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Each issue of the journal contains the following sections:

• Front matter
  • Masthead
  • Table of contents
  • Publication information
• Articles
  • Each issue contains 5-6 articles
  • Articles are between 8,000 and 10,000 words (including notes)
  • Once per year, one of the articles is an original translation of a piece of media studies scholarship, as selected by the SCMS translation committee
  • Once per year, one of the articles is the winning student essay in the SCMS essay contest, as selected by the SCMS student essay award committee
• In Focus
  • Edited by a guest editor
  • Consists of 5-7 short essays on a theme and an introduction by the guest editor
  • Editor’s introduction is approximately 2,000 words; authors’ essays are approximately 2,500 words
  • In Focus section is therefore approximately 17,000 words
• Book reviews
  • Consists of 4–6 book reviews
  • Each review is approximately 1,500–2,000 words
  • Total for book reviews section is approximately 12,000 words
• Back matter
  • Each section contains its own author bios
  • Table of contents for the forthcoming issue
  • Information about the Society