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Towards the ‘Special Issue’ Edition at AJMC Communication UII

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Special issue-based publishing is an opportunity for international journals. It is also possible for an international journal belonging to UII Communications called the Asian Journal of Media and Communication or commonly abbreviated as AJMC. Special issues or special editions are journal publications that focus on a particular object of study. This specific study is essential to color the enrichment of communication thinking and media studies at the Southeast Asian level.

This special edition is a publication fronted by an editor (or a team of editors – 2 or 3 people), according to the field of study of each editor at AJMC. “Each editor can propose a special edition. With a general calculation, there are 11 editors, then AJMC can publish 11 special editions for the next six years,” said Muzayin Nazaruddin at the AJMC Editorial Meeting on September 14, 2021 via Zoom. AJMC now has internationally qualified editors and has published publications on the Scopus index. These editors come from various campuses both in Indonesia and abroad.

“The publication of this special edition is essential for setting the agenda to bring out new themes and color the study of communication and media in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and even Asia,” said Muzayin in front of the editors. According to Muzayin, in this context, AJMC is a “long-term project,” there is greater interest, academic idealism is more important than just publication.

The process of issuing special issues also cannot be managed in a mediocre way. The processes and stages that can be carried out, for example, start from calls for abstracts (papers), invited papers, including the most important thing is making a series of workshops and talks. “These steps show that the special issue was designed from the start by AJMC. UII Communication Study Program is committed to supporting funding and other resources for the necessary processes,” said Muzayin.

Holy Rafika and Zaki Habibi, the editors at AJMC, also argue that special issues in AJMC can also not be designed but obtained through a network of editors; for example, special issues can be obtained from conference panels. With this model, it is possible to issue a particular issue with an outside ‘guest editor’.

Luthfi Adam, the journal editor from Northwestern University, argues that AJMC could regularly hold public lectures or seminar series on relevant topics. The content of the public lecture can be published. Muzayin added, or vice versa, a good article that has already been published in AJMC, the author is invited to speak at the seminar.

Zaki Habibi, Ignatius Haryanto, Lintang Ratri, and also M Heychael, the editor of AJMC, also suggested that this international journal should also publish various types of manuscripts. Research articles and conversations, for example, can be taken from a series of workshops that have been held, retrospective articles, theoretical articles, book reviews, film reviews, visual articles (photo-based), and others.

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Menuju Edisi Special Issue di AJMC Komunikasi UII

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Penerbitan berbasis special issue menjadi sebuah peluang bagi jurnal internasional. Tidak menutup kemungkinan juga bagi jurnal internasional milik Komunikasi  UII bernama Asian Journal of Media and Communication atau biasa disingkat AJMC. Special issue atau edisi khusus adalah terbitan jurnal yang fokus pada satu objek kajian khusus. Kajian khusus yang spesifik ini menjadi penting mewarnai pengayaan pemikiran komunikasi dan kajian media di level asia tenggara.

Edisi khusus ini adalah terbitan yang digawangi oleh seorang editor (atau tim editor – 2 atau 3 orang), sesuai dengan bidang kajian masing-masing editor di AJMC. “Setiap editor bisa mengusulkan special edition. Dengan perhitungan umum terdapat 11 editor, maka AJMC bisa menerbitkan 11 special edition untuk enam tahun ke depan,” papar Muzayin Nazaruddin, dalam Rapat Redaksi AJMC pada 14 September 2021 via Zoom. Kini AJMC telah memiliki editor yang berkualifikasi internasional dan telah menerbitkan publikasi di Scopus index. Para penyunting ini berasal dari beragam kampus baik di Indonesia maupun mancanegara.

“Penerbitan special edition ini sangat penting untuk “setting the agenda” untuk membawa tema-tema baru dan mewarnai kajian komunikasi dan media di Indonesia, Asia Tenggara, bahkan Asia,” ungkap Muzayin di depan para penyunting. Menurut Muzayin, dalam konteks ini, AJMC adalah “long term project”, terdapat kepentingan lebih besar, idealisme akademik yang lebih penting, daripada sekadar terbit.

Proses penerbitan special issue juga tak bisa dikeloal dengan biasa-biasa saja. Proses dan tahapan yang yang bisa dilakukan misalnya adalah misalnya mulai dari call for abstracts (papers), invited papers, termasuk yang paling penting adalah membuat seri workshop and talk. “Langkah-langkah ini menunjukkan special issue memang dirancang sejak awal oleh AJMC. Prodi Komunikasi UII berkomitmen untuk mendukung pendanaan dan sumber daya lain untuk proses-proses yang diperlukan,” papar Muzayin.

Holy Rafika dan Zaki Habibi, para penyunting di AJMC, juga berpendapat special issue dalam AJMC bisa juga tidak dirancang, namun diperoleh dengan jaringan para editor, misalnya special issue diperoleh dari panel-panel konferensi. Dengan model ini, sangat mungkin terbit special issue dengan ‘guest editor’ dari luar.

Luthfi Adam, penyunting dari Nortwestern University, berpendapat bahwa AJMC bisa secara rutin mengadakan kuliah umum atau seri seminar dengan topik yang relevan. Konten kuliah umum tersebut bisa diterbitkan. Muzayin menambahkan, atau sebaliknya, tulisan yang bagus yang sudah terbit di AJMC, penulisnya diundang untuk berbicara di seminar.

Zaki Habibi, Ignatius Haryanto, Lintang Ratri, dan juga M Heychael, pada editor AJMC ini juga menyarankan jurnal internasional ini selayaknya juga menerbitkan beragam jenis naskah. Tidak hanya artikel penelitian, tapi juga conversation, misalnya bisa diambil dari seri workshop yang sudah diadakan, retrospective article, theoretical article, book review, film review, visual article (photo-based), dan lainnya.