The Texas Speech Communication Association invites submissions of scholarly posters, papers and panel presentations by undergraduate and graduate students for its 2024 annual convention. We invite individuals to submit a variety of projects from the Communication Studies discipline, and also from other intersecting disciplines such as Public Relations, Mass Communication, etc.
This conference is committed to focusing on the following submission types:
Paper Submissions | Must Submit 2 Documents:
Submitted papers must include the following:
Document 1 (Title Page): Name, student level (graduate student or undergraduate student), School affiliation, email and phone number of primary/corresponding author, a paper title, an abstract, and keywords for the paper.
Document 2: The manuscript, which does not exceed 25 pages (excluding abstract, references, tables, charts, and appendices), double-spaced, follows APA style (1-inch margins on all sides, Times New Roman), and has author identifying information removed from the manuscript.
Both submitted documents must be Word documents.
Paper submissions will undergo a blind review process. All papers submitted will be considered for the Top Graduate or Top Undergraduate Paper Award. The Top Undergraduate or Graduate Paper will also be included in the upcoming Texas Speech Communication Journal (with guidance and final approval of editor and reviewers).
Panel Submission:
Submitted panels must include the following:
All of the following should be included in one Word document. (1) a title for the panel, (2) a one-page rationale justifying the significance of the proposed panel, (3) a brief (75-word) description for the conference program, which includes the panel type: paper, class project, poster panel, etc. (4) a list of all participants including names, affiliations and contact information (e-mail and phone number), and (5) a faculty level chair for the panel, including their name, school affiliation, and email and phone number.
Proposed panels can include, but are not limited to, papers, class projects, poster panels, etc.
*Student Panels which include participants from the same institution are acceptable
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