NCA: Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA: 日米コミュニケーション学会）
Yusaku Yajima
Hi JUCA members,
こんにちは、Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA: 日米コミュニケーション学会）の皆さん！
NCA Convention Central (https://ww4.aievolution.com/nca2301/) is now open for submissions. Please consider submitting your papers to JUCA!
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Submissions Close: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
CONTACT
Rebecca K. Britt,
College of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama
Address: 1411E Northeast Medical Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Email: rkb...@ua.edu
OR
Yusaku Yajima,
Communication, College of Arts, Education & Sciences, University of Louisiana Monroe
Address: George T. Walker Hall 2-120, 700 University Ave., Monroe LA 71209
Email: yaj...@ulm.edu
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA) invites individual paper submissions for competitive review for the 109th NCA Annual Convention (November 16-19, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland). Papers may address issues in any area of communication, including,
but not limited to, rhetoric, media, intra/interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, peace, cultural identity, gender, and critical. However, they also must focus on the Japanese or the Japan-U.S. context. Individual papers reflecting the 2023 convention
theme, “Freedom,” are particularly desired. The convention theme invites paper and panel submissions that examine the concept of freedom, such as: to (re)imagine what freedom can be, identify strategies for attaining freedom; what it means to be free; what
does freedom mean for different people, creating personal and collective opportunities to remain free; and other topics that relate to the convention theme.
We strongly encourage submissions of complete papers, but we will also review extended abstracts of works in progress. An extended abstract is defined as a “near-complete” paper that 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 2, 2023, to Dr. Rebecca Britt and the respondent assigned to their competitive paper session. Instructions on how to upload a completed paper will be emailed to you in September 2022.
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 papers 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 Rebecca Britt or Yusaku Yajima 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. It is the responsibility of authors to find a replacement to present their paper if they are unable to attend the convention. The JUCA membership application form is available at http://sites.google.com/site/japanuscommunication/. Click on “Join JUCA” on the menu of the website. All submissions must be made via NCA Convention Central. General information is available at the NCA 109th 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, has not been accepted for publication at the time of submission, and has not been publicly presented at any other scholarly conference or a forum. 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 Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
Thank you,
Yusaku
Dr. Yusaku Yajima
School of Humanities
University of Louisiana, Monroe