[Commlist] China Media Research (Special Issue on Environmental Communication in the Greater China Region)

*Environmental Communication Research in the Greater China Region*

_Call for Submissions_

This special section of /China Media Research /invites scholars from a 
broad range of disciplines and methodologies to submit manuscripts on 
the theme of “Environmental Communication Research in the Greater China 
Region.”

The Greater China Region is an informal term referring to four 
Chinese-majority societies (i.e., China, Hong-Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) 
that have formed strong cultural, economic, and political ties (Cheung, 
2013; Harding, 1993; William, 2016). During the past five decades, 
strong emphasis on economic development in this region has impacted 
their environments. For example, China’s fragile environment has been 
severely impacted after decades of rapid industrialization, population 
pressure, and urbanization (Morton, 2003). In recent years, governments 
in the Greater China Region have become increasingly aware of human toll 
of these environmental problems. According to the World Bank (2007), 
health costs of severe air and water pollution account for about 4.3 
percent of China’s GDP. As a result, both governmental and 
non-governmental organizations in this region have launched 
communication initiatives or campaigns to protect the environment (Dai, 
Zeng, & Wang, 2017). Local environmental NGOs have also enthusiastically 
embraced new communication technologies to accomplish their conservation 
objectives (Yang, Kang, & Wang, 2019). Environmental communication has 
become a research area of great importance to ensure the sustainable 
development and people’s welfare in this region. However, existing 
literature shows that there is a lack of programmatic research to study 
best practices, issues, policies, and theories pertinent to this region.

CMR invites scholars to submit their original manuscripts that 
investigate but are not limited to the special theme topics. 
Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method approaches that study 
environmental communication phenomena relevant to the Greater China 
Region are welcome. In addition to theoretical manuscripts, this special 
section also welcomes rigorous case studies that report best practices 
in environmental communication campaigns in this region. Emerging 
research approaches such as text mining and computational text analysis, 
network analysis, netnography, and autoethnography are strongly encouraged.

Submissions must not have been previously published nor be under 
consideration by another publication. An extended abstract (up to 1000 
words) must be received by *June 3, 2019 *or a**complete paper received 
by *August 26, 2019*. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with 
the APA publication manual (6th edition) and should not exceed 8,000 
words including charts, figures, references, and tables. All manuscripts 
will undergo the standard blind review, and the authors will be notified 
of the final acceptance/rejection decision within three months of the 
submission. CMR is a quarterly journal, which publishes both print and 
online versions. Send your questions and submissions to the CMR special 
section guest editor, Dr. Kenneth C. C. Yang at (cyang /at/ utep.edu) 
<mailto:(cyang /at/ utep.edu)>.

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