Palabra Clave – Call for Papers 2026-I, open

2026-06-05

Dear committee members, authors, reviewers, researchers, readers, and all those interested in Palabra Clave,

Today we have opened the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, and you may now submit your manuscripts to our first “2026-I General Call for Manuscripts.” We would greatly appreciate any efforts you can make to share this call with your colleagues, friends, or academic communities.

We would like to remind you that the call closes on June 20, 2026 (until 08:00 UTC-5); that we are a diamond open-access journal; that we do not charge article processing fees (APCs); that we use the Creative Commons Attribution License; and that we are particularly interested in articles addressing the following topics:

1) Communication theories and research methods

  • Reassessment of classic communication theories
  • Critical and cultural approaches to communication
  • Narrative theories and construction of meaning
  • Audiovisual communication theories
  • Corporate communication theories
  • Journalism theories
  • Communication ecology

2) Traditional media, native digital media, and social media

  • Digital transformation of traditional media
  • Social media and digital communication (TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, podcasts, X (formerly Twitter), etc.)
  • Journalism in the digital age
  • Media convergence
  • Streaming and entertainment platforms
  • Media consumption and its influence on cultural change
  • Disinformation
  • Audiences, public, and users
  • Transmedia narratives

3) Communication in organizations

  • Corporate communication
  • Strategic communication
  • Organizational communication
  • Digital communication of organizations
  • Marketing communications
  • Public relations
  • Corporate reputation
  • Advertising
  • Public, activism, and crisis

4) Political and social communication

  • Campaign strategies
  • Government communication
  • Communication amid political crisis
  • Political media representation of new social subjects and minorities
  • Social and digital activism

5) Media culture and social representations

  • Collective memory and historical narratives in the media
  • Construction and circulation of social representations about events, personalities, or subjects
  • Influence of social representations and historical narratives on present events

6) Audiovisual culture

  • Value ecosystem of the audiovisual industries (cinema, television, radio, video games, or interactive media)
  • Pop culture and media consumption
  • Photography
  • Aesthetics and visual language
  • Audience studies
  • Transmedia and expanded narratives
  • Fiction and non-fiction content and narratives

7) Emerging technologies

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Big data and algorithms
  • Virtual reality
  • Augmented reality

Kind regards,

Palabra Clave Editorial Team
Universidad de La Sabana
Chía, Colombia