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Journal of Media Ethics Template

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About the Journal of Media Ethics format

Journal of Media Ethics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Media Studies and Communication, Public Relations and Crisis Communication, 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." Journal of Media Ethics 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inMedia Studies and Communication Public Relations and Crisis Communication Social Media and Politics Misinformation and Its Impacts Rhetoric and Communication Studies
ISSN2373-6992
Citation impact (2-yr)1.28
h-index23
i10-index68
Total citations2,406
Top institutions publishing hereMarquette University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Media Ethics per year

27
2015
37
2016
39
2017
31
2018
28
2019
26
2020
27
2021
33
2022
30
2023
23
2024
46
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Media Ethics by publication year

323
2015
318
2016
281
2017
270
2018
283
2019
444
2020
143
2021
118
2022
79
2023
43
2024
53
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Media Ethics

Ethics of Authenticity: Social Media Influencers and the Production of Sponsored Content

Mariah L. Wellman, Ryan Stoldt, Melissa Tully et al. · 6 Mar 2020

Media coverage of influencer marketing abounds with ethical questions about this emerging industry. Much of this coverage assumes influencers operate without an ethical framework and many social media personalities skirt around the edges of legal guidelines. Our study starts from the premise that influencer marketing is not inherently unethical but, rather, the ethical principles guiding…

Social networks, the 2016 US presidential election, and Kantian ethics: applying the categorical imperative to Cambridge Analytica’s behavioral microtargeting

Ken J. Ward · 3 Jul 2018

The 2016 US presidential election witnessed the development of ethically dubious methods of political persuasion built and executed on social networking sites. The following analyzes the ethics of behavioral microtargeting practices such as those of Cambridge Analytica, a company that claims to have played a central role in Donald Trump’s successful candidacy through its use…

May the Real <i>Ubuntu</i> Please Stand Up?

Nyasha Mboti · 3 Apr 2015

This article defends an alternative account of ubuntu and makes a novel proposition about African morality and ethics. In doing so, it refutes the normative account of ubuntu premised on the aphorism umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (persons are persons through other persons). According to this “greatest harmony” account, Africans are harmonic collectivists and sharers, linked together…

Journal of Media Ethics template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Media Ethics format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Media Ethics 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 Journal of Media Ethics use?
Journal of Media Ethics 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." Journal of Media Ethics 12 (3): 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Journal of Media Ethics document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Journal of Media Ethics is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Journal of Media Ethics template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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