Format

1. Should be written in English or Chinese
2. Must have the following parts:
   • Title of Paper
   • Abstract (maximum of 350 words)
   • Keywords (at least five)

Submission

Abstracts sent to personal e-mail addresses of conference organizers and AMIC Officers will not be entertained.

This is a one-time submission. All submitted abstracts are considered final and no revised editions will be accepted. 

Deadline for submission

Abstracts can now be submitted but the deadline is on 30 June 2024.

Download the forms here:
1. Abstract Submission Form for Professionals
2. Abstract Submission Form for Students / Young Communicators
3. Submission Form for Abstracts Written in Chinese

Review of abstracts

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by panels of experts.

Decisions on acceptance of abstracts will be communicated to applicants by AMIC Secretariat within two to three weeks from submission. Those whose abstracts are accepted must submit the full conference papers by 31 August 2024. Only those who have submitted full conference papers are eligible to present. Early submission is strongly encouraged. 

Criteria for Review

• Relevance to the conference theme
• Originality and innovativeness
• Ability to define topics/issues to be examined or discussed
• Potential to contribute to the advancement of communication /journalism theory, research and practice
• Quality of writing
• Adherence to solid research design and methodology (for research-based papers)
• Ability to identify the study’s limitations (for research-based papers)

Papers will be selected on a competitive basis and all submissions will undergo blind peer review by randomly assigned expert reviewers. 

Format
If abstract is approved for presentation, the full paper must be submitted by 31 August 2024.  The full paper should adhere to the following requirements:

Language                  English
Length                        5,000-8,000 words (excluding List of References)
Citation                      American Psychological Association (APA) style
Document Type      Microsoft Word or rich text format (RTF)
Font                             Times New Roman, 12 pts

Criteria for Review

• Extent and appropriateness of literature review
• Quality of writing
• Logical organization of paper
• In-depth and evidence-based analysis and conclusions
• Concrete recommendations for research, policy, and action projects
• Publication-ready

By submitting your paper, you agree that: 

• you will register for the conference and pay the corresponding registration fee;
• present the paper in the designated parallel session;
• if you have co-authors who are also attending and/or presenting at the conference, they, too, must register and pay the conference fee prior to presentation. 

Only those who have submitted full papers and have paid their registration fees are eligible to present at the conference.

Only authors present in the conference will be given certificates of presentation.

Only abstracts with full papers presented in the conference will be included in the 2024 Book of Abstracts. For more information, please contact AMIC Secretariat at info@amic.asia.

All abstracts whose full papers were presented at the conference will be included in the AMIC 2024 Book of Abstracts with International Standard Serial Number (ISSN).

The 2024 Book of Abstracts will only be published ONLINE after the conference. Printed copies will not be available for distribution.

PUBLICATION IN AMIC CO-OWNED JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE (TAYLOR & FRANCIS)

Authors of papers presented during the conference are encouraged to submit the full papers to either the Asian Journal of Communication (AJC) or Media Asia for possible publication. However, they have to go through the review and approval process adopted by Taylor & Francis which publishes these journals. AMIC does not guarantee publication.