[ecrea] 1st International Conference on Academic Communication Journals (ACJ-2015)

*1st International Conference on Academic Communication Journals (ACJ-2015)*

The 1st International Conference on Academic Communication Journals will 
explore and debate one of the basic activities of any researcher and 
scholar: publishing in scientific journals.

The importance of research is obvious, but scientific journals represent 
the necessary step to make research visible and valuable. Academic 
journal publishing has become an essential element of the academic 
career and funding opportunities.

According to this reality, this conference brings together the research 
community, publishers, editors and academic institutions offering an 
opportunity to discuss and understand the role and importance of 
Academic Journal publishing in the Communication field.

_Goals_

- To reflect upon the current changes in the way communication research 
is disseminated.

- To discuss good practices in the paper reviewing process and to 
consider innovative digital publication models.

- To analyze the effects caused by scientific journals upon research in 
Communication, e.g., topics and methodologies selection, PhD 
dissertation models, or nature and approach of funded projects.

- To analyze the impact caused by communication journals in the academic 
career and in the evaluation of projects, departments and institutions.

- To identify promotion strategies for the Spanish Communication journals.



 The Conference will be held in *Barcelona*, (Spain), *Department of 
Communication*, *Universitat Pompeu Fabra*, in *February, 27th, 2015*.

You can find attached the *programme* to this email.

 The *registration* for the conference is now open: 
http://eventum.upf.edu/event_detail/1338/tickets.html

For more information, please visit the *conference website*: 
http://eventum.upf.edu/event_detail/1338/detail/1st-international-conference-on-academic-communication-journals-acj-2015.html