Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication strives to meet the diverse communication needs of industry, management, government, and academia. For over forty years, the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication has served as a major professional and scholarly Journal for practitioners and teachers of most functional forms of communication. Our purpose is to publish a thoroughly solid journal that performs as the needed bridge between academia and the world of practitioners.
| Charles H. Sides | Fitchburg State University, USA |
| Isidore K. Dorpenyo | George Mason University, USA |
| Therese I. Pennell | Prairie View A&M University, USA |
| Paul Anderson | Miami University of Ohio, USA |
| Carel J. M. Jansen | University of Groningen, Netherlands |
| Bernard McKenna | Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
| Allen Brizee | Saint Louis University, USA |
| Robert Carr | University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA |
| Joseph Dawson | Freddie Mac, USA |
| Jennifer DeWinter | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA |
| Paul M. Dombrowski | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Brent Faber | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA |
| Walter Giordano | Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy |
| Russell Hirst | University of Tennessee, USA |
| Carel J. M. Jansen | University of Groningen, Netherlands |
| Randy Marfield | University of Belize, Belize |
| Bernard McKenna | Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
| Lisa Meloncon | University of South Florida, USA |
| Elizabeth Pass | James Madison University, USA |
| Therese I. Pennell | Prairie View A&M University, USA |
| Carol Reeves | Butler University, USA |
| Michael Salvo | Purdue University, USA |
| Joanna Schreiber | Georgia Southern University, USA |
| Jan H. Spyridakis | University of Washington, USA |
| Kirk St. Amant | Louisiana Tech University, USA |
| Jason Swarts | North Carolina State University, USA |
| Ken Tann | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| Jason Thompson | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Junhua Wang | University of Minnesota-Duluth, USA |
| Miriam F. Williams | Texas State University, USA |
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication - Instructions to Authors
Submit manuscripts to: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jtw
Manuscripts. Submit manuscripts in APA to the address shown above. If you do not have an account with Sage, you will need to create one. Any questions regarding this process should be addressed to the editor at csides@fitchburgstate.edu. We frequently accept articles conditionally, asking authors to consider reviewer suggestions for revision. Publication normally occurs within 12 months of acceptance.
Originality. This journal publishes only original material. Authors certify by submission, therefore, that neither the article submitted nor any version of it has been published—or is being considered for publication—elsewhere.
Prose. Write in clear, concise, coherent prose, using the active voice whenever possible. Please be sure to include a generous quantity of inter-textual headings and subheads throughout your text. The Journal supports NCTE guidelines for avoiding sexist language. We will return manuscripts not conforming to our style.
Abstracts. Include an abstract of 100-150 words on your first page in the following order: Title; your name and place of work; abstract; first heading; first paragraph of your article.
Footnotes. Use footnotes only when necessary, limit to three lines, and place at bottom of each page. Use conventional Arabic superscripts, in numerical order, to identify each.
References. Attach a list of references to your manuscript—following APA Style Sheet guidelines. A synopsis of this manual is available from the American Psychological Association. http://apa.org
Permissions. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to use a lengthy quotation (exceeding the limits of fair use) or to reprint or adapt a table or figure published elsewhere. Authors should write to the original author(s) and publisher of such material to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages for use in print and non-print versions of the present article and in all future editions. Provide copies of all permissions and credit lines obtained.
Illustrations. Figures and photos accompanying an initial submission must be provided as production-ready. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines: 300 dpi or higher; sized to fit on journal page; EPS, TIFF, JPEG, and PDF files are preferred; Microsoft Office files are also acceptable as long as they meet the other guidelines listed here. Please submit illustrations as separate files, not embedded in text files, and submit in grayscale, not color.
Figures and Tables. Submit only original line art, in black ink, or camera ready quality, scaled to our page size (6 x 9 inches) with each new figure or table on a separate sheet. We welcome computer generated graphics at resolutions of 300 dpi or better; a CD containing the visuals is also acceptable. Provide each figure or table with a descriptive, first order heading centered at its top in 8-point type. Place a brief descriptive caption beneath each graphic preceded appropriately by Figure 1., Table 2., etc. Indicate placement in the text as follows:
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As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.
The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.
If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.
As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.
The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.
If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.
For more information, please refer to the Sage Manuscript Submission Guidelines.