[csaa-forum] Convergence 12.3 - Open CFP

[Jason Wilson]

Apologies for x-posting. JW

Convergence 12.3: Open Call for Papers

After eleven years as one of the foremost
international journals in new media studies,
Convergence is undergoing some exciting changes,
including a move to Sage publications from 2006. This
will significantly extend the distribution and
indexing services available to the journal and its
authors, and we expect a large increase in readers and
citations.  

We are currently seeking papers for Winter 2006
(12.3). This is an open call for any research that
addresses Convergence’s research focuses in the broad
field of new media studies. For this issue, papers
would need to be submitted by 31st January 2006. 

Papers on in areas including the following are welcome
•	Video games 
•	Cable and telecomms, 
•	Mobile media/content 
•	Internet studies 
•	Digital/new media art 
•	Digital photography 
•	VR 
•	Control and censorship of the media 
•	Copyright/intellectual property
•	New media policy 
•	New media industries/institutions
•	New media history
•	New media in cross-cultural/international contexts
•	new media products 
•	Digital TV
•	DVD
•	Digital music – recording, production, distribution,
file formats/file sharing
•	Cinema
•	gender and technology

Submission details:  Electronic submissions are
preferred via email or on floppy disk (Macintosh
Word98 compatible) These should be sent to the editors
with the following information attached separately:
name, institution and address for correspondence,
telephone, fax and email address. Papers should be
typed on one side of the sheet with endnotes in
accordance with Sage referencing style (see our
website at http://www.luton.ac.uk/Convergence).
Refereed articles should be between 5000-8000 words,
‘Debates ‘ pieces  should be between 1000-3000 words
and Feature Reports should be approximately 4000
words,  Authors should also enclose a 50 word
biography and an abstract.

Proposals for articles or completed papers should be
sent to: convergence at luton.ac.uk 



		
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