Accepted contributions can be presented in different types of sessions. During submission, authors can indicate which of the following options they are open to: a division session, an interdisciplinary session and/or a poster presentation.  

Division sessions

Scholars can submit their abstract to one or more of the following NeFCA divisions, temporary working groups (TWGs) or networks: 

• Health communication 
• Human-machine communication 
• Intercultural communication and diversity 
• Journalism 
• Media industries and policies 
• Media psychology 
• Organizational communication 
• Persuasive communication 
• Political communication 
• Popular media and culture 
• Science communication 
• Environmental communication 
• TWG Children, adolescents and media 
• Educational Network* 

Interdisciplinary sessions

Scholars can indicate that they are open to presenting their work in an interdisciplinary session. Rather than grouping submissions by division, these sessions will bring together research that shares other relevant features, such as the target audience, methodological approach or societal stakeholders involved. These sessions aim to create new connections between researchers who might not usually meet within the same division.  

Poster presentations and poster award 

Etmaal 2027 will include a plenary poster session during one of the conference breaks. Scholars can indicate during submission that they are open to presenting their submission as a poster. The poster session will provide an informal setting for discussing research with colleagues across divisions and fields. A poster prize will be awarded during the conference.  

*Abstracts for the Educational Network are expected to have a specific focus on education in our discipline. The Educational Network fosters the exchange of ideas and experiences related to educational matters that are of interest to those involved in teaching communication science at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, Research Master’s and postgraduate levels. The network invites submissions that explore topics such as curriculum development, innovative teaching methods, successful or challenging cases in communication science education, challenges around generative AI, or connections between academic education and the professional field. Contributions can take the form of theoretical reflections, case studies, best-practice presentations or empirical research focused on any of these themes

Divisions or networks that wish to organize a preconference or submit a proposal for a full panel should also use the submission form (see Submission guidelines).  

Panel proposals will be considered for inclusion in the programme, depending on their quality, relevance and available space. 

Please include: 

• the title of the panel or preconference; 
• the names of all presenters or panelists; 
• a description of the panel or preconference, max. 350 words. 

For preconference proposals, please also include: 

• a short motivation explaining why this preconference is relevant and likely to attract sufficient participants, max. 150 words; 
• the anticipated number of participants. 

If the preconference is accepted, organizers are responsible for creating a registration link. 

All individual, panel and preconference submissions should be submitted via the NeFCA submission system. The deadline for all submissions is Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 14:00 CET. 

Submit your abstract here

For individual submissions, abstracts should be of maximum 350 words, excluding references. Abstracts should be concise but sufficiently informative for review and should clearly describe the study’s background or rationale, research question or aim, methods or approach, findings or expected findings and contribution to the field. Ongoing research is welcome, provided that the abstract clearly indicates the stage of the project and whether results or substantive insights will be available by the time of the conference. 

Panel and preconference proposals follow the same submission deadline but have different submission guidelines. Please see the section “Panel and preconference submissions” above for the specific requirements. 

Since we want to give as many researchers as possible the opportunity to share their work with colleagues, each researcher may be the first author on one abstract. 

Individual submissions will be evaluated through a double-blind review procedure. Each abstract will be reviewed by two reviewers and assessed on originality, research quality and significance or contribution to the field.

Panel and preconference proposals will be reviewed separately by the organizing committee, based on their quality, relevance and available space.  

Scholars will receive the outcome of the review process early December 2026.