We would like to thank all of the reviewers who assisted us in completing the double-blind review process and improving the content quality.

Given Name Family Name Affiliation
Ajitha Angusamy Faculty of Applied Communication, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Bukit Beruang, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia
Reito ADACHI Professional Communication Department College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University
Aan  Komariah Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy School of Postgraduate Studies Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI)
Dr. Yuting Mu Business English Department, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou, China
Arfan  Shahzad Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business (OYAGSB), Universiti Utara Malaysia
Marwa Marwa Universitas Lancang Kuning, Jalan Yos Sudarso, KM. 8, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Getachew Robo Gebremariam Addis Ababa University
Saleh Sanatifar Universiti Sains Malaysia
Maria Luisa Sierra-Huedo Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences, San Jorge University, Spain
Omer Elsheikh  Hago Elmahdi Full Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Languages & Translation,  Taibah University, KSA.
Andreas Schuck Amsterdam School of Communication Research – The Netherlands
Indra Fauzan Universitas Sumatera Utara
Jyotika Ramaprasad School of Journalism, Southern Illinois University, USA
Justine Charlebois Department of Language and Communication, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan
Tina Kartika Department of Communication Faculty of Social and Political Science University Of Lampung
Elvis Nshom Department of Communication, California State University, San Marcos, USA
Elizabeth Margarita  Hernández López Department of Modern Languages, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Antony Athithan Lincoln University, Malaysia
Vidi Sukmayadi Universiti Teknologi Mara, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Bassant M. Attia Head of Media Department
Anna  Gustina University of Lampung
Syarizan Dalib School of Multimedia Technology & Communication Universiti Utara Malaysia
REEM ALOMOUSH Department of Administration and Curriculum, Faculty of Arts and Educational Sciences, Middle East University
Montasser. M. A.  Mahmoud An Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies, English Language Department
Kalishchuk  Svitlana epartment of Personality Psychology and Social Practices, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University Institute of Human Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
Muhammad Asif Virtuall University, Pakistan
Nazish Naz Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Hamdallah Abdulkarim Alhusban mam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University and Saudi Aramco, Building 450, West Campus, King Faisal Coastal Road, 34221 Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Israr Ahmad School of Business Managememt, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
Layla Al Saqer Department of Mass communication Tourism & Fine Arts College of Arts University of Bahrain
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif Business School, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Malaysia
Somayeh Mortazavi Ganji Ketab Department of Communication, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia
Pavica Sheldon Department of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Tamara  Malone Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Alla  Byrne National Taiwan Ocean University
Samuel  Roman Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
urooj fatima Alvi University of Education
Sadia  Khan Lecturer, Lahore School of Professional Studies, University of Lahore, Lahore
Ali Sorayyaei Azar Management and Science University 
Anabela Simões University of Aveiro, Portugal
Dadang Sunendar Dept. of French Language Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung, Indonesi
Vahid Rahmani  Doqaruni Assistant Professor of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Gonabad
Liisa  Salo-Lee Prof. Emer., Dept. of Language and Communication Studies, The University of Jyväskylä
Albin Wagener PRES L'UNAM, CoDiRe, Université Catholique de l'Ouest, France
Dr. Ismail  Xodabande Kharazmi University , Tehran , Iran
Jonathan David Brown University of Yamanashi Faculty of Education Human Sciences
Jonas Stier Dalarna University - Mälardalen University, Sweden
Ghazi Nawar  Alotaibi King Saud University
Ow Wei Chow Department of Music, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Andrian Haro Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Miriam Sobre Dept. of Communication, Main Building 2.248.6, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 USA
Huan Chen Department of Communication School of Humanities & Social Sciences Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Pimnapa Atsawintarangku School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Dante Darmawangsa Dept. of French Language Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung, Indonesia
Elena V. Chudnovskaya Professional Communication Department, Texas Tech University,  Lubbock, TX 79409, U.S. 
Muhammad Asif Shanghai University, China
Ming Xie West Texas A&M University
Norah Alshehri College English & General Studies Unit
Rosa Pacheco  Baldó Department of English Studies, University of Alicante, Spain
Pilar Medina-Bravo Communication Department (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF, Barcelona, Spain)
Zuzana Sándorová Dept. of English Language and Culture, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University, Dražovská 4, Nitra 949 74, Slovakia
Lily A. Arasaratnam Alphacrucis College
Dominic Busch Universität der Bundeswehr München
Stewart Nield Xi-an Jiao Tung Liverpool University
Dr. Supaprawat Siripipatthanakul Adjunt Professor at Manipal GlobalNxt University, Malaysia
Min Hou School of languages, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, China
Natasa Bakic-Miric Department of Pre-clinical Subjects, School of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia
Keun Tae  Cho Department of Systems Management Engineering, Graduate School of Management of Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoburo 2066, Suwon 16419, Korea
Endri Endri Universitas Mercu Buana
Ahmad Adeel Department of Business Education, The University of Chenab, Gujrat Pakistan
Colette Mrowa-Hopkin College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Shahzaman Haque PLIDAM, INALCO
Imam Tabroni STAI Dr. KH. EZ. Muttaqien Purwakarta, Indonesia
Maya KHEMLANI  DAVID Humanities Research Cluster, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Manaf Raewf Department of Human Resource Management, College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Cihan University–Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Jeremy Langett University of Lynchburg, VA,1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501-3113 USA
Jennifer Foucart Faculty of Motor-Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
Muhammad Umar Riaz Abbasi National University if Modern Languages Islamabad Pakistan
Majid RAZA Universiti Utara Malayisa
Ghada M. Awada Lebanese American University, Graduate Research Studies, Chouran Street, Beirut, Lebanon
Zheng Yang Hubei University of Arts and Science
Alireza Salehi-Nejad University of Tehran
Yusra Mustafa 620 Ferguson Rd. Milton, Ontario, Canada
Hardianti Hardianti Universitas Negeri Makassar
khalsiah khalsiah Malikusaleh university
Nor Azila Mohd  Noor  universiti Utara Malaysia
Sam  Turner  McCord Centre for Landscape, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University, Armstrong Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE17RU, UK
Stacey Wilson Forsberg Assistant Professor Human Rights and Human Diversity Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford
Claude-Hélène Mayer Dept. of Industrial Psychology and People Management, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa
Peter  Dietrich University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tyrol
Diena Dwidienawati Bina Nusantara University
Moses Pandin Airlangga University
Rajiv Aricat Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
Rakesh Ahlawat Desh Bhagat University
 Saqib Mahmood  Department of English Language and Literature  The University of Lahore
Rosramadhana Rosramadhana Universitas Negeri Medan
Tone Therese Linge University of Stavanger
Adisak Suvittawat School of Management Technology, Suranaree University of Thailand
aram massoudi Department of Business Administration, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Abu Muna Almaududi Ausat University of Subang
M. Ramli Universitas Negeri Malang
Kerem Rizvanoglu Faculty of Communication, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey
Federico Farini Federico Farini, Ph.D. Department of Education, School of Health and Education Middlesex University
Triin Roosalu School of Governance, Law and Society, Narva Mnt 25, 10120, Tallinn, Estonia
Muhammed Abdulai School of Governance, Law and Society, Narva Mnt 25, 10120, Tallinn, Estonia
Daniel  Stockemer School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Maria  Tyrberg Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pushp Lata Birla Institute Of Technology And Science, Pilani, India
Chau Thi Hoang Hoa Tra Vinh University
Ari Wibowo Universitas Gadjah Mada
Alaa Jameel Department of Public Administration, College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Cihan University–Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Muslihati Muslihati Universitas Negeri Malang
Mohannad Althawabeyeh Mohannad Mohammad Althawabeyeh Lecturer of Translation Studies and Linguistics College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences Al Ain University - UAE
Balamurali E Department of English, Research Scholar, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Iulian-Alexandru  Condratov Faculty of Economics and Public Administration, Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Chin-Chung Chao School of Communication, University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States
Rosijanih Arbie Universitas Sam Ratulangi
Mohammed Zagood Assistant Prof. UAEU
Abdul-Qader Abdul-Ghafour Queen Arwa Univeristy
Dhanuskodi Pandeseswari Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
Sebastian Kot Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland
George Ypsilandis Associate Professor Department of Italian Language and Literature Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece
Milica Savić Department of Education and Sports Science Faculty of Arts and Education University of Stavanger
Maryam Farnia Assistant Professor Payame Noor University
Benjamin G.  Martin Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Dyah Gandasari Polbangtan Bogor
Valentina Schiavinato Department of Philosophy
Zhenyi Li  School of Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University, Canada
Gillian Owen Moreira Departamento de Línguas e Culturas Universidade de Aveiro 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Ilkhom Khalimzoda Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Muhammad Zammad Aslam Universiti Utara Malaysia
Blerim Limani American University of the Middle East
Ying Wang Department of Marketing, Williamson College of Business Administration, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown
imaduddin Imaduddin Faculty Of Economics and Business, Universitas Muslim Indonesia
Sajid Mohy-ud-din The University of Chenab, Pakistan
Achraf HADDAD "Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax
Pavel Rodin Department of Journalism, Media, and Communication University of Gothenburg
Muhammad Adeeb University of Utara
Azirah Hashim Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya
jesus reyes Universidad nacional autonoma de alto amazonas
Agnes W. Muchura-Theuri Moi University Kesses
Nuwar Mawlawi Diab Lebanese American University School of Arts and Sciences
Andrea Koblizkova University of Pardubice
Chaouki  Bounaas  University Mohammed Boudiaf of M’sila, Faculty of Letters and languages, Department ofLetters and English Language, M’Sila, Algeria
Fadiah  Al Shehri Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, College of Languages, Translation Department,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Judit Dombi Institute of English Studies, University of Pécs, Hungary
Marlia Puteh Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra 54100 Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Volker  Raddatz Department of English and American Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin, 
Awham Rashid Mohammed University Of Anbar
Chaudry Zahid  Jaweed Full professor of Linguistics, Taif University - KSA
Miftachul Ulum Institut Pesantren Sunan Drajat Lamongan
Wirapong Chansanam Khon Kaen University
Yanping Zhou SEGi University
Elena Makeeva Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, 25 Blukher Str., Samara, Russia 443001.
Zinggara Hidayat Department of Communication, Bina Nusantara University
Dr. Olga  Kolokytha Department of Communication, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 29, 1090, Vienna, Austria
Herry  Jogaswara National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia
NIZAR RAISSI UMM AL-QURQ UNIVERSITY
Paulo Rocha VID Specialized University
Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak Institute of Applied Linguistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Al. Niepodległości 4, 61-874 Poznań, Poland
Saul Santos García Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit - Mexico
Hiba Qusay Abdul Sattar Australian Technical Management College (ATMC)
Karina Ivett Verdín  Amaro Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit - Mexico
Yanrong (Yvonne) Chang Dept. of Communication, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W. University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539 USA
wen sun {"en_US":"UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA"}
Fatemeh Amiri Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra 54100 Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Cheng-Hung  Lo Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Yermek Buribayev Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University
OOI KEAT Management and Science University
Christopher M.  McLeod  Department of Sport Management, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Dada Ab  Rouf JNTUA
José Aldemar Álvarez Valencia Universidad del Valle and University of San Buenaventura, Colombia
Frederic Guerrero-Solé Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona)
Lin Zhu Communication Department University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, USA
Xizhen Qin World Languages Education University of South Florida
Maria Constantinou "University of Cyprus
Caty Borum  Chattoo  American University, United States
Uttaran  Dutta  Arizona State University, United States
Yolanda Baez-Lopez Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico
em. Øyvind Dahl Centre for Intercultural Communication, School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger, Norway
Alan Dale Hansen Carroll College USA
Arnd-Michael Nohl Potsdam University & Helmut-Schmidt-University in Hamburg, Germany
Ezhar Bin Tamam Department of Communication, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia
Don Moen Ottawa, Canada
Henry Amo Mensah National University of Lesotho
Kristin Rygg Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication Norwegian School of Economics
Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Saxion University, Utrecht University
Mohammad Saleh  Sanatifar Translation Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Marlene Kastner School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072 Australia.
Nishad Nawaz Kingdom University, Bahrain
Antonio Aiello Department of Political and Social Sciences
Peter Neijens Amsterdam School of Communication Research – The Netherlands
María Paz Sandín Esteban Campus Mundet, Facultat d’Educació, Passeig Vall d’Hebron, 171, Edifici Llevant, 2ª planta, Dpt. MIDE, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Elza Ibroscheva Department of Mass Communications, Southern Illinois University, USA
Charles Biradzem Dine University of Montréal, Canada