The Journal of Development Communication

The main objective of The Journal of Development Communication, or JDC, is to examine the role of communication in promoting national and regional development in developing countries worldwide. Launched in 1989, the peer-reviewed journal is published bi-annually in June and December. The JDC is published by the Asian Institute for Development Communication (Aidcom), an independent regional, non-profit media organisation accredited to the United Nations. It is based at the University of Selangor (UNISEL) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The JDC is aimed especially towards policymakers, project leaders, government officials, development people in national and international organisations, and project planners and practitioners in health, agriculture, lifelong education, governance, and entrepreneurship. The journal aims to provide people concerned with communication for development issues with a forum for the publication of their studies, findings, ideas, and research. Contributed by scholars, practitioners, and researchers of development communication and journalism, articles in the JDC deal with an array of development-related topics. Book reviews, case studies, and viewpoints on any current issue directly or indirectly related to development communication, education, journalism, and social sciences are published in the JDC.

The journal's open source publishing system and open access policy are based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge