Sports Communication Interest Group 2024 Paper Call
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The Sports Communication Interest Group invites faculty and student submission of original research papers or extended abstracts that focus on this subject area. Submissions must contain a clear media dimension such as traditional media (newspapers, TV, radio), digital or social media, or strategic communication (PR, advertising, or sports marketing). Submissions should be theoretically grounded and offer tangible evidence of scholarly rigor. We welcome qualitative and quantitative research methods; we encourage a broad spectrum of approaches, including sociological, historical, critical, pedagogical, and cultural research. AEJMC encourages submissions to be mindful of diversity, equity, and inclusion, to ensure diverse identities, voices, perspectives, and experiences are considered, acknowledged, or included.
Submissions must not be under consideration or previously accepted elsewhere for presentation or publication. Any paper found to be under consideration or previously accepted elsewhere will be removed from consideration or the program, as appropriate. Only one paper per lead author will be accepted for review in this interest group. While author(s) are not required to join the group to submit a paper for consideration, only Sports Communication Interest Group members are eligible to present at the conference. Author(s) may join the group after acceptance decisions are made. Student membership to the Sports Communication Interest Group is free.
Please see the AEJMC Uniform Call for Papers for applicable submission requirements and instructions to upload to the All-Academic site and on how to successfully remove identifying information. We strongly recommend submitting early so you have time to check your uploaded document to ensure no identifying information is included and that the manuscript is both uploaded and accessible. Papers should be no longer than 25 pages, double-spaced (not including tables, figures and references), using a standard 12-point font and 1-inch margins. Papers that do not meet the AEJMC Uniform Call for Papers requirements will not be accepted. The Sports Communication Interest Group also accepts extended abstracts (750-1,500 words) that conform to the AEJMC guidelines for abstracts.
Submissions should contain no identifying information, such as name, university affiliation, or job title. Please be certain that any identification that may occur via electronic means is fully removed, as the presence of any identifying information, whether intended or unintended, will result in removal from consideration.
By submitting, first authors also are agreeing to review papers in the competition.
Faculty and student submissions will be entered into separate competitions (note the separate links on the entry site) for presentation and for the top paper awards. They will undergo separate anonymous review processes by faculty-only judges. Students who co-author with faculty will be inserted into the faculty pool, regardless of lead author status. Student authors — undergraduate and graduate students enrolled during the 2022-2023 school year — should include a cover sheet that clearly states the paper is a student-authored submission. Only full papers are eligible for award consideration.
Members are also encouraged to submit teaching-focused papers and GIFTs (Good Ideas for Teaching) about sports communication in the classroom. Full-length teaching papers should follow the AEJMC Uniform Call for Papers and provide original research on teaching sports communication. GIFTs are used to highlight successful, class-tested assignments or activities that directly reflect learning objectives for sports communication theory or practice. GIFT submissions should be no more than one page, single-spaced, and include the following information: assignment rationale and brief description, student learning goals, the connection to sports communication pedagogy, and evidence of student learning outcomes, if available. A copy of the assignment can be included in an appendix. All submissions should have all identifying author information removed. Top teaching paper(s) and GIFTs will be included in the 2024 program. For more information, please contact teaching competition chairs, Alan Goldenbach (goldenbach@hood.edu) or Nicole Kraft (kraft.42@osu.edu) .
Please direct questions about the overall paper contest and submissions to Brian Petrotta at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (bpetrotta2@unl.edu) or Mia Long Anderson at Sam Houston State University (mlonganderson@shsu.edu).