Call for Papers: 2025 INTERFACEing conference: Embodied Experience, Emotions, and CreativitySeptember 17-19, 2025Doğuş University, Istanbul, Turkey [and online; see below]https://interface.org.tw/index.php/if/pages/view/CallforPapers-INTERFACEing2025EXT Organized by Prof. Dr. Barış ÇOBAN (Doğuş University, Turkey) and Associate Prof. Dr. Charlène CLONTS (Kyushu University, Japan) Deadline for submissions of individual papers and panel proposals: July 30, 2025 INTERFACE invites scholars, practitioners, and artists to the 2025 INTERFACEing conference to explore the dynamic interrelations between the body, mind, emotions, and creativity across disciplines. This gathering aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue spanning literature, linguistics, media, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and the arts. The conference theme is grounded in phenomenology and…

Call for Papers: AI, Misinformation, and the Future of Algorithmic Fact-CheckingA special issue of the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (JOBEM)https://beaweb.org/wp/jobem-ai-misinformation-and-the-future-of-the-algorithmic-fact-checking/ Special Issue Editor:Don Shin, College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University – don.h.shin@ttu.edu Deadline for submissions: December 30, 2025Publication Date: September 2026 In early 2024, an AI fact-checking system flagged a viral image of a protest scene as “misleading content,” drastically reducing its reach on social media. The image, showing police officers confronting demonstrators, was not altered or generated by AI—the caption attached to it falsely claimed it depicted a protest in a different country.…

[Note that this conference involves the requirement that authors pay a fee for publication in Proceedings. For more information see the last section below. For general information about publication fees, see AJE Scholar’s “Understanding Submission and Publication Fees” and Wikipedia’s entry on Article Processing Charges. –Matthew] Call for Papers: ACM IUI 2026: 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User InterfacesMarch 23-26, 2026Paphos, Cyprushttps://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/call-for-papers/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 3, 2025Deadline for submission of full papers: October 10, 2025 The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss…

Call for Papers: AI Agents and Emerging Social Relationships: Evidence-Based Perspectives on Human-AI Relational InteractionsA special issue of Communication and Changehttps://link.springer.com/journal/44382/updates/27785314 Guest Editors:Dr. Jonathan Zhu, Chair Professor, City University of Hong KongDr. Bolin Cao, Associate Professor, Shenzhen University Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: August 10, 2025 OVERVIEW: The increasing presence of AI agents (including but not limited to chatbots and embodied conversational systems) is not only transforming communication practices but also reshaping the contours of social relationships. From intimate connections and caregiving roles to companionship and collaboration, AI agents are entering social relationships once considered exclusively human.…

Call for Papers: 14th Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GALA Conference 2025)Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, The NetherlandsNovember 19-21, 2025https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/ Deadline for submissions: July 2, 2025 You are cordially invited to submit papers to the 14th Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GALA Conference 2025). GALA Conference 2025 is an international conference organized by the Serious Games Society in collaboration with Utrecht University. The conference will take place in the historic city-center of Utrecht (The Netherlands) from 19th November to 21st November. The objective of the conference is to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of scientific information on theoretical, generic,…

[Note: For other HICSS tracks and minitracks related to presence see https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/ –Matthew] Call for Papers: Communication, Digital Conversation, and Media Technologies minitrackHICSS – Hawaii International Conference on System SciencesJanuary 6-9, 2026Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii, USAMinitrack: https://CommunicationHicss.wordpress.com/HICSS: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/ Submission deadline: June 15, 2025 Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit your research to the HICSS Communication, Digital Conversation, and Media Technologies minitrack. This minitrack of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science focuses on the study of communication taking place on digital and social media. Communication is the making of meaning and culture among people, with growing interconnections with a…