Journal of Communication Technology

Call for Themed Special Issue Proposal

Spring 2026 Issue with Guest Editor(s)

The Journal of Communication Technology (ISSN 2694-3883, www.joctec.net ), the official journal of the Communication Technology division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce a Call For Themed Special Issue Proposal for the Spring 2026 issue. If the proposal is accepted, the proposer(s) will serve as a guest editor(s) who will be responsible for taking care of manuscript submissions, RnR processes, and making acceptance decisions. Guest editor(s) may also write a short article that introduces the themed special issue and articles included in the issue. 

JoCTEC welcomes scholarship from a broad area of inquiry, with the expressed mission to bring together research that facilitates discussion and cultivates understanding of the ways in which communication technologies are changing not only media processes and content, but also audiences, institutions, and society at large. We ask for submissions with a particular focus that pertains to communication and digital technologies. This includes but is not limited to studies of strategic communication, science, networks, health, politics, history, policy, public relations, management, economics, ethics, minorities, visual communication, and social media.

JoCTEC is not limited to a particular theoretical and methodological perspective. We welcome research that informs debates from comparative empirical perspectives and more conceptual and theoretical approaches. What remains at the forefront for our journal is that scholarship is systematic and rigorous concerning communication technologies and their impacts, no matter the disciplinary precision of the inquiry. 

To receive full consideration for the Spring 2026 issue, please fill in the following proposal template and send it to the editorial team (editorjoctec@gmail.com) by February 15, 2025. Please find the Special Issue Proposal Template below. For inquiries, please email Hazel Kwon khkwon@asu.edu or Sonali Kudva skudva@methodist.edu .

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Journal of Communication Technology 

Special Issue Proposal Template

1. Proposer/Guest Editor:  

Name:

Affiliation:

Country of Residence:

Attach CV, Google Scholar Profile or web page: 

Proposed Co-editor (s)

Name:

Affiliation:

Country of Residence:

Attach CV, Google Scholar Profile or web page: 

2. Proposed Topic:

3. Proposed Publication Time (Select one) – Manuscript submission deadline at least six months before publication time:   

[ ] February 2026 

[ ] May 2026   

[ ] August 2026 or later

4. Rationale/Significance of the Topic and Relevance to JoCTEC’s aims and scope (at least 300 words):

5. Recruitment of Authors plan 

6. Prospective Authors/Reviewer Name List (at least 10)

 Note: Proposers are encouraged to check out the journal website for reference: https://www.joctec.net/