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M O N O G R a P H S 02 -- 2021 M O N O G R A P H S TITLE NEW TRENDS IN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH JESÚS DÍAZ DEL CAMPO LOZANO. International University of La Rioja (UNIR) PhD in Journalism from Complutense University of Madrid. He is currently a Full Professor at the Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), where he holds the position of Director of Research and that of Secretary of the Research Ethics Committee, in addition to serving as lecturer in the area of Communication. He leads the Communication and Digital Society Research Group (COYSODI) and is the Principal Investigator on the Newsharing project: News consumption in social media. Analysis of factors in the selection and diffusion of media content (funded by the call of the Proyecto de I+D 2017 Retos, R&D Project 2017 Challenges). His lines of research focus on communication ethics and corporate social responsibility, communication through social media, and communication in the field of health. SALVADOR GÓMEZ GARCÍA. University of Valladolid Full Professor of Journalism at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts at the University of Valladolid, and holder of a PhD from Complutense SCIENTIFIC University of Madrid. Currently he coordinates the areas of Journalism COORDINATORS and Audiovisual Communication (UVa). His lines of research are divided into two main areas; the first deals with the use of new narratives at the confluence of journalism, digital games, and mobile ecosystems. The second focuses on communication media history, particularly the history of Radio Nacional de España. FRANCISCO SEGADO BOJ. Complutense University of Madrid Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Information Science at Complutense University of Madrid where he co-directs the research group entitled “History and Structure of Information and Entertainment”. He has two six-year research periods recognised by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI) and the I3 certification from the State Research Agency. His areas of expertise are in the field of digital journalism, social media, and scientific communication. His latest studies explore the way users share news on social media and in the social and intellectual structure of the Communication field. Research in the field of communication has been characterised by its multidisciplinary approach; resulting in multiple schools, traditions, and approaches, and therefore, in a DESCRIPTION series of objects of study and research results with great diversity and, on occasion, a high level of dispersion as one of its main features. AND THEMATIC On the other hand, there has been a key transformation in this field in recent decades AREAS with an exponential increase in scientific production and in greater international collaboration between authors. Changes in communication education have had a lot to do with this change, with a highly significant increase in the educational offering together with changes in the regulation of access to teaching careers in Spain, which have influenced, and continue to influence, research development. Accordingly, this monograph presents a reflection on the new challenges and opportunities research is facing in the field of communication and, specifically, the challenge of consolidating a unique identity, which are reflections we consider necessary. This is a panorama in which issues such as education, specialisation, globalisation, gender differences/perspectives, and ethical debates, among others, take on special relevance. Nor should we lose sight of the structural aspects that determine the evaluation or funding criteria, nor the regulatory framework, which ultimately influence the development of research in this field. At the same time, this monograph aims to focus on the new trends observed in communication research that aspire to consolidate themselves as objects of study. This approach is carried out from a three-fold perspective: concepts, media and approaches. Keywords: Communication, research, scientific production, academic journals, teaching, ethics Thematic areas: • Scientific publication in communication: Does it have a unique personality, or is it an imitation of other disciplines? • The role of academic journals in communication research • Research in specialised areas of communication • Teaching in the communication field and its investigation • Ethical debates in communication research • Communication research beyond the Anglo-Saxon realm: perspectives and contexts from the southern part of the world– Latin America, Africa, and other geographical areas • Gender differences and perspectives in communication research • Structural constraints of research. Policy, evaluation, funding and other factors • Challenges and weaknesses in communication research • Prospects and emerging approaches in communication research: new concepts, new media, and new theories. • Deadline to receive manuscripts: 31/05/2021 CALENDAR • Double-blind peer review phase: 1/06/2021 – 30/09/2021 • Editing, proofreading and translation phase: 1/10/2021 - 30/11/2021 • Monograph publication: 15/12/2021 (DOXA n.º 33) Salomé Berrocal Gonzalo (University of Valladolid) Marta Redondo García (University of Valladolid) Francisco Cabezuelo Lorenzo (Complutense University of Madrid) Graciela Padilla Castillo (Complutense University of Madrid) María Ángeles Chaparro Domínguez (Complutense University of Madrid Luis Mañas Viniegra (Complutense University of Madrid) Antonio Cesar Moreno Cantano (Complutense University of Madrid) María Belén Puebla Martínez (Rey Juan Carlos University) PROPOSED Nuria Navarro Sierra (Rey Juan Carlos University) Juan Martín Quevedo (Rey Juan Carlos University) SCIENTIFIC Ana González Neira (University of A Coruña) REVIEWERS Juan Luis Manfredi Sánchez (University of Castilla–La Mancha) José María Herranz de La Casa (University of Castilla–La Mancha) Marta Pérez Pereiro (University of Santiago de Compostela) Aitor Zuberagoitia Espilla (University of Mondragon) Belén Cambronero Saiz (International University of La Rioja) Lucía Tello Díaz (International University of La Rioja) Antonio Ramos Arroyo (International University of La Rioja) Jesús Segarra Saavedra (University of Alicante) Manuscripts received shall have a minimum of 5,000 and a maximum of 10,000 words. 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