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Call For Papers Communication Studies #18 (Special Issue) [open since January 15th, 2015]

 

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Special Issue: Advanced Methodologies in Communication Studies

Organizers: Rita Figueiras and Verónica Policarpo – Catholic University of Portugal

«There are times in life when the question of knowing if one can think differently than one thinks, and perceive differently than one sees, is absolutely necessary if one is to go on looking and reflecting at all.»

These lines of Michel Foucault, in his introduction to the second volume of his History of Sexuality, inspire the core concept of this special issue of Communication Studies journal, which is dedicated to explore new methodological insights and advances in communication research. As social phenomena seem to grow in complexity in the media landscape of western societies, social scientists are invited to reinvent their methodological approaches, challenging restrictive views on disciplinary boundaries. In the network society, ‘multimodal communicative networks’ (Castells, 2009: 301) produce and disseminate a plethora of contents in a transmedia fashion, enhancing the convergence culture evidenced by Henry Jenkins in 2006. In the rich and complex media environment of present times, there is no concrete content, nor a central channel; rather there are many diverse sets of media producers and users that have gained an unprecedented role in the definition of contents produced by users and by the media industry. This hyper-media environment led authors such as Roger Silverstone to describe society today as a media-polis, where the city became the place of the media and the media the space of life. Media blend in all aspects of daily life and must not, for that sake, be seen as an external agent that influences people’s lives, but as part of our daily practices that helps us to build meaning, as Mark Deuze suggests. In this context, the growing complexity of the relationship between media, technology, society and individuals demands from Communication, as an established scientific field, an on-going process of reflection and debate. A process that may shed light into what we already know about the issue; the scope of what still remains to be explored in the near future; and the better ways to produce relevant knowledge. Therefore, this special issue aims at contributing to develop our “methodological imagination” in Communication research. The context is a challenging one: like other social sciences, communication has to deal with the increasing complexity of social issues and, consequently, of the disciplinary boundaries that approach them. The challenge lies precisely in facing the fact that innovation may not be achieved simply by crossing disciplines, or by importing well established “ways of doing”, of either distant or close neighbour territories of knowledge. Aiming to discuss the most advanced approaches on research methods and techniques for studying communication subjects, this special issue aspires to be a space of inception of new ideas on how to imagine creative methodologies, as well as how to develop the inheritance of classic ones to the study of emergent and complex social phenomena. In this special issue of Communication Studies we welcome articles that cover this broad thematic and interdisciplinary approach, with an emphasis on:

  • New communication theories, new methodological challenges
  • Bridging boundaries: new insights into “old methodologies”
  • Qualitative materials: rediscovering categorical analysis
  • Visual Methodologies
  • Social Media Analysis
  • Netnographies, web and online ethnographies
  • Online data collection (surveys, interviews, ethnography)
  • Qualitative in-depth interviews in media research
  • Semiotics in a networked landscape

Manuscript submission: March 15th, 2015

Acceptance notification: April 15th, 2015

Publication: May 2015

Working languages: English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

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A próxima edição da revista Estudos de Comunicação será publicada em Maio.

Data limite da submissão: 15 de março de 2015.

Notificação de aceitação: 15 de abril de 2015.

Publicação: Maio de 2015.

Línguas: Inglês, Português, Francês e Espanhol.

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Submission and Bibliographical Rules

1. A. STANDARDS for 'ARTICLES'

Before submitting an article, each Author should make sure that his/her text adheres to the following format standards for publication:

  • Font - single-space; 11-point Tahoma font; bold and italics rather than underlining (except URL addresses).
  • Tables/Graphs - insert within the text at the appropriate places rather that at the end of your doc. 
  • Pictures/Videos/Audios - insert within the text at the appropriate places rather that at the end of your doc.
  • Style and Bibliography Standards - please use the APA styleguide.
  • Title - concise and informative. Please remove the information of authors' names, emails, and affiliations for double-blind review process.
  • Abstract - no more than 200 words. (note: if your text is written in a language other than English, please submit both an original and an english version of your abstract, title, and keywords). Keywords - 3 to 6 keywords.
  • URL - all URL addresses in the text and bibliography/references should be active and ready to click.
  • Lenght of articles - 30 pages maximum
  • Permissions - Authors are required to obtain permissions to reproduce previously copyrighted materials from other sources in both print and electronic form. 

1. B. STANDARDS for 'RESEARCH REVIEWS'

Before submitting, each Author should make sure that his/her text adheres to the following format standards for publication:

  • Theme's Title - concise and informative 
  • Lenght - 5 pages (maximum)
  • Font - single-space; 8-point font; Tahoma font font Tables/Figures/Illustrations/Audio or Video Files - place within the text at the appropriate sections rather that at the end. 
  • URL - all URL addresses in the text should be active and ready to click.
  • Style and Bibliography Standards - please use the APA style guide.
  • Permissions - Authors are required to obtain permissions to reproduce previously copyrighted materials from other sources in both print and electronic form.

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We won’t accept direct e-mails to Editors.

In the platform (and only in the platform) the author will submit the following data: Full title; Name of each author, followed by affiliation, ie, name of the University and country of origin of each author; email address to contact each of the authors and coauthors.

Before submitting an article, each Author should make sure that his/her text adheres to the format standards for publication of the journal.

 

Director: João Carlos Correia - joao.correia@labcom.ubi.pt
LabCom Laboratory
School of Arts and Communication
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Editors: Anabela Gradim - anabela.gradim@labcom.ubi.pt
LabCom Laboratory
School of Arts and Communication
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal