Call for Contributors
Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication
Editor: Seungahn Nah (University of Oregon), snah@uoregon.edu
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Abstract submission deadline: October 31, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered growing scholarly attention in the communication field and beyond as AI becomes omnipresent in everyday lives from search engine through voice recognition technology to mobile news apps. Although research on the intersection between AI and communication is plethora, this emerging field remains unexplored in terms of conceptual, theoretical, methodological approaches as well as ethical, legal, practical, and policy issues. This research handbook epitomizes a rich body of studies concerning communicating of, by, and with AI from interdisciplinary perspectives and international scopes. Specifically, the research handbook deals with a wide range of the following topics and issues but are not limited to:
- Meta-analysis or systematic review of studies regarding the intersection between AI and communication
- Conceptual and theoretical essays concerning the interrelationship between AI and communication
- Methodological approaches to analyzing artificial intelligence and communication
- News media coverage of artificial intelligence (single, multiple, and cross-country comparison)
- Online discourse concerning artificial intelligence across the digital communication platforms
- Public opinion, attitude, perception, and behavior
- Public adoption and use
- Public trust and credibility
- Public knowledge and literacy
- Public discussion and news use
- Diffusion of AI
- AI-Mediated Communication
- Human-AI Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction
- Human-Virtual and Augmented Reality
- AI in Education
- Ethical (e.g., algorithmic bias), legal (e.g., privacy), and policy issues
- Practical Issues (e.g., AI design)
Before submitting a manuscript, potential contributors should send the editor a title, 150 words abstract, 6 key words, and 80 words author bio with a short CV or Google scholar profile.
- Abstract submission due by October 31, 2021
- Decision for full manuscripts due by November 31, 2021
- Final submission (APA 7th edition) with 6,500 words in WORD due by June 31, 2022
- Final manuscripts due by November 31, 2022
- Anticipated publication 2023
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