[Commlist] Communication and Society call for papers with the theme’ Communication and Science’ from September 30, 2026, to December 15, 2026

*The Communication and Society call for papers  with the theme’ 
Communication and Science’ is open from September 30, 2026,  to December 
15, 2026*

Editors: Madalena Oliveira (CECS, University of Minho, Portugal), Sandra 
Marinho (CECS, University of Minho, Portugal) and Ángel Carrasco-Campos 
(University of Valladolid, Spain)

Far from being limited to the communication of scientific results or the 
dissemination of science to non-specialist audiences, the relationship 
between communication and science encompasses the very conditions under 
which knowledge is produced, legitimised, published, funded, evaluated 
and contested. It also entails recognising the dual nature of 
communication processes: on the one hand, indeed, as a practice of 
sharing, transferring and publicising scientific work; on the other, as 
an object of research in its own right.

In a context characterised by the acceleration of information flows, the 
growing importance of digital platforms, disinformation and the erosion 
of trust in institutions, the interplay between two activities so 
central to contemporary societies is particularly sensitive. Whilst 
science is driven by the imperative to make an impact and to inform, 
influence or promote political, economic, environmental and public 
health decisions, communication serves as a key catalyst for 
strengthening relationships and forging connections and bonds that are 
just as crucial to development as the outcomes of scientific activity.

This special issue of ‘Communication and Society’ aims to bring together 
contributions that explore the various dimensions of science 
communication, understood in a broad and interdisciplinary sense. We 
welcome papers analysing practices, discourses, mediations, policies and 
communicational ecosystems associated with the production, circulation 
and reception of scientific knowledge, as well as the transformations 
that challenge the relationships between science, the media, technology 
and society.

This call for papers welcomes articles of a theoretical, empirical or 
methodological nature, from the field of communication studies or other 
disciplines that contribute to deepening the debate on this area of 
research.

*Topics of interest*:

public science communication;

science journalism;

the media and scientific literacy;

misinformation, pseudoscience and fact-checking;

artificial intelligence and science communication;

digital platforms, social media and the circulation of scientific knowledge;

public participation, open science and the co-production of knowledge;

science policy and publication systems;

meta-research and scientific communication;

institutional communication by universities and research centres;

funding, metrics and research impact assessment;

representations of science in the media and popular culture;

history of science communication;

epistemology, authority and the legitimacy of scientific knowledge;

internationalisation, multilingualism and the geopolitics of science 
communication;

communication cultures and practices within academic and scientific 
communities.

*Submission period for proposals (full texts): from 1 October 2026 to 15 
December 2026*

*Publication period: rolling publication (July to December 2027)*

*LANGUAGE*

Articles may be submitted in English or Portuguese. Articles selected 
for publication will be translated into Portuguese or English, 
respectively, and will be published in full in both languages.

*PUBLICATION AND SUBMISSION*

‘Communication and Society’ is an open-access academic journal, 
operating in accordance with the rigorous standards of the peer-review 
system and employing a double-blind peer-review process. Each submitted 
manuscript will be circulated to at least two reviewers who have been 
invited in advance to assess it, based on its academic quality, 
originality and relevance to the journal’s objectives and scope.

Manuscripts must be submitted via the journal’s website 
<https://revistacomsoc.pt/revistacomsoc/pt/user/register>. If you are 
accessing ‘Comunicação e Sociedade’ for the first time, you must 
register in order to submit your article (instructions for registration 
here <https://revistacomsoc.pt/revistacomsoc/pt/user/register>).

The guidelines for authors can be found here 
<https://revistacomsoc.pt/revistacomsoc/pt/about/submissions>.

For further information, please contact: 
(comunicacaoesociedade /at/ ics.uminho.pt) 
<mailto:(comunicacaoesociedade /at/ ics.uminho.pt)>

*No payment from the authors will be required*

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