Goudy Old style (single line spacing). One line after the abstract there should be at least 4-6 key words that are not italicized. Both the ‘Abstract’ and the ‘Keywords’ should be in 12-point font size, bold (Times New Roman) and should not be italicized. The introduction should be done two lines after the key words. There should be one line spacing between the word ‘INTRODUCTION’ bold, in all caps (12-point size Times New Roman) and the accompanying body text (which should be in 12-point font size Times New Roman). Indeed, the entire body text should be done in 12-point font size Times New Roman (single line spacing). Paper setting for the article should be 2.54 cm (Top, Left, Right and Bottom). Word count from the title of article to the last reference in the ‘REFERENCE’ section should not be less than 5000 words or more than 6000 words.

Space paragraphing is advised instead of indented paragraphing. In-text citation should be in APA (American Psychological Association) Style 6^th Edition shown as follows: xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx (Johnston, 2000).  McQuail (2005) xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx. According to Okunna (2015) “xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx” (p.1).

Statement of Problem

A sub theme as in ‘Statement of Problem’ above should be done one line after a body text and in 12-point size Times New Roman (Title Case), bold. There should be one line spacing between this sub theme and a body text. xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx

Literature Review

A sub-sub theme as in ‘Literature Review’ above should be done one line after a body text and in 12-point size Times New Roman (Title Case), bold and italicized. There should be one line spacing between this sub-sub theme and a body text. xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx

METHODOLOGY 

There should be two line spacing between a body text and a major theme as in ‘METHODOLOGY’; there should be one line spacing between this major theme and a body text. xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx 

RESULTS

With the exception of the major theme ‘INTRODUCTION’, what to title all the other major themes, sub themes and sub-sub themes depends on the discretion of the authors. These themes should be aligned left . xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx:

Table 1:  What are the causes of cultural imperialism in developing countries?

Source: Field Survey 2015.

There should be one line spacing between a body text and the caption of a table. All tables should be set as shown in Table 1 above. The word ‘Table’ and the number ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’ as the case may be, should not be italicized; but the title that follows after the colon should be italicized (every word here should be in 12-point font size Times New Roman). Titles of variables as shown in ‘RESPONSE’; ‘FREQUENCY’ and ‘PERCENTAGE’ should be in all caps, 9-point font size (Times New Roman) and justified (do not make bold). Variables that come under these headings should be justified and done in 9-point font size Times New Roman as given in the example in Table 1. Source of data (optional) should be done at the base of the table in 8-point font size Times New Roman. Tables should be in alignment with the body text (edge to edge) to enhance aesthetics. xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx

                   Figure 1: Can you read the types?

Figures should come one space after a body text. They should be centred with captions that appear at the base. The word ‘Figure’ and the number’1’, ‘2’, ‘3’ as the case may be, should be italicized and done in Times New Roman 9-point. The caption that comes after the colon as in: ‘Can you read the types?’ should not be italicized. A body text should come one space after figures. xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxx

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

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CONCLUSION

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REFERENCES

The referencing style should be based on APA 6^th edition. You can goggle and download this referencing style online or follow the example as shown in ‘REFERENCES’. There should be two-line spacing between a body text and the word: ‘REFERENCES’. References should be arranged alphabetically and done in single line spacing. There should be one line spacing in between the references. References with more than two lines should be indented (hanging at 1.27 cm) from the second line down. References should be in 12-point font size Times New Roman, while the word: ‘REFERENCES’ should be in 12-point font size Times New Roman and made bold.

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REFERENCES 

Baran, S. & Davis, D. (2006). Mass Communication Theories: Foundations, Ferment and Future. New Delhi: Wads-Worth Cengage Learning India Private Limited.

Tsui, L.S. (1991). The Use of New Communication Technologies in the Third World Countries: A Comparison of Perspectives. Gazette International Journal for Mass Communication Studies, 48(2), 69-93.

White, L. (2001). Reconsidering Cultural Imperialism Theory. Retrieved from http://www.tbsjournal.com.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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