Communication Technology Division
The Communication Technology Division (CTEC) invites submission of original, nonpublished research papers to be considered for presentation at the AEJMC Conference, where the central focus is communication technology and its impact on media processes and content as well as audiences, institutions, and society. Research in the division is focused on examining a broad range of trends as they relate to technology; topics involving emerging technologies are strongly encouraged. The division welcomes theoretical and conceptual papers as well as a diversity of methodological approaches from both faculty and students.
Authors are limited to two (2) CTEC submissions. Papers are to be submitted in English only. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time). We request that each author who submits to CTEC also considers volunteering to peer-review other CTEC submissions.
Full Papers: Full papers are limited to 30 pages (double-spaced), including title page, abstract, tables, figures, references, and notes. Papers should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition), have 1-inch margins, and use 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font. Abstracts must be no more than 75 words. The title should be on the first page, with page numbers and running heads on each page of text.
Extended Abstracts: We will also accept extended abstracts for works-in-progress, where authors are sufficiently along in the research process, but have not had sufficient time to prepare a full paper. Authors should clearly report in the Method and Results sections how far along the data collection and analysis phases are, respectively, what steps remain, and the anticipated value/contribution of these steps. Extended abstracts must be at least 750 words long but no more than 1,500 words. Extended abstracts must include a reference list and a 75-word abstract. (Reference list and summary are not included in the word count).
When submitting in this format, authors must include the words “Extended Abstract” at the start of their paper title (e.g., “Extended Abstract: [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. Authors whose extended abstracts are selected for presentation at the conference must still submit their full paper before the conference. Extended abstracts are not eligible for division or conference-wide awards.
Student Paper Competition: Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit original research regarding any topic related to communication technology. For a paper to be considered for a student paper award, all co-authors must be undergraduate or graduate students enrolled during the 2024-2025 academic year. (Papers coauthored by faculty and students should be submitted to the Faculty Paper Competition.)
Papers submitted for the Student Paper Competition must clearly contain “Student Paper Competition” on the title page to be considered for the Student Paper Competition. These papers are eligible for entry in the Jung-Sook Lee Student Paper competition. The Jung-Sook Lee Award recognizes the best student paper, which makes “a substantial contribution to the substance or method on a topic related to communication technology.” The award honors the division’s 1997-1998 research chair, Jung-Sook Lee of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, who died soon after the 1998 conference. In addition, the author of the best student paper will have their conference registration fee paid by the division.
Faculty Paper Competition: The division is also pleased to award a Top Faculty Research Paper Award for excellence in faculty research to recognizes the best faculty paper submitted to the division. For a paper to be considered for this award at least one of the authors must be faculty.
For both awards, the top three papers will be recognized at the conference, during the CTEC top paper sessions. Submissions that do not win recognition in the Jung-Sook Lee Award or the Top Faculty Research Award are still considered for acceptance along with open competition submissions.
Formatting for All Submissions: All papers must be submitted in Word or PDF format through the AEJMC’s ALL ACADEMIC website to the Communication Technology Division. PDF format is strongly encouraged. Hard copy or electronic versions of papers submitted individually to the Research Chair will NOT be accepted.
Before submitting your research, please make sure that all author-identifying information has been removed and that all instructions have been followed per the AEJMC uniform call. Any submissions that have not removed identifying information, whether intentionally or accidentally, will be rejected. All paper submitters are strongly encouraged to submit at least a day prior to the deadline and download the PDF proof to verify that no self-identifying information remains in the file’s properties. An early submission will allow resubmission prior to the deadline, if necessary to fix file issues. Please refer to AEJMC’s uniform paper call on how to upload clean papers. If you have any questions or require more information about the submission process, please contact Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, CTEC Research Chair, at anne.oeldorf-hirsch@uconn.edu.