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AEJMC Convention Paper Call

The AEJMC Paper competition for the AEJMC 2008 Chicago Convention is now closed. Deadline for paper submission was April 1, 2009 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time.

2008 Uniform Paper Call

The programming groups within the Council of Divisions of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication invite submission of original, non-published research papers to be considered for presentation at the AEJMC Convention, August 6 to 9, 2008, in Chicago, IL. Specific requirements for each competition — including limits on paper length — are spelled out in the Group Specifications and Research Chair Information. All AEJMC paper competition submissions will follow an electronic process.
All research papers must be uploaded through the ALL ACADEMIC Web site to the group appropriate to the paper’s topic. The following uniform call will apply to ALL AEJMC paper competitions. Additional information specific to an individual group’s call is available at the end of the uniform call information.

  1. Submit the paper via the ALL ACADEMIC Web Site to the AEJMC group appropriate to the paper’s topic. Format should be Word, WordPerfect, or a PDF.
  2. The paper must be uploaded to the server no later than 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time) Tuesday, April 1, 2008. [CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS 4.2.08]
  3. Also upload a paper abstract of no more than 75 words.
    NOTE: Authors must remove identifying information from paper submissions since papers are blind reviewed. You can remove personal information from a document when you save it. Click here to learn how to clean your paper for blind reviewing.
  4. Completely fill out the online submission form with author(s) name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. The title should be printed on the first page of the text and on running heads on each page of text, as well as on the title page. Do not include author’s name on running heads or title page.
  5. Papers are accepted for peer review on the understanding that they are not already under review for other conventions and that they have been submitted to only one AEJMC group for evaluation. Papers accepted for the AEJMC Convention should not have been presented to other conventions or published in scholarly or trade journals prior to presentation at the convention.
  6. Student papers compete on an equal footing in open paper competitions unless otherwise specified by the individual division or interest group. Individual group specifications are appended to this uniform call.
  7. At least one author of an accepted faculty paper must attend the convention to present the paper. If student authors cannot be present, they must make arrangements for the paper to be presented.
  8. By May 15 authors will be advised whether their paper has been accepted and will receive a copy of reviewers’ comments. Contact the paper chair if you are not notified or have questions about paper acceptance.
  9. Authors of accepted papers retain copyright of their papers and are free to submit them for publication after presentation at the convention.
    Special note: Authors who have submitted papers and have not been notified by May 15, MUST contact the division or interest group paper chair for acceptance information. The AEJMC Central Office may not have this information available.


Group Specifications and Research Chair Information:

— See the 2008 AEJMC Division Paper Calls

— See the 2008 AEJMC Interest Group Paper Calls

— Learn how to "clean" your paper before submission


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