[ecrea] Call for Papers: Communication Methods and Measures

Call for Papers

Special Issue on Empirical Approaches
to the Study of Selective Exposure

Deadline: September 1, 2012

Changes over the last few decades in the media landscape and the 
technology by which information is delivered have made it possible for 
people to custom tailor their exposure to media content in ways no one 
could have foreseen a generation ago. As a result, scholars from 
communication, political science, psychology, and other disciplines have 
speculated about and empirically examined selective tailoring and 
exposure. A variety of factors causing selective exposure have been 
studied, including partisanship, utility considerations, moods, and 
personality characteristics, for example. Moreover, various outcomes of 
interest have been investigated, including political participation, 
learning, accessibility of attitudes about the self and others, and 
consumer behavior, among others. Yet there has been little to no 
systematic treatment of the various approaches available to researchers 
on how to empirically measure such selective exposure and the relative 
strengths and weaknesses of those approaches.

Communication Methods and Measures, published by Routledge, Taylor & 
Francis, is issuing a call for a special issue on empirical approaches 
to the study of selective exposure. Manuscripts that focus on survey and 
experimental approaches to the study of selective exposure are 
especially sought, although all research traditions and methods are 
welcomed. Submissions should focus on the methodology of selective 
exposure research rather than empirically documenting the existence of 
selective exposure effects. Manuscripts can be data driven or not, but 
must emphasize methodology so as to guide future researchers interested 
in studying selective exposure.

Questions about this special issue can be directed to Andrew F. Hayes, 
Editor-in-Chief, at (hayes.338 /at/ osu.edu) or (cmm /at/ osu.edu)

The deadline for submission for consideration is September 1, 2012.  
Submitters should include a statement in the cover letter that the 
manuscript is being submitted for the special issue on selective 
exposure research.  Articles will be peer reviewed and a decision 
rendered within 90 days, with a target publication date of summer 2013. 
Instructions for authors and a description of the online submission 
process can be accessed by clicking here.
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