Journal of Media Literacy Education Pre-Prints
Versions of manuscripts published in this series of pre-prints will not be copy-edited or templated according to official standards of JMLE. Therefore, each author will have an option to use this early access opportunity or to opt out.
Benefits for authors will include opportunities:
- to have their studies be read and cited as soon as manuscripts are accepted
- to list their work earlier in applications for funding, jobs, and promotion
Submissions from 2026
“None of them use Facebook anymore, it’s just for us, internet dinosaurs” Czech Media Education Teachers and Social Media, Karolína Šimková, Ana F. Oliveira, and Annamária Neag
Exploring Digital Media Literacy and Its Impact on Pedagogical Innovation and Creativity, Suparno Suparno, Tuty Sariwulan, Bagus Shandy Narmaditya, Ari Saptono, Saparuddin Muchtar, Muhammad Ridlo, and Dingot Hamonangan Ismail
“Whenever You are Using Media, You Should Always Have a Purpose”: A Study of Chinese Immigrant Mothers’ Media Practices, Xiaoning Gui and Daniel G. Krutka
Unlocking Effective Evaluations: Lessons from Media Literacy and Digital Skills Intervention Studies in Estonia, Finland, and Poland, Natalia Edisherashvili, Marit Puusepp, Veronika Kalmus, Margus Pedaste, Sini Tiihonen, Fatemeh Irani, Łukasz Tomczyk, Leen d'Haenens, Tania Azadi, and Chao Wang
From Static Frameworks to Adaptive Evaluation: Piloting an AI-Powered Evaluation Planner for Media Literacy and Digital Skills Interventions, Natalia Edisherashvili, Marit Puusepp, Leen d'Haenens, Tania Azadi, Łukasz Tomczyk, Gemma Martinez Fernández, Miguel Ángel Casado Del Río, and Diego Martinez-Castro
Political Interest and News Media Literacy among University Students: Case of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2023), Nhat Anh Nguyen and Ngoc Thuy Duong Le
The Representation of Suicide in Spanish Teen Fiction TV Series: Narrative Trends and Media Literacy Implications, Patricia Palomares-Sánchez and Victoria Soto-Sanz
Implications of Similarities and Differences Amongst Media Literacy Skills and Trust Across Communities of Color, Erica Weintraub Austin, Nadia Ishrat Alamgir, Alexandra Elenitsa Fil, Sultana Ismet Jerin, Di Mu, Albert Junior Nyarko, Folake Racheal Okor, Pearl Omolara Oladele, Hae Yeon Seo, and Andrew D. Sutherland
Criteria for Determining the Level of Media Literacy Development of Students in the Summative Assessment System, Bakhtiyor Kadirov, Dilnoza Kadirova, Rashid Omanov, Anvar Allamurodov, and Asqar Kholturayev
Cognitive Media Literacy in the Digital Age: Structural and Behavioral Dimensions of Inequality, Elif Pınar Aciyan Şen and Murad Karaduman
Civil Discourse: A 3-part Lesson Plan with Media Literacy Connections, Greg Davis
“The AI pushed me to consider new perspectives”: Preliminary Observations on a ChatGPT Intervention Designed to Elicit Critical Thinking About Media Headlines, Karina Luna, Chelsea Julian Reynolds, and Ali Zain
Information, Communication, and Content Creation Digital Skills: Task-Based Performance Tests among Youth in Europe, Alexander van Deursen, Ester van Laar, Ellen J. Helsper, Luc Schneider, Veronika Kalmus, Signe Opermann, Mari-Liis Tikerperi, Margus Pedaste, Rasmus Mannerström, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Natalia Waechter, Christin Brando, Cristina Ponte, Rita Baptista, Susana Batista, Giovanna Mascheroni, Davide Cino, Jacek Pyżalski, Natalia Walter, Marie Jaron Bedrosova, Hana Machackova, Michal Muzik, Stepanka Kadera, and Leen d'Haenens
From Double Absence to Double Presence: Video-Selfie as Empowerment in a Multicultural Italian Classroom, Maria Ranieri, Ilaria Bucciarelli, and Giulia Cuozzo
Assessing Media Literacy Competence in Secondary Education: Towards a Rubric Based on a Systematic Review, Steijn Jan Van der Craats, Jason Simon, Romy Andrieu, Bo Sichterman, and Stan van Ginkel
Assessing the Relationship between Online Information Verification, Overconfidence, and Media Literacy Learning, Tanya Notley, Sora Park, T.J. Thomson, Aimee Hourigan, and Michael Dezuanni
Empowerment or Oppression? College Students’ Interpretations of Sex and Relationships in the Popular Media, Nicola McClung and Riana Pella
How Much Control Should We Have over Our Social Media Feeds?: Reflections on a Lesson for High School Students, Daniel G. Krutka and Edward Henry
What’s Critical in Critical Media Literacy? Barriers and Good Practices in Adult Education, Stefanie Mayer, Stefanie Fridrik, Josef Mühlbauer, Brigitte Temel, and Viktoria Eberhardt
Submissions from 2025
The Consequences of Fear: How Media Literacy Teachers Adapt to Teaching in an Autocratic Regime, Sait Tuzel
Digital Competence in Early Childhood Formal and Informal Education: Findings from a Systematized Review, Davide Cino, Claudio D’Antonio, Federica Ranzani, Silvia Demozzi, and Cosimo Di Bari
Situating Media Literacy with a Theory of Change: “Mapping JMLE”, Julian McDougall