JRKT (Jurnal Riset Komunikasi Terapan) is published by Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University. JRKT (Jurnal Riset Komunikasi Terapan) contains articles derived from research in the field of Communication studies as its focus with a mission to encourage academics and students in developing communication practices and theories in Indonesia and is published twice a year (May and December). Article will be reviewed with double-blind peer review. JRKT (Jurnal Riset Komunikasi Terapan) will publish selected paper under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License Topics within the journal include but not limited to: 1. Political communication We seek for research papers related to any practice of political communication which focuses on either the politicians, political parties, political messages, the effects of political campaigns on the audience. Relevant research papers on the issues of political campaign, political advertising, and propaganda are also welcomed. 2. Media, popular culture and gender. We are interested in academic papers on various issues on the media-made cultural practices, such as television and internet fandoms, internet celebrity, internet memes, audience on films and TV dramas, sitcoms and reality shows, and selfie cultures. We encourage studies on the intersections of media and gender, which includes news portrayals of women, media representation on LGBT community, the role of gender in media organizations, or feminists’ perspective on media practices in general. 3. Business, organisational and marketing communication. Research findings on development of marketing, business, organisational and the growth of social media are welcomed. 4. Cross-cultural communication With the increasing global interaction, we understood the necessity of studies related to cross-cultural communication, such as research on communication between people who came from different ethnicity, religion, native languages, etc. Cross comparison studies on the communicative practice of people from various cultural background are also welcomed. 5. Health communication Papers on health communication sub-field, such as health campaigns, the organizational strategy on disseminating messages related to health issue to the public, audiences’ perception on health-related media campaigns, and how media organizations cover health topics are strongly encouraged. 6. Environmental communication We also welcome research papers on the topic of environmental communication, which may include (but not limited to) campaigning strategies on waste reduction, food security promotions, the use of big data to monitor environment degradation, and media representation on environment issues.