Mass Communication and Society Division
The Mass Communication and Society Division seeks research paper submissions from both faculty and students for the 2013 AEJMC national conference in Washington, D.C. Submissions to the Mass Communication and Society Division can be on any topic related to mass communication and society. The division accepts research submissions from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives and any accepted citation style.
Top Paper Recognition: The division provides cash awards and waives one AEJMC conference registration fee for the top four winners in each research paper competition. For a paper to be considered for a student paper award, all of the authors must be students. A faculty member as co-author automatically moves the paper to faculty competition. All MC&S research submissions, regardless of faculty or student authorship, are judged together as general papers. However, the top papers in the faculty and student categories are recognized separately. At least one author of each winning paper is asked to attend the Mass Communication and Society business meeting to receive their awards.
Moeller Student Paper Competition: Students who submit a paper written for a class during the previous year are eligible for the Mass Communication and Society Moeller paper competition. Moeller Competition papers must be nominated by the faculty member who taught the class; who must send a letter or email verifying that the paper was completed for a class. Papers submitted for the special call or the Moeller Competition must clearly note the competition on the title page. Please remember that the Moeller Competition is separate from our student top paper competition. At least one author of the winning paper is asked to attend the Mass Communication and Society business meeting to receive the award.
Papers should be submitted to the AEJMC site in Word, WordPerfect or PDF format (PDF preferred). An abstract of 75 words should also be uploaded. Text and supporting documents (appendices, references, tables, etc.) should not exceed 30 double-spaced pages. According to AEJMC submissions guidelines the manuscript title should be printed on the title page, the first page of the text and on running heads on each page of text. Do NOT include author’s name anywhere in the document. Papers uploaded with author’s identifying information displayed WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR REVIEW AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE COMPETITION.
Papers that have been previously presented or published, are under review for publication, or have been submitted to another AEJMC division will not be accepted. In addition, authors may submit no more than two papers (including co-authored papers) to the division.
Submission Procedures: All papers must be submitted through the AEJMC on-line process by the deadline. Please see the 2013 AEJMC Uniform Call for Papers for submission instructions regarding removal of identifying author information. All MC&S submissions must adhere to the AEJMC submission guidelines to receive full consideration. Hard copy papers or papers submitted electronically to the research co-chairs will not be accepted. For questions, contact one of the Mass Communication and Society research co-chairs: Jensen Moore at Louisiana State University (, 225-578-6686) or Kevin Williams at Mississippi State University (, 662-325-8330).
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