[Commlist] cfp: “HealthyChina” & Health Communication International Conference

Call for Papers
Medicine, Humanity and Media (MHM 2019): “Healthy China” & Health 
Communication International Conference, Nov 9 -10, 2019, Peking 
University, Beijing, China

The MHM 2019 International Conference on “Healthy China” and Health 
Communication will be held on Nov 9 and 10, 2019 at Peking University, 
Beijing, China. Over the past three years, MHM has become a leading 
venue for health communication scholarship in China attracting 
international and domestic scholars. MHM promises to be a highly 
selective and premier international forum on health communication. In 
2019, we aim to accept 30 papers with highest quality. The MHM 2019 
conference will include keynote speeches, panels for paper 
presentations, a workshop on publishing, and a roundtable on health 
communication curriculum development. The organizing committee is 
excited to invite you to participate in MHM 2019.
MHM is a multidisciplinary conference. Therefore, the conference 
welcomes, but does not limit to, the following topics:
1. Communication in Medical Encounters
2. Communication for Health Care Organizations
3. Social Health Campaigns and Community Health Initiatives
4. Mass Media and Health
5. Aging and Health Communication
6. New Technologies and Health Communication
7. International and Intercultural Health Communication
8. Other health communication related topics

Paper Submission
1. Submission can be in Chinese or English. This year we are accepting 
both full paper and abstract submissions. Full papers should be no 
longer than 25 pages and use a 12-point font size; double-spaced; 1 inch 
margins (abstract, references, tables, and figures are not included in 
the 25-page limit). Papers must conform to APA 6th Edition guidelines 
for style and formatting. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words 
in length.
2. The submissions must not be previously published anywhere; and must 
not be submitted to any other conferences before and during the MHM 2019 
review process. For any accepted paper / abstract, at least one author 
must register and attend the conference to present the paper.
3. All submissions should be emailed to: (zengyp /at/ pku.edu.cn)

Acceptance
All submissions will be reviewed by experts in the field and judged on 
problem significance, originality, quality of research, quality of 
presentation, and value to conference attendees.

Publication
Submissions will be invited for publication in conference proceedings. 
Authors must submit the full paper by Oct 25, 2019 to be included in it.

Important Dates
Paper / Abstract submission due: Sept 15, 2019
Notification of acceptance: Sept 25, 2019
Registration Due: Oct 10, 2019
Full paper (if interested in publication) due: Oct 25, 2019
Conference dates: Nov 9 and 10, 2019

Organizing committee and confirmed keynote speakers:
Organizer: School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University, China
Sponsor: The George Institute China
Registration Fee: Free (participants responsible for own travel and 
accommodation)

Academic Committee:
Dr. Jing XU, (xujing /at/ pku.edu.cn), (School of Journalism and Communication, 
Peking University, China)
Dr. Xin-ying SUN, (xysun /at/ bjmu.edu.cn) (Health Science Center, Peking 
University, China)
Dr. Xiaoquan ZHAO, (xzhao3 /at/ gmu.edu) (George Mason University, U.S.A.)
Dr. Zhenyi LI, (Zhenyi.li /at/ royalroads.ca) (Royal Roads University, Canada)
Dr. Shaohai JIANG, (cnmjs /at/ nus.edu.sg) (National University of Singapore)

Confirmed keynote speakers:
Gary Kreps, George Mason University, USA
Xiaoquan Zhao, George Mason University, USA
Teresa Thompson, University of Dayton, USA; Editor-in-Chief, Health 
Communication
The full Call for Papers is available at 
http://sjc.pku.edu.cn/Browse.aspx?id=3726

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