Call for Research Papers - 2012 Symposium

April 2012

Austin, Texas, United States

The International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin is now welcoming paper submissions for 2012!

This unique international conference mixes academic research and industry oriented panel discussions, with scholars from universities around the world and journalists representing some of the most important media and news organizations from around the globe.

The International Symposium on Online Journalism welcomes all papers that clearly deal with original research into online journalism. Papers and/or abstracts that are submitted by the deadline below will be blind reviewed by a panel of scholars from leading universities from around the world. Please see the symposium website to see the past year's papers (since 2004) that were accepted to see the kind of topics and issues addressed in papers that were selected.

Deadlines for papers or three-page abstracts: December 15, 2011. Notifications will be sent out in early February 2012.

Submission requirements: Academic papers should present original research into any aspect on online journalism including, but not limited to, changes in news content and presentation, business models for online journalism, shifting roles of journalists and readers, and the legal and ethical implications of globally accessible journalism.

Papers should not have been published or presented at a prior conference. If a completed paper is not yet available, please submit a three-page abstract including details on research questions and methodology. Papers should be completed by time of the conference or presenter will be removed from the conference proceedings. All submissions will undergo a blind review. Authors will be notified of acceptance in February 2012. All submissions should be made electronically to: online.journalism@yahoo.com

Papers accepted to the symposium will be considered for peer-review for publication in #ISOJ -- The official journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism.

Instructions:

Send the following information to online.journalism@yahoo.com by December 15, 2011:
* Please include the title of the paper, author(s) name (only on title page), the abstract or paper, contact name, address, city, state, zip, phone, and email address.
* Paper or abstract must be in the format of Microsoft Word (.doc). No other formats (.rtf, .pdf, etc.) will be accepted.
* If your abstract/paper is selected, you will be notified in February 2012.
* All travel arrangements must be made by author (plan on two-night stay at minimum).
* Paper or abstract must be written in English.

If you experience any problems in submitting your paper or have any questions, please contact us at online.journalism@yahoo.com