Research papers
1. Theme
Essays corresponding to the conference’s theme, “Sustainability and Resilience: Diverse Dialogues in Communication Research” In addition, submissions of papers in communication-related fields but differing from the theme are welcome.
2. Groups
(1) Student group: The first author is a student at the time of submission.
(2) Social group: No limitation on identity.
3. Regarding manuscripts adapted from essays for academic degrees, the degree candidates are considered the first authors.
4. Submission formats
(1) Full essay submission:
6000~8000 words. Eligible for “paper of distinction” selection. The manuscript must contain the essay title, abstracts in Chinese and English, (up to six) keywords, and the essay itself. Submit from effective immediately to March 1, 23:59:59, 2026 Taiwan time. (based on the time of the annual conference online submission system).
(2) Extended abstract submission:
800~1,200 words excluding references. The content must contain the research questions, literature review, research methods, and possible contributions. In uploading the abstract of a manuscript, please click the “essay abstract” option. In addition, the phrase “(abstract submission)” should be attached to the end of the file name and to the start of the essay title. The manuscript must contain the essay title, the abstracts in Chinese and English, and (up to six) keywords. Regarding the submitted abstracts accepted by the conference, the full texts comprising 6000-8000 words must be submitted before 23:59:59 on May 14, 2026.
(3) The first author of paper and the presenter of the panel must be the member of Taiwan Communication Association.
(4) Please refer to the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, for the essay style. However, please note that for the conference submission, author information is not required on the first page of the submission and should not appear within the manuscript file. Please do not use the author's name as the file name. (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines).
(5) Conference submission types include oral presentations and poster presentations.
(6) In the event that a submitted file is corrupted or unreadable, the submission will be rejected if the author fails to provide a qualified file within the specified deadline.
(7) Declaration on the Use of Generative AI Tools
I. Principles of AI Use
i. Authors may employ AI tools for auxiliary tasks such as language polishing, preliminary data processing, or visual generation; however, the authorship and scholarly contribution must remain the author’s own.
ii. Authors bear full responsibility for all AI-generated content. AI tools must not be listed as co-authors.
iii. The use of AI to fabricate citations, falsify data, or engage in any behavior that violates academic integrity is strictly prohibited.
II. Disclosure Requirements
If AI tools are used, authors must clearly disclose this in their manuscripts, including:
i. The name and version of the tool (e.g., ChatGPT-4, Midjourney V5).
ii. The purpose and scope of use (e.g., language polishing, preliminary data classification, image generation).
iii. The recommended disclosure location: Methodology section, Acknowledgments, or Appendix.
III. Sample Statements
i. Language Polishing:
Some sentences in this paper were refined with the assistance of OpenAI ChatGPT-4; all content was reviewed and revised by the author.
ii. Data Processing Assistance:
During the initial thematic categorization phase, GPT-4 was used for automated tagging, which was subsequently reviewed and finalized by the research team.
iii. Image Generation:
Figures 2 and 3 were created using DALL·E as illustrative visualizations to support theoretical explanation; they do not represent empirical data.