Interdisciplinary Studies Academic Disciplines Communication and Women\'s Studies

Academic Disciplines

Communication and Women Studies

The report is about the famous academic journals and professional/academic associations of two major constructs; communication and women studies. The report casts light over the contribution made by the journals and association in the development of these fields. In addition to explaining the content provided by these entities, their target audience and access method is also described.

Academic Journal -- Communication

International Journal of Communication is a famous academic journal focusing on the topics related to communication. It includes peer reviewed articles mainly written by the scholars and communication experts from all over the world. Its mission statement reflects the motto of excellence in communication application (IJOC, 2012). The Journal in rich in contents and includes various communication channels. It provides valuable content on information collection, dissemination and its digital transformation as well.

The intended audience of this Journal includes all the students and professionals who are associated with communication sciences in one way or the other. It is no exaggeration to state media science is greatly influenced by the contribution made by this Journal. It provides necessary guidelines about various types and forms of communication e.g. print electronic, multimedia and sociological globalism etc. It is interesting to mention that the Journal is famous among the communication experts and policy makers who decide what information to pass on to which audience and in which form. The well researched content adds authenticity to the material and readers like to implement the suggestions presented in the articles.

The Journal is available online at its dedicated website (http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc). In order to increase its reader's base, the Journal is available free of charge and is ready to invite the new writers who have innovative and valuable ideas in the field of communication. It is an open access Journal while maintaining scholarly flair and transparency in peer reviews to ensure high quality content dissemination to the readers located across the globe.

Academic Journal -- Women Studies

Women's Studies are an inter-disciplinary journal (Taylor & Francis Online, 2012) which publishes variety of topics related to women. The purpose of Journal is to cast light upon various aspects of women life and their achievements. An important topic covered in the contents of this Journal is related to family life. The Journal is primarily owned by people in USA but the content covers concerns of women belonging to any part of the world. An example is the story of mother India and other Atlantic families belonging to 18th century. Hence, the combination of past, present and future aspects related to women life makes the Journal an attractive choice for women and family members. The Journal contains poetry, book reviews and original articles as well. People may find out the area of their interest in the Journal.

The Journal is centred upon women studies and the basic intended audience appears to be women as well, but it is not the case. The Journal targets audience every person who is interested in collecting information about women. It can help policy makers understand the psychology and requirements of women belonging to different cultures. It can help historian know about the successful women of past era and present reign.

The Journal can be accessed online at the website of Taylor & Francis which enjoys portion of eminence among the publishers of international material. The affiliation of Journal with this publisher adds cap to the feather of publisher and value to the credibility of Journal. The readers can subscribe to the Journal to get updates about it. It has eight issues per year and the choice to get them in print or online depends upon the reader.

Professional / Academic Associations -- Communication

The American Communication Association is an association of professionals in the field of communication. It is a non-for profit association mainly established for information sharing and learning. It has virtual platform and it invites practitioners and scholars from all over the world to participate in the ongoing discussions and activities.

The purpose of this Association is to promote effective use of technology in the field of communication. Its domain is vast enough to cover all venues related to research, communication instructions, criticism and the modes of communication adopted by human being all over the world.

The main characteristics of the Association include its publishing of peer reviewed journal and online speech textbooks. The association actively arranges a conference on yearly basis to invite communication scholars and experts from all over the world. The Association provides a platform to raise voice about communication laws and policies.

The membership of this Association is free to everybody. The CEO proudly invites experts to join it free of cost as it is completely an online forum. The membership is open to the students as well and the Association offers scholarships to them as well. It has various programs specially designed for students e.g. Certificate Programs, Diploma Programs, Associate Degree Programs etc. (AmericanComm.org, 2012).

There are many organisations which have association with it to promote its cause. National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) and Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) are a few important names.

Professional / Academic Associations - Women Studies

National Women's Studies Association is one of the oldest women studies association established in 1977. Its primary objective is to spread awareness about the women and gender studies. It is involved in all activities related to producing, collecting, organising, and teaching, learning and disseminating the information related to women. Its objective is to promote women studies as a complete and independent body of knowledge which should be taught in the universities as a discipline. The degrees should be issues in this field of study and more active participation should be sought from all experts to contribute in the development of this field.