[Commlist] CFP - Misinformation Research

Articles for Vol. 18, Issue 2 (Jul-Dec, 2025) + Open Section "Avances"

Misinformation Research. Consolidating the Field in the Ibero-American 
Academia
https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/disertaciones/announcement/view/199

In recent years, as a result of the popularization of digital social 
networks and the rise of alternative and/or radical political forces, 
misinformation and other associated issues –disinformation, post-truth, 
conspiracy theories, rumors, propaganda, etc.– have become one of the 
most important and relevant lines of research within communication 
studies, clearly since 2016. It was then when, together with the 
consolidation of social networks, that had been taking place for some 
years, two unforeseen political events called into question much of the 
previous communicational and sociopolitical knowledge: the election of 
Donald Trump as President of the United States and the victory of Brexit 
in the referendum held in the United Kingdom. Both events were 
influenced by very polarized and aggressive campaigns, in which 
misinformation played a key role.

Since then, there have been important advances in knowledge on the 
subject. Without being exhaustive, some key discussions at the 
international level have focused on the delimitation and definition of 
the phenomenon (Tandoc et al., 2017), the measurement of its reach and 
diffusion (Vosoughi et al., 2018), the understanding of the factors that 
affect credibility and the propensity to share false information 
(Baptista et al., 2021), or the evaluation of the impact of 
fact-checking (Hameleers & van der Meer, 2020) and other techniques to 
counter its effects, such as media literacy (Sábada & Salaverría, 2023).

As it happens in other areas, research has been led from the Anglo-Saxon 
context, but the advances made in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking 
academia must be acknowledged. In fact, the countries of Latin America 
and the Iberian Peninsula are also a reference in relation to 
verification and fact-checking initiatives. These interesting and 
important advances have covered a wide range of topics –to mention only 
some examples, we can find politics and electoral processes (Canavilhas 
& Colussi, 2022), the Covid-19 pandemic (Salaverría et al., 2020), or 
the connection with hate speech (Cantón Correa & Galindo Calvo, 2019)– 
and have used diverse methodologies –again, just some illustrative 
examples may be experimental designs (Bachman & Valenzuela, 2023), 
surveys with citizens (Baptista et al., 2023) or journalists 
(Blanco-Herrero & Arcila-Calderón, 2019: Galarza Molina, 2022), or 
content analyzes (Almansa-Martínez et al., 2022)–.

However, greater efforts are still necessary, given the urgency and 
complexity of the phenomenon. Although the aforementioned and many other 
equally valuable contributions show great potential, research on 
disinformation in the Ibero-American academia would benefit from greater 
consistency and structure, as well as greater connection and also 
greater internal dialogue and with others regions.

The objective of this thematic issue in the journal Disertaciones is to 
continue consolidating research on mis- and disinformation and other 
related issues, adopting a broad perspective, exploring the 
Ibero-American sphere, as well as its interconnection with other regions 
of the world. To this end, we welcome the submission of manuscripts on 
the following or related topics:

- Understanding and characterization of misinformation: topics, actors 
and platforms
- Causes of its diffusion and propagation: from algorithms to individual 
factors
- The psychology of misinformation: credibility, biases, emotions and 
vulnerable audiences
- Connection of misinformation with other sociopolitical phenomena: 
consequences for democracy and coexistence
- The challenges of journalism: crisis of legitimacy and lack of trust
- Strategies to combat false information: fact-checking, legislative 
initiatives and media literacy
- Methodological advances: technical innovations and detection tools
- Misinformation in different cultural contexts: international visions 
and comparative analysis
- Misinformation and Artificial Intelligence: challenges and possible 
solutions

This issue is coordinated by João Pedro Baptista (Instituto Politécnico 
de Bragança - IPB, and Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - 
UTAD, (joaobaptista /at/ utad.pt)) and David Blanco-Herrero (Universteit van 
Amsterdam, (d.blancoherrero /at/ uva.nl)). It will be published in July 2025, 
but articles accepted ahead of this date will be made available online 
on the web of the journal.

The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2024.

Likewise, the journal continuously accepts free-themed manuscripts 
within the area of communication research that will be published in the 
Avances section of the issue together with those works belonging to the 
monograph.

NOTE: This journal provides free and immediate access to your content. 
This means that no fees are charged to authors for their article’s 
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