Call for papers number 31

Posted on 2025-06-18

adComunica. Scientific Journal of Strategies, Trends and Innovation in Communication issues a call for papers for the sections Report and Tribune: Research and Profession of its Issue 31, scheduled for publication in January 2026, under the theme: Communication in the Face of Environmental Challenges.
The deadline for submitting final manuscripts is November 30, 2025.

Submitted manuscripts must comply with the submission guidelines established by the journal.

adComunica is a scientific journal with an international scope, aiming to study and analyze the current landscape of communication in a broad sense. Each issue focuses on a specific monographic theme, especially in the Report section. The journal is currently indexed in ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index, Clarivate Analytics) and databases such as ERIH PLUS, ISOC (SCI/CINDOC), MIAR, ICE, RESH, Dialnet Metrics, Latindex, and Dulcinea. Since 2019, it has held the Quality Seal from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT).

Guest Editors: Susana de Andrés (University of Valladolid) and María Carmen Erviti (University of Navarra)

Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and the scarcity of natural resources pose urgent global challenges. In this context, communication emerges as a crucial tool for raising awareness, promoting sustainable behaviors, and influencing the development of public policies (Nisbet, 2009; Moser, 2016). In an era marked by ecological crisis, media, institutional campaigns, science communication, and digital storytelling must adapt to effectively address the complexity of environmental issues and the growing demand for information from citizens.

In this scenario, it is essential to examine the roles played by social actors —journalists, scientists, institutions, social movements, businesses, and citizens— in the production, dissemination, and reception of messages about sustainability and the environment (León, Negredo & Erviti, 2022; De Andrés & Chaparro, 2022). The issue also encourages reflection on tensions between activism, climate denialism, and disinformation, as well as the ethical and narrative challenges faced by environmental communication in digital environments.

This issue seeks to provide a critical, interdisciplinary, and current perspective on the forms, content, and strategies of environmental communication in the context of an urgent, fair, and participatory ecological transition.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Media narratives on climate change and sustainability

  • Scientific outreach and ecological emergency communication

  • Public perception of climate change: emotions, values, and beliefs

  • Climate activism, youth engagement, and social media

  • Institutional communication and environmental responsibility

  • Corporate strategies in response to sustainability challenges (ESG)

  • Risk communication and natural disasters

  • Environmental disinformation and climate denialism

  • Ecofeminism and climate justice in the media

  • Media literacy and environmental education

  • Local environmental issues and citizen participation

  • Cultural representations of nature in the digital age

References:

  • De Andrés, S., & Chaparro, M. (2022). Radical Communication: Depatriarchalizing, Decolonizing, and Ecologizing Media Culture. Gedisa.

  • León, B., Negredo, S., & Erviti, M. C. (2022). Social Engagement with Climate Change: Principles for Effective Visual Representation on Social Media. Climate Policy, 22(8), 976–992.

  • Moser, S. C. (2016). Reflections on Climate Change Communication Research and Practice in the Second Decade of the 21st Century: What More Is There to Say? Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 7(3), 345–369.

  • Nisbet, M. C. (2009). Communicating Climate Change: Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 51(2), 12–23.