AMERICAN JOURNALISM HISTORIANS ASSOCIATION

2024 CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, AND RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 

The American Journalism Historians Association invites paper entries, panel proposals, and abstracts of research in progress on any facet of media history for its 43rd annual convention to be held in Oct. 3-5, 2024, in Pittsburgh, PA.

The deadline for all submissions is June 1, 2024 11:59 p.m. EST. 

The AJHA views journalism history broadly, embracing print, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, and other forms of mass communication that have been inextricably intertwined with the human past. Transnational research is also welcomed.
Because the AJHA requires presentation of original material, research or panels proposed for the convention should not have been submitted to or accepted by another convention or publication.

An individual may submit one entry in each competition, but papers and Research in Progress submissions by an individual author may not be on the same topics.

At least one author of each accepted paper or research in progress must register for and attend the convention. Panelists must also register and attend.

RESEARCH PAPERS
Research entries must be no longer than 25 pages of text, double-spaced, in 12-point type, not including notes or figures. Please use endnotes and place figures at the end of the document. The Chicago Manual of Style is recommended but not required.
Papers must be submitted via email as Word attachments. Submissions must include the following:

• Completed paper, including 150-word abstract, with no author identification anywhere in the paper (including title).

• A separate Word file including the abstract and author identification (email address, telephone number, institutional affiliation, and student or faculty status).

• Send papers to ajhapaper@gmail.com. IMPORTANT: You should receive an auto-reply confirming your submission. Please check your spam/junk folder, and if you haven’t received confirmation within a day of submitting, please inform Jennifer Moore (mooreje@d.umn.edu).

Accepted papers are eligible for several awards, including the following:

• David Sloan Award for outstanding faculty research paper 
• Robert Lance Award for outstanding student research paper 
• Jean Palmegiano Award for outstanding international/transnational journalism history research paper 
•  J. William Snorgrass Award for outstanding minority journalism research paper
• Maurine Beasley Award for outstanding women’s history research paper
• Wally Eberhard Award for outstanding research in media and war 

Questions about paper submissions can be directed to AJHA Research Chair Jennifer Moore of The University of Minnesota Duluth (mooreje@d.umn.edu). Authors will be notified no later than Monday, July 17, 2024, whether their papers have been accepted or not. If you have not heard by that date, please contact Jennifer Moore.

PANELS
Panels may relate to any original topic relevant to journalism history, presenting a variety of perspectives that will draw the audience and panelists into meaningful discussion or debate. Preference will be given to panels that present diverse perspectives on their topics, and organizers should consider diversity in race and gender in selecting panelists.
AJHA accepts panel proposals through an online form that requires the following:

• A title and brief description of the topic.
• The moderator and participants’ information (name, institutional affiliation, student or faculty status).
• A brief summary of each participant’s presentation.

Submit proposals at this link: https://bit.ly/3bpVwyA.

No individual may serve on more than one panel.Panel organizers must secure commitments from panelists to participate before submitting the proposal. Moderators are discussion facilitators and may not serve as panelists.

Questions about panel submissions can be directed to Susan Swanberg of the University of Arizona (swanberg@arizona.edu), who is coordinating the panel competition. Authors of panel proposals will be notified in mid-July whether their panels have been accepted.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

The Research in Progress category is for work that will not be completed before the conference. Participants will give an overview of their research purpose and progress, not a paper presentation, as the category’s purpose is to allow for discussion and feedback on work in progress.

For research in progress submissions, send a blind abstract of your study. The abstract should include a title, a clear purpose statement, and a brief description of your primary sources. Abstracts must be no longer than two pages of text, double-spaced, in 12-point type, with 1-inch margins, excluding notes. Primary sources should be described in detail on a separate double-spaced page.The AJHA Research in Progress competition is administered electronically.

• Proposals must be submitted via email as Word attachments, with author identification in the file names only.
• The text of the email should include the author’s information (name, project title, telephone number, email address, institutional affiliation, and student or faculty status).

Send research in progress proposals to ajharip@gmail.com. Authors will be notified in mid-July whether their proposals have been accepted. 

Questions about submissions can be directed to Gwyneth Mellinger of James Madison University (mellingx@jmu.edu), who is coordinating the Research in Progress competition.