The Media Management, Economics, and Entrepreneurship Division (MMEE) invites original research paper submissions to be considered for presentation at the 2026 AEJMC conference in New Orleans, LA, August 5-8, 2026. Researchers interested in any aspect of media management, media economics, or entrepreneurship are encouraged to submit papers. The division welcomes the use of diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to relevant topics. Papers presented at the AEJMC Midwinter Conference and then revised are also welcome for submission.
The division gives awards to recognize the top three submissions from faculty, and the top three submissions from graduate students (faculty members cannot be included on student competition papers; faculty and student papers compete on an equal footing). Top graduate papers also receive monetary awards to help offset the cost of attending the conference, and there are no division membership fees for graduate students.
Paper Topics: As a division, we are proud to encourage submissions from a diverse array of topic areas. Some examples of relevant topic areas include, but are not limited to: analysis of economic or managerial questions affecting media firms and media industries; strategic management and business models of media firms; crowdfunding and other innovative funding methods for media products and industries; strategic leadership challenges faced by media companies; media ownership; management and economic issues from the public-interest perspective (e.g., effects on reporting or content); historical discussions of relevant developments in the field; policy issues from a legal, regulatory, or economic perspective; technology and its effects on management or economics; political economy; international and cross-cultural studies; the sociology and culture of media organizations; media audience analysis; teaching media management and economics; and other related topics.
In 2014 the division changed its name to expand its focus on entrepreneurship. Accordingly, we also encourage and welcome submissions within the following topic areas: opportunities and challenges for media startups; intrapreneurship and innovation within legacy media companies; the role of higher education in the context of media entrepreneurship; and other media entrepreneurship related topics.
Guidelines for all Submissions: All papers must be submitted electronically at the AEJMC website, by accessing the AEJMC submission portal. Papers must be uploaded to the AEJMC Submission Site no later than 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time) Wednesday, April 1, 2026. All submissions must follow the guidelines from the AEJMC uniform call for all paper competitions.
Paper Formatting: All papers should use 12-point Times New Roman, Times, or Arial font, and have 1-inch margins. Authors should use the citation style appropriate for the discipline, including APA, Chicago, MLA, and Harvard. Format should be Word, WordPerfect, or a PDF. PDF format is strongly encouraged. Paper submissions should be a maximum of 25-pages, excluding references and tables. Be sure to upload a paper abstract of no more than 75-words.
Author Identification: Please remove all potentially identifying author information from submissions. Failure to do so will automatically disqualify the paper from consideration. Examples of information to be removed include citations of the author’s previous work, individually or with co-authors; related reference list information; and file properties. Take every precaution to ensure that your self-citations DO NOT in any way reveal your identity. Instructions for how to remove identifying information from files can be found on the AEJMC website.
Research-in-Progress Submissions: The MMEE Division also accepts Research-in-Progress submissions (1000-1,500 words) following the Research-in-Progress Call Guidelines for AEJMC. For authors considering this option, data collection and analysis must be at least 75% complete to meaningfully report tentative findings and conclusions. Authors should clearly report in the Method and Findings sections how far along the data collection and analysis phases are, respectively, and explain what steps remain and the anticipated value/contribution of these steps, so that reviewers can assess the foundations on which conclusions are based.
Submissions should be developed enough for meaningful peer feedback during the review process but not substantially complete or under review elsewhere. This format allows participants to present their project’s purpose and current progress to encourage discussion and constructive feedback. Any submission that is uploaded with author’s identifying information will not be considered for review and will automatically be disqualified.
Research-in-Progress submissions must include a reference list and a 75-word summary of the abstract. (The reference list and summary are not included in the word count). When submitting in this format, authors must include the words " Research-in-Progress " at the start of their paper title (e.g., " Research-in-Progress: [Your paper title]"). Authors should clearly indicate the same on the title page of their submission. Submissions that are not appropriately labeled may be rejected. Please be sure to submit a clean paper without author-identifying information, such as name, university affiliation, job title, etc.
For questions about submissions, contact the Research Chair, Todd Holmes (todd.holmes@csun.edu).
AEJMC Media Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship Division-OMGC Case Study Competition on Global Media Industries
AEJMC MMEE Division, in collaboration with the Online Media and Global Communication (OMGC) sponsored by Shanghai International Studies University, will offer its inaugural Case Study Competition on Global Media Industries in 2026. Case study papers are to be submitted as a separate category to the MMEE Division in the AEJMC annual conference in San Francisco with a dedicated case study session.
To recognize high quality case study submissions, Online Media and Global Communication (OMGC) will offer cash awards and a certificate to top three case study submissions: $300 to the top case study, $200 to the second-place case study and $100 to the third-place case study. Winners must give Global Media Industries Case Study Repository the first right of refusal to post the winning case with DOI. Submitters can choose single-anonymized review (author identity shown in the case study) or double-anonymized review (author identity not shown in the case study).
The case study format should follow the Global Media Industries Case Study Repository format and structure. Citations should follow OMGC in-house journal style. See examples of the published journal articles: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/omgc/html#issues.
Case studies will be divided into two categories of academic case study and industry practice case study respectively:
For academic case study research, theories related with international communication, advertising, media management, public relations, advertising, or management should be applied in analyzing cases.
For industry practice case study research, no theory is required but it should address a clear issue of concern or a function for guidance of media industry practices and/or lessons learned for students and practitioners in media and communication profession. It can be a blunder or exemplary case for future references.
Length of the case study should be between 2000-5000 words excluding references and appendices and a case study can follow the format below:
Title of the Case Study
Author(s): Full Name, position, affiliation
(1) Abstract: The summary of a case study in 150-200 words with at least five keywords.
(2) Keywords must include these items: 1) industry/sector, 2) organization name under study, 3) country context/region/global, 4) topic areas (e.g., media management, international communication, advertising and public relations).
(3) Introduction or background: provide an introduction or background information for a case study and explain why the case study
(4) Research questions: address 3-5 questions related with the topic or industry
(5) Description and data analysis: using the case study methods to analyze the collected data and other documentation regarding the case.
(6) Discussions: analysis with historical, social and industry perspectives in relation with the key concepts and perceptions.
(7) Conclusion and assessment: summarize key conclusions, major trends and discuss directions of future developments of a specific topic or industry within some theoretical framework
An introduction and resource page on case study method reference is available on the Shanghai International Studies University OMGC web page: https://omgc.shisu.edu.cn/Repository/list.htm
Guidelines for all Submissions: All case study papers must be submitted electronically at the AEJMC website, by accessing the AEJMC submission portal. Papers must be uploaded to the AEJMC server no later than 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time) Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Paper Formatting: All papers should use 12-point Times New Roman, Times, or Arial font, and have 1-inch margins. Authors should use the citation style appropriate for the discipline, including APA, Chicago, MLA, and Harvard. Format should be Word, WordPerfect, or a PDF. PDF format is strongly encouraged.