The UJOC will occasionally accept and publish brief reports. Brief reports are shorter than traditional submissions and often do not meet the typical rigor expectations of more developed papers. However, any brief report should provide obvious value to scholars in the field of communication. 

Submission Types 

• Conceptual Paper: Focuses on developing hypotheses and/or research questions. Often preliminary or incomplete data is used to support concepts the author(s) is developing. 
• Case Study: Applies communication theory or conceptual frameworks to interventions, experiences, or events that provide new insight and understanding to the field of communication. 
• Viewpoint: Papers that rely heavily on the author(s)’ interpretation of data, artifacts, or events, more so than in traditional research papers. 
• Literature Review: These papers should only be submitted if the literature review provides a comprehensive update of literature on a specific communication theory or concept that hasn’t been previously published by any author. 
• Technical Report: These reports usually reflect applied work done by the author(s) in practical and professional contexts. 

What to Include

1. A brief title;
2. Submission type
3. Abstract
4. Key words
5. Word count (Maximum of 2,500 words)
6. Main text (headings will vary depending on submission type)
   1. Include any tables and figures in the main text (tables and figures should be used sparingly in brief reports)
7. References