[eccr] CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS AND MANUSCRIPTS

Title: CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS AND MANUSCRIPTS

CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS AND MANUSCRIPTS
FOR IAMCR BOOK SERIES

The Book Publications Committee of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites the submission of  book proposals and manuscripts for the IAMCR Book Series:


WHO is invited to submit?

All  IAMCR members in good standing are welcome to submit a proposal or manuscript. However, special consideration will be given to young scholars and scholars who haven¹t  yet been widely published in the English language. 

WHAT are we seeking?

Submissions on all subjects and perspectives covered by and discussed within the IAMCR are welcome. Book proposals may be endorsed by sections or working groups if they arise directly out of the sections ongoing work, but such endorsement is not a requirement. All proposals and manuscripts are refereed.

HOW should one submit a proposal or manuscript?

1) PROPOSAL: 
A proposal should be between 2,500 - 3,000 (max) words or 10 pages in  length. The following information has to be provided:
(a) Name and address (regular and email) of the corresponding author or editor.
(b) The research topic or focus. 
(c) The rationale for this kropsla.  An assessment of the contribution to the literature or to social practice.
(d)  A characterization of the theoretical and methodological framework to be used. 
(e) Particular issues/themes to be discussed.
(f) Time-frame for the completion of the manuscript.
(g) Tentative table of contents with a brief abstract for each chapter (including the full list of authors in case of an edited volume).
(h) Short bibliography (indicating primary sources).
(i) The intended audience of the book.
(j) A justification for making the submission to the IAMCR Book Series.

2) MANUSCRIPT: 
A manuscript could be between 200 and 350 pages in length (1.5 line spacing, Ariel font, 12 point style) . The information requested for proposals has to be included in the accompanying letter. 



TO WHOM should it be sent?

Book proposals and manuscripts can be sent by regular mail or e-mail (attachment in .rtf, or .pdf format) to

Jan Servaes
Vice-President for Academic Publications and Research and 
Coordinator of the IAMCR Book Publications Committee
c/o K.U. Brussel, Department of  Communication,
Vrijheidslaan 17, B-1081 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: +32 (2) 412 42 78
Fax: +32 (2) 412 42 00
E-mail: (freenet002 /at/ pi.be)