Next year, the Korean American Communication Association (KACA) will host a research competition session at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA). We invite you to submit your completed papers related to any of the following topics.

 

Paper Topics for KACA Regular Paper Session

 

Research endeavors relating to communication themes, including but not limited to the following areas: intercultural or cross-cultural studies; new media and communication technologies; advertising; public relations; campaigns; journalism; political communication; science, health, environment, and risk communication; interpersonal and organizational communication; and the circulation of Korean cultural products worldwide. We especially encourage the submission of studies reflecting the ICA conference theme of “Communication and Global Human Rights” in the context of Korea or East Asia. However, studies conducted in a global context that may provide implications for Korea or East Asia will also be considered for selection. For more information about the ICA general calls for papers, visit (https://www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA25-theme)

 

Submission Deadline & Policies for “KACA Regular Research Session”

 

KACA accepts two types of submissions: (1) full papers and (2) extended abstracts. Send your completed papers or extended abstracts to Dr. Mincheol Shin at m.shin@tilburguniversity.edu no later than 11:59 pm (EST), Thursday, November 30, 2024 (Please note for the time difference across geographic regions).

 

• Authors may submit paper(s) either to Open Competition or Student Paper Competition category.

• For the Student Paper Competition category, all author(s) must be students at the time of the submission.

• For the blind review of the submitted manuscripts, all author identification must be removed from the document except the cover page.

• Only full paper submissions will be considered for the Best KACA Paper Award competition.

• The Best Paper Award will be granted to the author(s) of the manuscript that receives the highest evaluation scores in each category: open competition and student paper competition.  

Full-Paper Manuscript Preparation

 

Two separate files are required for the paper submission: (1) Cover page and (2) Manuscript.

 

Cover Page: A separate cover page is required. The cover page must include the following information:

 

●      Paper title

●      An abstract (less than 200 words)

●      5 to 8 keywords

●      Submission Categories: Open competition or Student Paper competition

●      Submission Type: Full manuscript or Extended Abstract

●      All author names, email addresses, affiliations, and departments listed in the order as they appear on the paper.

●      Corresponding author and contact information including e-mail address, mailing address, and phone number if different from the first author.

 

Manuscript Format:

 

• Send your manuscript in a form of Word or PDF. 

• Completed papers are limited to 8,000 words in length (Times New Roman, double-spaced, excluding references, figures, and tables, with 12-point size and 1-inch margins).

• APA reference style is preferred.

Extended Abstract Preparation:

 

Two separate files are required for the paper submission: (1) Cover page and (2) Manuscript.

 

Cover Page: Refer to the full-manuscript guideline above.

 

Extended Abstract Format:

 

• Extended abstracts should contain all of the following contents, including the study’ purpose, literature review, research questions and/or hypotheses, method, findings and discussion/conclusion. Extended abstracts must be at least 1,500 words long but no more than 3,000 words (excluding references, figures, and tables).

 

• The goal for extended abstracts is to present and discuss current research where data has already been collected and preliminary analyses have been conducted for the first round of the extended abstract submission. Abstracts are not appropriate for exclusively methodological or theoretical papers without any empirical findings.

 

• Extended abstracts are not eligible for top paper awards.

 

Reviewers

 

For those who do not plan to submit a paper to KACA sessions this year, please consider serving as an ad-hoc reviewer for KACA. Please use the following link to register as a reviewer: https://forms.gle/QKn8a54fxB6WHBaeA

 

Contact Dr. Mincheol Shin at m.shin@tilburguniversity.edu for any inquiries about reviewer registration. We appreciate your service as a KACA reviewer.

 

Eligibility

 

You DO NOT need to be a member of the ICA or the KACA to submit a paper for the sessions. However, if your paper is accepted for the session, you will need to (1) register for the ICA conference and (2) attend the conference in person to present your paper. Award recipients must be registered members of KACA at the time of the award ceremony.

 

For the KACA membership, visit http://www.thekaca.org/membership/ 

Detailed information about the conference and the ICA membership can be found at the ICA home page at http://www.icahdq.org.