NCA 2010 - Call for Papers, Health Communication Division

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Submission Deadline: February 17th, 2010 (9 PM EST)
Planner Contact: Kami J. Silk, Michigan State University, silkk@msu.edu

The Health Communication Division of the National Communication Association invites submissions of completed papers, paper sessions, and panel discussions that focus on theory, research, and/or practice of health communication. We especially welcome submissions that address the conference theme of “Building Bridges, which includes subthemes particularly relevant to health communication: 1) linking our scholarship with professions beyond our discipline; 2) bridging areas of scholarship and teaching; 3) connecting our research and pedagogy to community projects; and 4) maximizing benefits and overcoming difficulties of new technologies that connect people. All submissions will be submitted to competitive, blind review. Submissions are due no later than February 17th (9 PM EST), and can be submitted via All Academic which can be accessed at www.natcom.org.

Paper Submission Requirements

• All identifying author information (names, institutions, hidden document properties) should be removed from papers (not panel proposals) before submitting.

• Papers must conform to APA 5th Edition guidelines.

• All submissions must be made electronically through the All Academic system as Word, Word Perfect, RTF or PDF files.

• Papers should be no longer than 25 pages and use a 12-point font size. (Abstract, References, Tables and Figures are not included in the 25 page limit).

• Specify if you are a student author.

• Specify if you would like your paper to be considered for the Scholar-to-Scholar program.
PLEASE NOTE: PAPERS THAT DO NOT MEET APA GUIDELINES, DO NOT STAY WITHIN THE LENGTH AND FONT SIZE LIMITS, OR HAVE NOT HAD IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REMOVED WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

Paper Session and Panel Discussion Submission Requirements

The Health Communication Division welcomes submissions of full program panels. These can either take the form of a paper session with several related presentations, discussion panel of scholars and/or practitioners, or some other original format. Panel submissions should include the names and affiliations of presenters. Please use the following guidelines for panel submissions:

• All submissions should be made electronically through the All Academic system as Word, Word Perfect, RTF or PDF files.

• Panel submissions should include a Title, an abstract (maximum 75 words), and a rationale for the panel (250 words maximum). For paper sessions, All Academic will allow you to add the name of each panel member and a document associated with that panel member. These documents should be an abstract of each participant's presentation (maximum 250 words) if this is a traditional panel. For panel discussions, feel free to upload a document giving more detail about the panel and participants.