Focus and Scope

VCD (Journal of Visual Communication Design) (p-ISSN: 2548-5342 and e-ISSN 2548-5350) aims as a forum for academics, educators, and practitioners from around the world to communicate research papers, conceptual papers, and best practices about the dynamics of the creative industry

Coverage of VCD (Journal of Visual Communication Design) includes, but is not limited to issues surrounding:

  • Graphic design
  • Visual Communication
  • Comic and Illustration
  • Advertising
  • Photography
  • Film and Videography
  • Animation
  • Design and Culture Study
  • Game Design

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Publication Frequency

VCD (Journal of Visual Communication Design) is published biannually, in June and December.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to this journal must follow focus and scope, and author guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.

The manuscripts will be reviewed by two (2) reviewers. This journal uses double-blind review system, therefore the author’s identity must be completely removed. 

Policy of Screening for Plagiarism

All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking with a maximum similarity of 20%. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This journal is open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Archiving

VCD (Journal of Visual Communication Design) is archived on the Indonesian scientific journal database (ISJD) and Onesearch by Perpustakaan Nasional Republic Indonesia.

Journal Licensing Term

You are free to:

  1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
  2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
  3. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

  1. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  2. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
  3. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Publication Charges

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Submission (FREE): 0,00 (IDR)
Authors free to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process to contribute to review costs.

Article Publication: 500,000 (IDR)
If this paper is accepted for publication, you must to pay an Article Publication Charge to cover publications costs.