Call for Submissions:

GEIG Call for Papers -- AEJMC Convention 2008

The Graduate Education Interest Group (GEIG) invites graduate students to submit
research papers that address any aspect of journalism or mass communication are
welcomed, as are all research methods. Authors are not required to be a member
of GEIG to submit a paper, but papers with a faculty co-author are not
eligible.

All entries should follow the guidelines of the AEJMC uniform paper
competition, which is published in the AEJMC newsletter and on the
Association’s Web site at www.aejmc.org. Please visit this Web site for information
regarding the online submission process as well as the uploading procedure for
papers. It is important to reiterate that all uploaded papers must be void of any
identifying information, or else they will be disqualified. All
submissions will undergo a blind review process by a panel of independent readers.
Authors will be notified whether their papers have been accepted and will receive a
copy of the reviewers' comments. Papers are accepted on the understanding that
they have not been previously published or presented elsewhere and are not under
consideration by any scholarly journal or trade organization.

The top-ranked student submission will receive the annual Guido Stempel
award and will receive an award check and a plaque; the top three papers will
receive conference registration reimbursement. Authors of the three top papers
will have the opportunity to present at a special GEIG-sponsored research panel
during theconference.

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Special Call: Research Addressing the State of Graduate Education in
Journalism & Mass Communication

As part of the larger self-evaluation process being undertaken by AEJMC in
recognition of its 100th anniversary, GEIG is holding an additional
special call for scholarly work addressing the state of graduate education in
journalism and mass communication. This research will be presented at a separate panel
during the convention and may focus on present-day graduate education or
examine the discipline from an historical perspective. Due to the unique nature of this
call, papers may be authored or co-authored by graduate students, faculty,
and/or outside professionals and may be submitted in a number of styles,
including essays, commentaries, and first-person accounts. In addition,
research that has been previously presented, but not published, may be considered.

Please contact GEIG head Dan Reimold (dr716305@ohio.edu) with any questions
related to this one-time-only call.