NCA ANNOUNCEMENTS: Call for Submissions for Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA), 2024

Koji Fuse, Koji.Fuse@unt.edu

Submission site: https://www.xcdsystem.com/nca/member/index.cfm

The Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA) invites individual paper submissions for competitive review for the 110th NCA Annual Convention (November 21–24, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana). Papers may address issues in any area of communication, including communication technology, social media, digital, pop culture, mass media, journalism, public relations, advertising, interpersonal, small-group, organizational, international, rhetoric, politics, health, peace, environment, cultural identity, gender, and critical/cultural studies. All methods are welcome. However, they must be related to Japan or Japanese people/culture in some way, such as Japanese indigenous communication, Japan–U.S. communication or relations, and communication between Japanese and people of any nation. Individual papers reflecting the 2024 convention theme, “Communication for Greater Regard,” are particularly desired. The convention theme invites paper and panel submissions that examine the stewardship of communication for greater regard for what has been before us, what is presently around us, and what will be beyond us, as well as other topics that relate to the convention theme.

We encourage submissions of complete papers, but we will also review extended abstracts of works in progress. An extended abstract ideally includes all components of a research paper except for results and discussion/conclusion, or the equivalent degree of completion for qualitative or critical scholarly works. Authors whose extended abstracts are accepted by JUCA must complete their papers and resubmit them. All authors must submit their revised/complete papers by October 7, 2024, to Koji Fuse and the respondent assigned to their competitive paper session. Instructions on how to upload a completed paper will be emailed to you in September 2024.

Students and debut scholars are especially encouraged to submit their work. Awards will be presented to the best student paper (with monetary award), as well as the top paper, but only complete paper submissions will be eligible for the awards.

Panel discussion, defined as “a pre-conceived and complete session of presenters discussing a topic/issue,” will also be reviewed for consideration. However, because JUCA’s session planning gives a strong preference to individual papers over panel discussions, those who consider submitting a panel discussion proposal must contact Koji Fuse or Rebecca Britt before their submissions. Panel discussions should include individuals representing multiple institutions rather than individuals from only one or two institutions. Further, a single person should not serve more than one role (i.e., chair, respondent, author, or presenter) in a submission.

Acceptance requires that paper authors join JUCA and register and present their papers at the NCA convention unless an emergency arises. Joining JUCA is free. The JUCA membership application form is available at http://sites.google.com/site/japanuscommunication/. Click on “Join JUCA” on the menu of the website. It is the responsibility of authors to find a replacement to present their paper if they are unable to attend the convention. All submissions must be made via NCA Convention Central. General information is available at the NCA 110th Annual Convention website, and various resources for submitters are also available in the Convention Library. All submitters are encouraged to review the document titled “NCA Professional Standards for Convention Participants” in the library. Keep in mind that your manuscript must be original, unpublished material. In other words, you must not submit the same paper to another conference or NCA division, a paper you already presented before at any other scholarly conference, or a paper already published or accepted for publication. Follow the below instructions and guidelines for your submissions.

INDIVIDUAL PAPERS

• The title of the paper.
• Student paper? If yes, check the appropriate box.
• Entry of all author(s) in the electronic form.
• A 250–500 word description of the paper.
• A maximum of 25 double-spaced pages of text, excluding the cover page, tables, figures, and references. The paper must be uploaded as a supporting file. Self-identifying information must be removed in the uploaded file to ensure a fair blind-review process. The cover page must not include any self-identifying information but must indicate whether you are willing to make a virtual presentation. Be sure to also eliminate other references to your particular coursework or institution before uploading your paper. For more detail, see “Preparing an Unidentifiable Copy for Submission.”
• Willing to present in a Scholar-to-Scholar format (i.e., poster presentation)? If yes, check the appropriate box.
• Request for audio-visual equipment. Indicate what audio-visual equipment you will need for your presentation.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

• The panel title.
• A description of the panel.
• A detailed rationale for the panel (about 1,000 words) that includes a reference list.
• Information to be included in the Supporting File section: (a) a list of all participants/presenters, proposed chair, and their contact information; (b) a 75–100 word abstract for each person’s contribution; and (c) confirmation that all participants/presenters and the proposed panel chair will attend the panel if accepted.
• A list of confirmed co-sponsors, if any, in the Special Requests box.

DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 5, 2024.

CONTACT

Koji Fuse

Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas

Address: 1155 Union Circle #311460, Denton, TX 76203

Email: Koji.Fuse@unt.edu

OR

Jiro Takai

School of Education, Nagoya University

Address: 1 Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan

Email: jtakai@cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp