CALLS FOR PAPERS
GMJ Global Editions

Deadline for Submissions: October 15, 2008

Global Media Journal-Japanese Edition invites the submission of essays and research reports that focus on Japanese media for the inaugural Spring 2009 issue. The guest editors, Kimiko Akita and Rick Kenney, are particularly interested in articles that delve into mass media-related aspects of Japanese society, culture, technology, and media. Articles might address, but are not limited to, such topics as:

• Global media dealing with Japanese society and culture
• Media and technology in Japan
• Media ecology, media ethics, media access, or freedom of expression in Japan
• Pop culture and media in Japan
• Feminism or other critical studies topics in a Japanese media context

The editors seek articles from media scholars for the refereed section as well as papers for the graduate research section (see below for call for graduate research). All papers must be submitted as Microsoft Word attachments no later than October 15, 2008. For submission guidelines, please go to http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/gmj_submission_guidelines.htm.  Articles that do not follow appropriate submission guidelines will not be considered.

Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Kimiko Akita, University of Central Florida, School of Communication, kakita@mail.ucf.edu or kakita@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu.

The editors also seek articles from graduate students. All papers must be submitted as Microsoft Word attachments no later than December 15, 2008. For submission guidelines, please go to http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/gmj/gmj_submission_guidelines.htm. Articles that do not follow appropriate submission guidelines will not be considered.

Please direct all inquiries to Dr. Rick Kenney, University of Central Florida, School of Communication, rkenney@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu.

• Dr. Seiya Matsumoto, Professor, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan.
• Dr. Jiro Takai, Professor, Nagoya University, Japan, and President of the Japan-U.S. Communication Association.
• Dr. Koji Fuse, Assistant Professor, University of North Texas and former President of the Japan-U.S. Communication Association.
• Dr. Yuri Obata, Assistant Professor, University of Indiana-South Bend and former Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University.
• Dr. Tom Bruneau, Professor Emeritus, Radford University, Virginia.

Global Media Journal, the communication network of global scholars, with 10 established and independent editions, including American, Australian, Arabic, Chinese, Indian, Mediterranean, Turkish, Persian, Polish, and Spanish is the only open-access and indexed scholarly and rapidly growing journal of its kind in the world.

http://globalmediajournal.cos.ucf.edu/index.htm

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