The Law and Policy Division invites submission of original research papers on communications law and policy for the 2013 AEJMC Conference in Washington, D.C. Papers may focus on any topic related to communications law and/or policy, including defamation, privacy, FCC issues, intellectual property, obscenity, freedom of information, and a myriad of other media law and policy topics. Papers outside the scope of communications law and policy will be rejected.

The Division welcomes a variety of theoretical orientations and any method appropriate to the research question. A panel of judges will blind-referee all submissions, and selection will be based strictly on merit. Authors need not be AEJMC or Law and Policy Division members, but they must attend the conference to present accepted papers.

Paper authors should submit via the online submission process as described in the Uniform Paper Call.

Law and Policy Division papers must be no longer than 50–double-spaced pages with one-inch margins and 12-point font, including cover page, appendices, tables, footnotes and/or endnotes, and end-of-paper reference list, if applicable. (Footnotes and/or endnotes and reference list may be single-spaced.) Papers that exceed 50 total pages or are not double-spaced will be automatically rejected without review. Although Bluebook citation format is preferred, authors may employ any recognized and uniform format for referencing authorities, including APA, Chicago, or MLA styles.

Papers that include author-identifying information within the text, in headers, or within the embedded electronic file properties will be automatically rejected (review the instructions on the AEJMC Web site for stripping identifying information from the electronic file properties). Authors are solely responsible for checking the final uploaded version of their paper for any and all author identifying information.

There is no limit on the number of submissions authors may make to the Division. Any paper previously published or presented at a conference except the AEJMC Southeast Colloquium or the AEJMC Midwinter Conference are not eligible for the competition.

In 2013, the Division is introducing a Top Debut Faculty Paper Award. The top paper accepted by a faculty member who has never had a paper accepted by the Division will be awarded a prize of $150 and will receive free conference registration. For papers with multiple authors, multiple faculty and/or faculty and student, to be eligible none of the authors of the paper may have previously had a paper accepted by the Division at the national conference. In addition, only the faculty author presenting the paper will be eligible for free conference registration.

Student authors of single-authored papers should clearly indicate their student status on the cover page. Student submissions will be considered for the $100 Whitney and Shirley Mundt Award, given to the top student paper. The Law and Policy Division will also cover conference registration fees for the top three student paper presenters.

If you have questions, please contact: Chip Stewart, Law and Policy Division Research Chair, Schieffer School of Journalism, TCU Box 298060, Fort Worth, TX 76129. Phone: (817) 257-5291; email: d.stewart@tcu.edu.

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Robert L. Stevenson Open Paper Competition & Markham Student Paper Competition

The International Communication Division welcomes original, non-published research papers that focus clearly on international aspects of journalism and mass communication. Papers that merely examine communication phenomena outside of the United States do not necessarily fit in this division, and the research committee reserves the right to transfer papers to other divisions if it determines that the paper would be better suited for another division. Any theoretical and methodological approaches appropriate to communication research are acceptable and encouraged. Papers are submitted either to the Robert L. Stevenson open paper competition (faculty and student-faculty) or the Markham student competition (strictly student-authored papers). All research papers must be uploaded through an online server to the group appropriate to the paper’s topic and author (faculty or student) via a link on the AEJMC website. Detailed information will be sent to authors with notification that their papers have been accepted. In addition to guidelines that apply to all AEJMC paper competitions, please follow ICD’s specific guidelines listed below.

Guidelines: Format should be Word, WordPerfect, or a PDF. Researchers also must upload a paper abstract of no more than 75 words. ICD suggests a paper length of 25-pages, 12-point, double-spaced type, one-inch margins on all sides, (count and format does not include notes, references, figures and/or illustrations). Authors should use the style appropriate for the discipline, E.g. APA, MLA, and Chicago.

Completely fill out the online submission form with author(s) name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number and email address. The title should be on the first page of the text and on running heads on each page of text, as well as on the title page. Do not include author’s name or other identifying information on running heads, title page or hidden popup options (specifically on material submitted as PDF).

Authors are responsible for following the guidelines for paper submissions outlined in the AEJMC uniform paper call and additional ICD guidelines listed in this call. Papers that do not meet guidelines will not be reviewed (Note: Papers submitted to the wrong competition, papers containing any identifying information, or submissions consisting only of abstracts will be disqualified immediately). Submissions will be blind-reviewed by a panel; selections strictly based on merit.

Awards: ICD awards cash prizes for the top three faculty papers and the top three student papers. Student winners will also receive free conference registration. Both The Asian Journal of Communication and Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies also sponsor a “Best Paper Award” with cash prizes (Cash prizes are forfeited if an author fails to present her or his work).

Asian Journal of Communication Best Paper Award: The AJC Best Paper Award is presented annually by the Asian Journal of Communication (AJC), a refereed international publication of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, to an outstanding paper selected from the AEJMC International Communication Division¹s Open Paper Competition. Established in 2003, the award is aimed at promoting mass communication research concerning the Asia-Pacific region. All papers (with a focus on or relevance to mass communication in the Asia-Pacific region or an Asia-Pacific country) submitted to the annual ICD Open Paper Competition are eligible for the AJC Best Paper Award contest and will be reviewed automatically for the
award. All research methodologies are welcome.

Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies Best Paper Award for Journalism Research: The ICD’s “Best Paper Award for Journalism Research” is sponsored annually by Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies for the most outstanding paper selected from the submissions to the AEJMC International Communication Division’s Open Paper Competition. Established in 2003, the award is aimed at promoting research in global journalism which will enhance and enrich our understanding of issues such as international news flow, news theory, media ethics, media education, gender, and race, as well as specific topics, such as the media and AIDS. In line with the division’s international character, the award is also aimed at promoting research that addresses North-South and South-South journalism issues.

If you have questions about the call or the 2012 ICD research competition at any time contact: Robert L. Stevenson Open Paper Competition Chair – Emily Metzgar, Indiana University, emetzgar@indiana.edu, Markham Student Competition Chair – Ammina Kothari, Rochester Institute of Technology, ammina.kothari@rit.edu.

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The History Division invites submissions of original research papers and historiographical essays on all aspects of media history for the AEJMC 2013 conference in Washington, D.C. All research methodologies are welcome.

Papers will be evaluated on originality and importance of topic; literature review; clarity of research purpose; focus; use of evidence to support the paper’s purpose and conclusions; and the degree to which the paper contributes to the field of journalism and mass communication history. The Division presents awards for the top three faculty papers.

Papers should be no more than 25-double-spaced pages, not including notes or appendices. Multiple submissions to the Division are not allowed and only one paper per author will be accepted for presentation in the History Division’s research sessions. Authors should also submit a 75-word abstract. The author’s name and all other identifying information must be removed from submissions.

Papers must be electronically submitted using the services of All-Academic; the website is www.allacademic.com. The deadline is 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time) Monday, April 1. Authors are encouraged to read the Uniform Paper Call for detailed submission information. The organization’s website is www.aejmc.org.

Student Papers: Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled during the 2012-13 academic year may enter the Warren Price Student Paper Competition. The Price Award recognizes the History Division’s best student paper and is named for Warren Price, who was the Division’s first chair. Student papers should include a separate cover sheet that indicates their student status but omits the author’s name or other identifying information. Students who submit top papers are eligible for small travel grants from the Edwin Emery Fund. Only full-time students not receiving departmental travel grants are eligible for these grants.

Call for Reviewers: If you are willing to review papers for the History Division research competition, please contact Kathy Roberts Forde at fordekr@sc.edu and indicate your areas of expertise and/or interest. We will need approximately 75 reviewers for the competition. Graduate students are not eligible to serve as reviewers and, in general, reviewers should not have submitted their own research into the competition.

Contact information: For more information, contact History Division Research Chair Kathy Roberts Forde (University of South Carolina) at fordekr@sc.edu or 803-708-2272.

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(formally Radio Television Journalism Division)

As part of AEJMC’s centennial celebration, the Electronic News Division especially invites submissions illustrating our theme: “Content in a New Media World.” But we also invite you to submit original research on any aspect of broadcast journalism or electronic communication with a journalism emphasis. The division welcomes a variety of subjects and methodological approaches.

Papers submitted to the 2013 Electronic News Division competition should be no longer than 25 pages of manuscript, excluding references and appendices, and should be submitted in one of the generally approved academic bibliographic styles.

The Electronic News Division accepts only one paper per author. This is true even if you are primary author on one paper and co-author on another. In that case, please submit one of the papers to another division.

The division offers cash prizes for top student and top faculty paper submissions. Authors of all selected papers are expected to present their work in Washington, DC. Cash awards for winning papers will only be awarded if the authors present their work at the conference. Please note that if your paper is presented in St. Louis it will automatically be forwarded to the editors of Electronic News unless you choose to opt out of submitting it to that journal. Questions concerning submissions should be directed to Dale Edwards, University of Northern Colorado. Phone: 970-351-2471. Fax 9970-351-2336. Email: dale.edwards@unco.edu.

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The Cultural and Critical Studies Division welcomes faculty and student submission of original research that is interdisciplinary in focus and are theoretically grounded in the study of journalism and media communication.

The division invites research from a variety of research topics and approaches that include, but are not limited to, historical studies, feminist scholarship, news analysis, political economy, literary analysis with a media foundation, philosophy of communication, ethics, and media criticism. CCS also encourages work that challenges conventional approaches to media, examines paradigmatic assumptions, and explores innovative ways of theorizing.

The division presents awards to the authors of the top-ranking faculty and student submissions. Only one paper per author will be accepted for review and submissions must not be under consideration elsewhere for presentation or publication. See the AEJMC Uniform Call for Papers for submission requirements. Preferred paper length is 7,500 words (approx. 25-pages, excluding tables, figures and references). Abstracts must be no more than 75 words. Papers that do not meet the AEJMC Uniform Call for Papers requirements will not be accepted.

Faculty and student submissions will undergo separate blind review processes by faculty-only judges. Student authors – undergraduate and graduate students enrolled during the 2012-2013 school year – should include a cover sheet that clearly states that the paper is a student submission. Papers with faculty co-authors will be reviewed in the faculty competition and should not be designated as student-authored papers.

Please be sure that submissions contain no identifying information, such as name, university affiliation, job title, etc. Any identifying information found on the submission results in an immediate disqualification of the paper.

Questions concerning submissions should be directed to research co-chairs Katie Foss (Katie.Foss@mtsu.edu) or Madeleine Esch (madeleine.esch@salve.edu).

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