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Howard Journal of Communications Template

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About the Howard Journal of Communications format

Howard Journal of Communications is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Media Studies and Communication, Rhetoric and Communication Studies, Social Media and Politics.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Howard Journal of Communications 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Rhetoric and Communication Studies Social Media and Politics Media, Gender, and Advertising Gender, Feminism, and Media
ISSN1064-6175
Citation impact (2-yr)0.87
h-index53
i10-index364
Total citations13,967
Top institutions publishing hereHoward University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Howard Journal of Communications per year

27
2014
23
2015
36
2016
43
2017
29
2018
32
2019
20
2020
44
2021
26
2022
38
2023
53
2024
72
2025

Citation impact of Howard Journal of Communications by publication year

364
2014
360
2015
387
2016
475
2017
584
2018
349
2019
189
2020
293
2021
101
2022
114
2023
89
2024
36
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Howard Journal of Communications

Stereotyping Asian Americans: The Dialectic of the Model Minority and the Yellow Peril

Yuko Kawai · 1 Apr 2005

ABSTRACT The model minority stereotype is viewed as the most influential and pervasive stereotype for Asian Americans today. In this article, the author argues that this seemingly positive stereotype, the model minority, is inseparable from the yellow peril, a negative stereotype, when Asian Americans are stereotypically represented in mainstream media texts. The model minority–yellow peril…

Developing a Method of Critical Thematic Analysis for Qualitative Communication Inquiry

Brandi Lawless, Yea‐Wen Chen · 9 Mar 2018

This case study elucidates a method of critical thematic analysis that the authors argue is useful as a methodological tool used to code and interpret in-depth, qualitative interview discourses. They extend Owen's (1984) articulation of thematic analysis via recurrence, repetition, and forcefulness by adding a method of closed coding that identifies the prominence of ideologies,…

Biased Voices of Sports: Racial and Gender Stereotyping in College Basketball Announcing

Andrew C. Billings Susan Tyler Eastman · 1 Oct 2001

The words of sportscasters−repeated hundreds, even thousands, of times by different announcers in similar ways−provide a conceptual frame for the sports experience, and that mental frame has particular importance because fans often apply it to nonathletic situations. Contrary to assertions by some critics, analysis of 1,156 descriptors in sportscaster commentary during 66 televised men's and…

An Examination of Acculturative Stress, Interpersonal Social Support, and Use of Online Ethnic Social Groups among Chinese International Students

Jiali Ye · 1 Jan 2006

ABSTRACT Survey data collected from Chinese international students attending college in the United States explored relationships between acculturative stress, interpersonal social support, and use of online ethnic social groups. Results suggested that students who were more satisfied with their interpersonal support networks had less perceived discrimination, perceived hatred, and negative feelings caused by change, but…

Framing News Stories: The Role of Visual Imagery in Priming Racial Stereotypes

Linus Abraham, Osei Appiah · 1 Sep 2006

Two thematic news reports on the three-strikes law and school vouchers were differentially illustrated with photographs. Online news stories were either illustrated with no images, with 2 photographs of Blacks, with 2 photographs of Whites, or with 2 photographs, 1 of a Black and the other of a White person (mixed condition). In none of…

Howard Journal of Communications template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Howard Journal of Communications format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Howard Journal of Communications template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Howard Journal of Communications use?
Howard Journal of Communications uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Howard Journal of Communications 12 (3): 45–58.
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