I.          Profile

In January 2001, the CMC faculty committed itself to the vision of a society that is egalitarian, participative and progressive through the development of media that is “socially responsible, critical and vigilant; liberative and transformative; and free and independent.” To attain this vision, the College identified as one of its missions the “pursuit of excellence in transformative media studies and cultural works” and “the generation of relevant knowledge.” 

CMC has identified courses of action which include: a) the adoption of a critical research agenda that addresses communication and media issues; b) the production of departmental and college publications of national and international merit; and c) the sponsoring of lectures, fora, symposia, and workshops on media and communication issues within and outside the academe.

Within this perspective and in the spirit of the reorganization of the former Office of Research and Extension and Publications (OERP) approved by the CMC faculty assembly in September 2003, the Office of Research and Publication was established.

II.        Objectives

The principal objectives of the ORP are the following:

·         To create and coordinate a research agenda for the College, in consultation with the CMC faculty.

·         To oversee the publication of Plaridel (A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society), a semiannual refereed journal.

·         To organize regular faculty colloquia and other forms of information exchange to encourage academic discourse among faculty and students.

·         To assist the faculty and deserving graduate students in the publication of their research output.

III.       Programs and Activities

A.    The ORP oversees the publication of Plaridel (A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media and Society), the official journal of the College of Mass Communication.

·         Target dates of publication every year:

o   February 15 (the date of the first issue of La Solidaridad in 1889)

o   August 30 (birthday of Marcelo H. del Pilar in 1850)

·         Contents:

o   Refereed articles

o   Book reviews

o   TV, radio, film, and new media reviews

o   Capsule reviews of selected publications on mass communication

o   Review and/or reprinting of documents (e.g., laws) affecting medi

o   List and abstracts of graduate theses and dissertations from CMC and other Masscomm Departments

·         Issue editors: to be rotated among the four departments. The editor shall be responsible for the following:

o   Planning the content of the entire issue (including identification of writers; books, documents, and media productions to review; and solicitation of articles)

o   Editing the submitted articles

o   Identifying the referees

·         ORP coordinator:

o   Will supervise the production of the journal and will follow-up on submission of articles and coordinate with referees

o   Produce a design for the journal

o   Produce a style sheet for the journal (i.e., Guide to Contributors)

o   Identify issue editors in consultation with the department chairs

o   Identify themes for every issue in consultation with the issue editors

o   Identify referees for each article, in consultation with the issue editor

o   Produce a marketing and distribution plan for the journal

o   Finalize the budget for the journal (i.e. printing cost of about P65,000 per issue, honoraria of issue editor, contributors and referees)

o   Explore the possibility of external funding, even if the College’s MOOE may be used for this purpose.