Call for Papers
Studies in Communication Sciences (SComS) actively welcomes proposals for Thematic Sections. These sections offer a platform for addressing current and emerging topics in communication sciences through a curated collection of scholarly articles.
Each article in a Thematic Section undergoes the journal’s standard double-blind peer review process to ensure academic rigor and high quality. If you are interested in proposing a Thematic Section based on a recent conference panel, a collaborative research initiative, or a timely scholarly debate, please contact the Journal Manager, Philipp Bachmann, to propose your idea.
We look forward to your contributions.
Current Calls for Papers
Early Digital Multimedia in Motion
Guest Editors: Fred Pailler, Valérie Schafer, Alina Volynskaya (C²DH, University of Luxembourg)
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Abstract deadline: 5 October 2025
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Full paper deadline: 1 March 2026
This thematic section revisits the digital transition of the 1980s and 1990s, focusing on the emergence of multimedia technologies, practices, markets, and imaginaries. Contributions are invited on technologies, professionalization, user practices, and the heritage of early multimedia.
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Images of and for Inclusion: Interdisciplinary perspectives
Guest Editors: Chiara Cauzzi, Sabrina Mazzali-Lurati, Rosalba Morese (USI Università della Svizzera italiana)
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Abstract deadline: 15 December 2025
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Full paper deadline: 15 May 2026
This thematic section examines how images—whether in art, advertising, social media, or AI-generated content—shape perceptions of inclusion and exclusion. Images can foster empathy and counter stereotypes, but they can also reinforce bias, trivialize diversity, or perpetuate exclusion. Contributions are invited that address the visual, aesthetic, rhetorical, and technological dimensions of images of and for inclusion, and their role in building more inclusive societies.
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