Call for papers | Vol. 47 | Communication and Artificial Intelligence

2024-11-24

Thematic Editors: Alberto Sá (CECS, Universidade do Minho, Portugal) and Luis Miguel Pedrero (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain)

Artificial Intelligence stands as one of the foremost technological challenges of our time. With its considerable benefits in performing numerous tasks and processing vast amounts of information, the automation enabled by Artificial Intelligence has been acknowledged as a means to enhance productivity, minimise human error, conserve resources, and boost operational efficiency. Across sectors such as industry and healthcare, Artificial Intelligence is regarded with optimism, representing a promise of innovation that has not gone unnoticed in the field of communication.

Despite the excitement and astonishment at the new possibilities presented by systems capable of simulating human thought, Artificial Intelligence has also prompted critical reflection, particularly in the ethical domain. The extensive impact of "intelligent applications" on communication processes calls for a thorough examination of the implications of natural language technologies, algorithmisation, data processing, and automated content generation on journalism, advertising, and creative production. Issues such as copyright, information credibility and quality, privacy, and citizen safety demand a conscious and responsible approach to the adoption of Artificial Intelligence mechanisms.

While challenging professional practices, automation systems are also prompting an essential redefinition of the human role in information production. To encourage dialogue on the diverse intersections between communication and Artificial Intelligence, this volume of Comunicação e Sociedade welcomes manuscript submissions focusing on the following topics:

  • Media and automated content generation
  • Journalistic routines and the quality of information
  • Algorithms and personalisation: impacts on media consumption and opinion formation
  • Ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence technologies (copyright, privacy, security) and regulation
  • Critical analysis of deepfakes, bots, and automation in the digital space
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence and creativity in communication practices (in journalism, advertising, strategic communication, and audiovisual production)
  • Immersive experiences and the evolution of human-machine interaction in communication

Proposals submission (full manuscript): January 15, 2025
Publication period: from January until June 30 (first semester 2025 edition)

LANGUAGE

Papers can be submitted in English or Portuguese. The articles selected for publication will be translated into Portuguese or English, respectively, being published in both languages.  

EDITING AND SUBMISSION

Comunicação e Sociedade is an open-access academic journal, operating according to demanding standards of the peer-review system, and operates on a double-blind peer-review process. After submission, each paper will be distributed to two reviewers, previously invited to evaluate it according to its academic quality, originality and relevance to the objectives and scope of the theme.

Originals should be submitted through the journal's website. When accessing Comunicação e Sociedade for the first time, you must register before submitting your article (instructions to register here).

Refer to the guidelines for authors here.

For further information, please contact: comunicacaoesociedade[at]ics.uminho.pt