[ecrea] ICA Washington DC 2019 - Calls for Papers

ICA
Washington DC 2019 - Calls for Papers
https://www.icahdq.org/page/2019CFP

CONFERENCE THEME CALL FOR PAPER

Click to Read PDF Version of Theme Call for Papers: 
https://www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2019/2019-theme.pdf

The ICA 2019 conference theme of Communication Beyond Boundaries aims 
for an understanding of the role of communication and media in the 
crossing of social, political and cultural boundaries that characterize 
contemporary society, and encourages research that crosses the 
boundaries of research domains, of particular fields of research 
interest, and of academia and the outside world.

Communication and media feature centrally in today’s crossing of 
boundaries that characterizes societal structures, institutions and 
cultures, themselves firmly founded in communications technologies, 
infrastructures and practices. The spatial dimension of the practice of 
communication, in the past, resulted in legacy media allowing people to 
be constituted as an ‘imagined community’ within the defined territories 
of the nation state, while today’s global digital technologies and 
networks have been central to the expansion in movements of people, 
capital, commodities, images and ideologies across national boundaries. 
This contributes, according to optimists like Facebook CEO Mark 
Zuckerberg (channelling Marshall McLuhan), a ‘global community’, while 
critical voices see them as markers of new forms of social inequality 
and cultural domination.

Beyond this, communication and media feature centrally in various other 
forms of social, political and cultural boundary crossing. These include:

    the discursive work involved in thinking beyond binary boundaries 
in contemporary identity politics;
    the role of social media in re-defining the boundaries between fact 
and fake and between science and beliefs, affecting the politics of 
knowledge and the epistemology of science;
    the place of communication technologies in AI and the Internet of 
Things, questioning what it means to be human; and
    the growing recognition of the role of the brain as a window in to 
attitudinal and behavioural change and its repercussion for marketing as 
well as children’s well-being.

Communication and media are part and parcel of these trends, sometimes 
as instigators, other times as the result, most often as important 
conduits for this crossing of boundaries.

Communication and media in both digital and analogue formats feature in 
the rise of movements that aim to counter these boundary-crossing 
developments, for instance, in populist nationalisms that challenges the 
claims about the irrevocable advance of globalization, as the role of 
tabloids in promoting the Brexit vote illustrates. Conservative 
movements employ legacy and social media to rally against political 
correctness and identity politics, and racism thrives in online hate 
communities, while activists turn to communication and media to help 
solve problems of our age, ranging from war and terror, human rights 
abuses, climate change to fake news, identity theft and (online) sexual 
predators.

These examples emphasize that it is timely to consider the 
boundary-crossing nature and relevance/impact of contemporary 
communication. This require interdisciplinary research that crosses the 
silos of disciplines and research fields. With the theme of 
Communication Beyond Boundaries, we encourage research that spans across 
particular research domains, and across the boundaries constructed by 
particular fields of research interest.

Within the field of communication, we invite researchers to look beyond 
divisional and sub-disciplinary boundaries, as diverse examples such as 
intersectionality and health communications’ current shift of focus to 
entertainment education have shown to be fruitful paths to new insights. 
Beyond that, communication has long been a highly porous field, shaping 
and being shaped by its interaction with many academic disciplines in 
the Humanities and Social Sciences. With the rapid expansion of digital 
communication, and growing awareness of the environmental impact of 
human activity, the extent of its engagement with the Natural as well as 
the Human Sciences is increasingly apparent.

As communication scholars, we have important insights into areas as 
diverse as bioethics, artificial intelligence, robotics and 
cryptocurrencies, as well as how to create more just and equal 
multicultural societies. The final point also encourages us to think 
about the role of academics in crossing the boundaries of academia into 
society, as advisers and activists, reaching out to regulators, 
industries, civil society organisations and activist groups.

With the conference theme of Communication Beyond Boundaries, we 
encourage scholars to address key questions related to:

    How to understand the role of communication in boundary crossing 
developments in politics, culture and society?
    What is the role of communication in the counter-movements 
opposing/rectifying globalising boundary crossing?
    Where do various strands of communication research need to 
(re)connected to tackle the issues and problems of contemporary boundary 
crossing?
    How can communication research inform and be informed by other 
academic disciplines in understanding these boundary crossing trends and 
their counter trends?
    What role for academics in crossing the boundaries of academia into 
society as policy advisors, activists and NGOs, industry researchers, or 
end-users of communication services?

Submission for the ICA 2019 theme must:

    Focus on the topic of boundary crossing;
    Demonstrate the need for research collaboration across boundaries 
within communication research and between communication and other 
disciplines and fields;
    Panels should include contributions from at least two different 
countries, and not more than one contribution from a single Faculty, 
Department or School.

General Proposals

Submissions to theme sessions must follow all general guidelines put 
forward by ICA (8,000 words, not including tables and references). 
Proposals for papers and panels on the conference theme are invited from 
all sectors of the field, and will be evaluated competitively by 
anonymous referees. Theme-based submissions must be cross-divisional; 
that is, they must span the interests and purview of more than one ICA 
division or interest group, and should have broad appeal across all 
units of the association. Submissions deemed to fit the interests of one 
division or interest group rather than the conference as a whole will be 
forwarded to that group for consideration. Papers or panels must not be 
submitted simultaneously for consideration to any division or interest 
group.

Panel proposals on the conference theme must include a 400-word 
rationale explaining how the panel fits the conference theme and 150-word 
summary of the rationale to appear in the conference program. In keeping 
with ICA tradition, an edited volume focusing on the conference theme 
will be published. This volume will draw from presentations in 
divisions, interest groups, and theme sessions.

Conference Theme Chair
Hilde van den Bulck
U of Antwerp
(hilde.vandenbulck /at/ uantwerpen.be)
	

Conference Program Chair
Terry Flew
Queensland U of Technology
(t.flew /at/ qut.edu.au)

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS

ALL Divisions and Interest Groups will accept only online submissions 
for the conference. Specific questions regarding a Division or Interest 
Group program should be directed to the program planner for that 
Division or Interest Group.

The following guidelines apply to ALL submissions, including theme 
sessions and proposals by affiliate organizations. NOT FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES MAY DISQUALIFY YOUR SUBMISSION FROM REVIEW.

NOTE: EACH SUBMITTER/AUTHOR IS LIMITED TO FIVE (5) PEER-REVIEWED 
SUBMISSIONS (INCLUDING ALL PAPERS AND PANELS).

Deadline: All submissions must be completed online no later than 16:00 
UTC, 1 November 2018. To avoid technical problems, early submission is 
strongly encouraged. The conference submission website will go online 
around 1 September 2018. To reach the conference website, go to the ICA 
homepage at http://www.icahdq.org and follow the link for 2019 
Conference Submission.

Eligibility: You do not need to be an ICA member to submit a paper or 
proposal for the conference. Simply go to the paper submission site by 
clicking the link in the “Conferences” area of the ICA website. You will 
be prompted to create a new profile. Our paper submission system is no 
longer tied to our membership database. When creating your new profile, 
please consider carefully the keywords that identify your area of 
expertise - or scroll down to continue to the submission site.

E-mail address: Each conference participant must use one and only one 
e-mail address for all submissions. If you are an ICA member, this 
should be the same e-mail address you have entered into the ICA 
membership database. You should consider this your unique identification 
for all ICA purposes.

Exclusive submissions: Each paper/proposal may be submitted to only one 
Division or Interest Group, OR to the theme sessions. Submission of the 
same paper/proposal to more than one section is not permitted, and will 
disqualify the paper for presentation. You are welcome, however, to 
submit different papers or proposals to the same or different sections.

Categories of Submissions: Several categories of submissions may be 
accepted, depending on the submission guidelines of the specific 
Division or Interest Group. NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES MAY DISQUALIFY 
YOUR SUBMISSION FROM REVIEW.

Full Papers 	  	8,000 words maximum, not including tables and 
references, unless Division or Interest Group guidelines state 
otherwise. (Where ICA guidelines and Division or Interest Group 
guidelines differ, the Division or Interest Group guidelines will prevail.)
Extended Abstracts 	  	A few Divisions and Interest Groups accept either 
full papers or extended abstracts. Consult the Division’s or Interest 
Group’s submission guidelines in this Call for Papers for specific 
information.
Interactive Paper (Poster) Presentations 	  	Most Divisions and Interest 
Groups accept poster presentations. A poster presentation is a paper you 
would like considered for presentation at an interactive poster session. 
Some research lends itself well to this style of presentation. If your 
poster presentation is accepted, you will be expected to prepare a 
poster display of your research for presentation at the conference. Your 
presentation may be accepted as a poster display even though you 
submitted for a paper session. If your submission is accepted as a 
poster, you will be expected to prepare a poster display of your 
research for presentation at the conference. Poster sessions have 
plenary status at ICA conferences.
Panel Session Proposals 	  	Most Divisions and Interest Groups and the 
theme sessions accept proposals for organized panel sessions.

Division and Interest Group program planners will assemble all accepted 
submissions into sessions and assign them to the format (paper session 
or poster session) that provides the most coherent scholarly program.

REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE

Submission of your paper or proposal does NOT enroll you as an ICA 
member or automatically register you for the conference itself. If your 
paper or proposal is accepted for presentation at the annual conference, 
you will be notified in mid-January 2019 and must then register for the 
conference and pay the conference fee. An online membership application 
is always available on the ICA homepage. Online registration for the 
Prague conference will be available mid-January 2019.

Everyone planning to attend the conference must complete the 
registration process.

SUBMITTING A PAPER, EXTENDED ABSTRACT, OR INTERACTIVE POSTER PRESENTATION

EACH SUBMITTER/AUTHOR IS LIMITED TO FIVE (5) PEER-REVIEWED SUBMISSIONS 
(INCLUDING ALL PAPERS AND PANELS).

Preparing the file: Before submitting, consult the guidelines in the 
Call for Papers and have your paper or extended abstract ready to upload 
as a single document (maximum length 8,000 words, not including tables 
and references, unless Division or Interest Group guidelines state 
otherwise). All online submissions must be in PDF format. All tables, 
graphs, and pictures associated with your submission must be included 
with the main text in a single document.

Author identification: Names must be removed for blind reviews of 
submissions. Before uploading your paper, remove all author 
identification from the document including any file properties. (For 
example, in MS Word, in the “File” menu, select “Properties,” delete any 
identifying information, click “OK,” and save the document.) NOT 
FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES MAY DISQUALIFY YOUR SUBMISSION FROM REVIEW.

Additional information: Title, author(s), a 150-word abstract, and other 
information (e.g., student authorship, special requests) must be entered 
online when you submit your paper, poster, or extended abstract. To 
begin the submission process, visit the conference page on the ICA 
website, register as a submitter, select the Division or Interest Group 
and type of submission, enter all required information, click 
“Continue,” AND follow the instructions to upload your document. You 
must upload a paper, poster, or extended abstract in order to complete 
the submission process.

SUBMITTING A PANEL SESSION PROPOSAL

EACH SUBMITTER/AUTHOR IS LIMITED TO FIVE (5) PEER-REVIEWED SUBMISSIONS 
(INCLUDING ALL PAPERS AND PANELS).

Registering panelists: All panelists must agree in advance of submission 
to participate as panel presenters AND to register for the ICA 
conference. ICA does NOT provide registration waivers for members or for 
nonmembers participating in panels.

Texts needed: If your panel session will include individual 
presentations, you (the session organizer) also need to obtain a title 
and 150-word abstract from each presenter before submitting. Also before 
submitting, you need to prepare a 400-word rationale for your panel 
proposal and a 75-word panel description for the conference program.

Entering the panel: If you are the panel organizer, once you have the 
required information for each participant, you will then visit the 
website, submit the panel proposal, and enter all panel information. You 
will be able to enter the panel title, rationale, panel description, 
chair/discussant, presentation titles, abstracts, and any other required 
information by cutting and pasting the text from your word-processing 
program.

CHANGING OR DELETING A SUBMISSION

Changing title or abstract: Up until the deadline of 16:00 UTC 1 
November you may return to the conference website, select “View/Edit a 
previous submission,” click on the title of the submission you wish to 
change, and edit the information or delete the submission. Follow online 
instructions for editing submissions.

Changing text: You can change a document, by re-uploading thus replacing 
the current pdf. To protect yourself from self-plagiarism, please note 
in your submission if you have submitted your paper to another 
conference or publication that has the possibility of being accepted 
prior to ICA’s conference acceptance. When in doubt, communicate with 
your group’s program chair.

Changing Unit: You also CANNOT simply change the unit (Division or 
Interest Group) to which you submitted. If you need to send your 
submission to a different unit, you can do so in either of two ways: (1) 
Delete your submission and resubmit to a different unit, OR (2) e-mail 
your request to the Conference Program Chair, who can transfer your 
submission to a different unit.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Authorship: Authors must give credit through references or notes to the 
original author of any idea or concept presented in the paper or 
proposal. This includes direct quotations and paraphrases.

Publication or presentation history: If material in your presentation 
has been published, presented, or accepted for publication or 
presentation, this must be disclosed in your paper or proposal and may 
make your submission ineligible, depending on the Division/Interest Group.

Conference attendance: If your panel, paper, or interactive display 
presentation is accepted for an ICA conference, you have a commitment to 
register for and attend the conference and perform your assigned role. 
All chairs and respondents also make this commitment. If extenuating 
circumstances prevent you from attending, you should find a substitute 
to perform your duties and notify the program chair and Division or 
Interest Group contact person.

Self-Plagiarism (or duplicate publications): Self-plagiarism involves an 
author presenting earlier published material as original and new. 
Self-plagiarism is often not an issue, but it must be transparent and 
limited. A critical issue involved in self-plagiarism is the degree to 
which it is clear whether the author is drawing from earlier 
manuscripts/research. Covert self-plagiarism occurs when the author is 
not transparent when drawing from earlier manuscripts or research; this 
can constitute a serious ethical transgression.

Types of covert self-plagiarism include:

    Covert Duplicate Publication / Presentation – Submitting a paper to 
a journal or conference which had been previously published in a journal 
or conference proceedings.
    Covert Redundant Publication – Occurs when some portion of 
previously published data is used again in a new publication with no 
indication that the data had been published earlier.
    Covert text recycling – Reusing portions of previously published 
text in a new publication without a reference to the origin of the 
earlier published text.
    Covert fragmented publication (salami strategy) – Occurs when a 
complex study is broken down into two or more components and each 
component is analyzed and published as a separate paper.

For more information on ICA's Publication Policies, please follow this 
link: https://www.icahdq.org/general/custom.asp?page=PublishingPolicies

CALLS FOR DIVISIONS AND INTEREST GROUPS
see https://www.icahdq.org/page/2019CFP


	
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