October 2020 Issue
Submission deadlines for the next issue
May 15, 2020: Last date for submission
June 01, 2020: Acceptance announcement
July 15, 2020: Submission of the final copy

From Editor

THEME: Media Response to Coronavirus Infection

Coronavirus infection has become a major public health crisis and its disastrous impact on every institution of life and governance is becoming increasingly unavoidable. While the infection is spreading globally, country after country is going for lockdown. We are living in a very uncertain and unprepared state where everyone, including the governments and international organizations, look struggling. What is the role of mass communication, in its all shapes, forms and persuasions, in this crisis?

While there is an overabundance of information, some wanted and mostly unwanted floating around, how much of it is useful and instructive in this time of crisis? Be it the conventional media like Newspapers, Television, Radio, Advertising, Cinema or more modern Social Media and its ever-increasing platforms and applications, the role of media in providing right, useful and timely information to people is critical as we try to deal with the unprecedented issues and challenges posed by the Coronavirus infection.

The third edition of Global Media Journal - Arabian Edition is focusing on the media response to the Coronavirus crisis. At a time when rumours, hoaxes, hearsay and opinions dominate public discourse, how media is separating fact from fiction?

As the world faces one of the biggest public health challenges in recent times, we are looking for research-based papers that explore how media, in different parts of the world especially in the Arab world, are responding to this disaster and keeping public informed.

Dr. Fazal Malik,
Editor, Global Media Journal Arabian- Edition
Fmalik@amityuniversity.ae

About Global Media Jounal – Arabian Edition Global

Global Media Journal - Arabian Edition (GMJ-AE), hosted by the Amity University in Dubai, is a peer-reviewed open access journal. The journal provides an international platform for typical research in the region with global reach. GMJ-AE bridges the gap between the regional and global perspectives through interchange of propositions and academic discourse that build upon research in the region with wider implications globally. In this way, the journal also aims to reflect the findings of global research, thus contributing to research knowledge related to the field of media in a broader multidisciplinary way.

The journal offers an interdisciplinary space and contextualizes the contemporary issues in media communication within the historical, social, cultural, economic and political context to advance research in media theory, stimulate innovation in practice and promote critical engagement across disciplines and perspectives. The journal welcomes original research, high-quality contributions in multidisciplinary areas from a worldwide authorship.

GMJ-AE belongs to the Network of Global Media Journals to address diverse interests of media and journalism scholars, researchers, teachers, students, and institutions engaged in international activities, particularly global media and communication. As of now the following editions are accessible in online formats: Australian, Canadian, Chinese, German, Indian, Persian, Mexican, Malaysian, Turkish, Russian, and Slovakian

GMJ – AE publishes two issues annually. Each issue focuses on a specific theme and is divided into two sections: one for refereed papers, and another for book reviews. Authors are not charged for paper processing, submission, production, or publication.

GMJ – AE retains copyright and that contributing authors give permission to GMJ AE to reprint their published papers, review articles, book reviews, etc. in other electronic and print formats, including books, etc. Authors may request permission from the Editor to re-publish their manuscripts in other publication outlets.

All research articles submitted to the journal undergo a double-blind peer review process, basis the outcome of an initial screening by the Editorial team.

All accepted papers are published in GMJ-AE.GMJ-AE is an ISSN listed Journal.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Patron

Professor Yahya R. Kamalipour
Founding Director of Global Media Journals Network
President, Global Communication Association
North Carolina A&T State University, USA

Editor

Dr. Fazal Haque Malik
Professor Media Studies
Dean Humanities, Arts and Applied Sciences
Amity University Dubai, UAE

Associate Editor

Dr Thouraya, Snoussi
Associate Professor, Mass communication and Journalism
University of Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Malini Mittal Bishnoi
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Allied Sciences
Amity University, Dubai

Dr. Akram Haddad
Program Leader Economics
Amity University, Dubai

Dr. Sonakshi Ruhela,
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Amity University, Dubai

Dr. Sumit Narula
Director Amity School of Communication, Gwalior, India
Editor, Journal of Content, Community and Communication

Dr. Ridha Methnani,
Associate professor Communication Sciences
University Of Bahrain, Bahrain

Prof. Mohamed Abdelouahab Allali,
Professor Communication Sciences,
Higher Institute of Information and Communication
Rabat, Morocco

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Mr. Richard J. Pettz-Steele, PhD
Professor Media Law University of Massachusetts Law School, USA
Editorial Board, Journal of Media Law & Ethics

Dr Hamad Odhabi
Director, Abu Dhabi University
Al Ain, UAE

Prof. Essam Nasr,
Professor Mass Communication
Dean of College of communication, University of Sharjah, UAE

Prof Russell Williams
Chair, Media Production and Storytelling
Zayed University, UAE

Dr. Manisha Shelat
Professor Communication & Digital Platforms and Strategies, India
Editor, Editor, Journal of Creative Communications-Sage

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