The Journal of Development Communication,

Volume 21, Number 1, June  2010

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Volume 21, Number 1, June  2010

This issue of The Journal of Development Communication is the Number One of the Twenty first Volume. In other words, JDC has passed 20 years of publication smoothly and uninterruptedly. The efforts by the publisher and the editors of JDC in this context have been greatly enhanced and patronised by the readers, subscribers and contributors from all over the world. We are indeed very grateful to them.

Professor Nora C Quebral is one of the pioneer Gurus of development communication in line with the late Everett Rogers and others. Nowadays, it is not always common to come across her contribution to development communication. We are honoured to publish her latest on devcom in this issue. We are confident that readers will enjoy her article.

Ecotourism is becoming increasingly popular both as a conservation tool and as an alternative to unsustainable tourism practices. The article of Dr Stacey K Sowards examines the role of ecotourism in three national park areas in Kalimantan, Indonesia. While Stacey in the article will draw the attention of the environmental communicators, she will also draw to the number of pitfalls that can be addressed through effective communication between and among individual parties.

Professor Samsudin A Rahim presents important issues on youth development and their challenges and contradictions in his article “RegeneratingYouth Development: The Challenges for Development Communication”. Empowerment and participation are two vital concepts in the youth development and development communication approaches. Both these approaches aim at developing society in particular marginalised society to ensure that they are not left behind in the rapid expansion of the nation.

Dr Farish Ullah has undertaken a study to examine the influence of five significant demographic variables viz. locality, gender, education, socio-economic, status and age in the area of health-related information. The influence was measured on three integrated components of the effects process -- knowledge, attitude and behaviour. Among other things, the study has identified different semantic, socio-religious and structural barriers that adversely affect the success of these campaign.

Dr Meenakshi Sharma’s article on “Optimising Communication Channels for Inclusive Rural Development in India” examines some projects aimed at empowerment and inclusion of the rural people and discusses the imperative of employing old-fashioned human communication channels optimally in combination with ICT applications to best serve the needs of marginalised communities.

In this issue, we have another article based on the study that investigated the use of ICT by agricultural researches in Nigeria. The article, by Tajudeen O A Banmeke and Michael T Ajayi, will certainly be appreciated by like-minded researchers.

Anuradha Tulachan in her article presents a picture of the various telecenter initiatives in Nepal and the policy context within which they are situated. The paper presents current initiatives in addressing the challenges concerning language, content localisation and networking among the telecentres.

We have published two book reviews in this issue. Both books are related to development communication.

An International Conference on “Dialogues on Fostering Understanding and Building Bridges Across Cultures Among Young People of Asia and Europe” was held recently in Melaka, Malaysia. We have included a report written by Varsha, Chief Operating Officer of World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

Guidelines for Contributors / Subscribers / Advertisers

Contributors

The Editor welcomes manuscripts for possible publication in The Joumal of Development Communication. Completed manuscripts should be sent to The Editor, JDC, c/o AIDCOM, 1st Floor, No. 32 & 34,  Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, Bangsar Utama, 59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Postal Address: P.O. Box 12817, 50790 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or electronicly via e-mail at aidcom@streamyx.com. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, and include extracts, notes and references. References for a single article must not exceed two printed pages of the JDC.  Discursive endnotes should be published only when essentially related to the article and for better comprehension. Authors should retain a copy of their manuscript, as copies submitted would not be returned. Manuscripts submitted should not have been published elsewhere or be under review for possible publication. Manuscripts, including notes, should not exceed 18 pages A4 size. Authors are also requested to send a black and white photograph and a short lifesketch for publication.

Articles in The Journal of Development Communication do not necessarily represent the views of the Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom), or the Journal’s editors and advisers. The Editor is responsible for the final selection of articles and reserves the right to reject or amend any material submitted for publication. Responsibility for opinions expressed rests solely with the contributor.

It is the policy of JDC to retain copyrights of all materials published in the Journal, including the right of reproduction or republication. Aarticles published in the JDC  that are reproduced or republished should have the prior written approval of the Editor of the Journal.

In case of joint authorship of an article, the Editor has the prerogative to rearrange the order of the authors’ names. If the authors prefer to keep the names in a particular order, it should be specifically mentioned. Articles co-authored by more than two people are not encouraged without proper justification, in which case the final decision rests with the editor. In case of joint authorship, photographs and lifesketch of both authors must be provided.

Book Review

Authors and Publishers are welcome to send books and other publications related to development communication/journalism and social development for review.  Two copies are required for this purpose.

Reports

Under this section project managers, workshop facilitators, sponsors, conference organisers and others are invited to submit reports of development projects; studies; conferences, seminars and symposiums; training workshops and project-related meetings for possible publication.

Case Studies

Authors and researchers are invited to contribute case studies on journalism, communication, education and social sciences. Although the topic of the study is not restricted to development communication, a direct or indirect reference to development is desirable.

Viewpoints

Readers are invited to contribute their opinions, views or comments on issues relating to development, education, communication, journalism or on other relevant subjects. The authors of such opinions, views or comments are solely responsible for the views expressed. The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any contribution received for publication.

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