Lines below you will find the full text submission rules and dates, depending on the publication option and information on the presentation of the communications.

Abstract submission

The proposals of abstracts (500 words) for any of the thematic areas must include the basic information of the work respecting the IMRD (Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion) and can be sent in Spanish or English from December 3rd, 2020 until February 15st, 2021 through the following form.. 

Evaluation and acceptance of proposals

Communication proposals will be blindly peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee, taking into account the following evaluation criteria: 

• The theme must be congruent with one of the established thematic lines.
• The presentation must be structured in a clear and organized way.
• Specify clearly whether it is an institutional experience, or an essay resulting from personal or collective research, etc
• It should produce a net contribution to the knowledge of the academic community.

The authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their proposal between March 2-8th, 2021.

All the abstracts of the accepted papers will be published in a digital book of abstracts edited by the Publisher of the University of Seville.

Presentation of papers

In order to defend a communication in any of the tables, it will be necessary to be the author of the communication and to be expressly stated in the signature of the paper sent to the Scientific Committee.

Once the communication proposal has been accepted, the authors must send a video presentation of the same of a maximum duration of 2 minutes here before 12th April 2021, in which the object of study and the objectives of the research are briefly outlined. These videos will be published on the website of the Congress as well as on the social networks where it is present, giving projection and diffusion to the participants and their contribution

To be certified as a speaker at the Congress, at least one of the signatories of the communication must defend it online on the day and at the time that corresponds to him/her, according to the programme. The established presentation time will be between 7 and 10 minutes for each communication. The certificates to the authors, once the presentation has been made, will be sent electronically.

Each author can sign a maximum of two communications with the payment of a single registration fee. Likewise, all the signatories of the communications must formalize their registration within the established deadlines.

Sending full texts

The communications must be original and unpublished works that have not been previously published, neither in books nor in scientific journals, nor presented in other conferences. Those that have been accepted by the Scientific Committee of the Congress and defended at the same, may opt for one of the following publication options:

• Digital book of summaries with the stamp of the Publishing House of the University of Seville. In this book all the summaries will be edited by default in a book.
• Book of abstracts and submission of the final text for the Textual & Visual Media magazine. Authors must send the text adapted to the rules of the journal through the OJS platform of the journal..
• Book of abstracts and sending the final text for the Ámbitos magazine. International Journal of Communication. The authors must send the adapted text to the rules of the journal  before December 31st, 2021 through the OJS platform of the journal.
• Book of abstracts and sending the final text for the IROCAMM. The authors must send the adapted text to the rules of the journal before June 1st, 2021 through the OJS platform of the journal.
• Book of abstracts and submission of the final text for the journal Análisi (Q2). Authors must send the text adapted to the rules of the journal before June 21st, 2021 through the journal's OJS platform.
• Book of abstracts and digital book chapter edited by Gedisa and the SEP. Authors must send the full text with a maximum length, including bibliographic references, of 6000 words and adapted according to the rules and style guide for sending originals and template before June 25st, 2021 through the form. The notification of chapter evaluation will be between September 1st and 15th, 2021.
• Book of abstracts and digital book chapter with the stamp of the Editorial of the University of Seville for those papers that are accepted after the peer review and that are not selected in the previous options. Authors will be notified that they must send the full text with a maximum length, including bibliographic references, of 6000 words and adapted according to the rules and style guide for sending originals.

Merits of the participants

1. Attendance at all sessions and conferences of the Congress.
2. Participation in up to 2 lectures.
3. Certificate of presentation of paper and participation that will be sent electronically after the online defence.
4. Digital publication of the summary of the paper in a collective book with the University of Seville Publishing House.
5. Possibility of publication of the final text in one of the following options (prior peer review):
   • Textual & Visual Media magazine.
   • Ámbitos. International Journal of Communication.
   • IROCAMM magazine.
   • Anàlisi. Quaderns de comunicació i cultura (Q2) magazine.
   • Digital book chapter edited by Gedisa and the SEP.
   • Digital book chapter with the stamp of the Editorial of the University of Seville.

Fechas clave

• 3 December: Call for papers and opening of registration .
• 15 February 2021: Deadline for abstract submission.
• 2-8 March 2021: Notification of acceptance of proposals.
• 15 March 2021:: Deadline for reduced registration
• 12 April 2021: Deadline for sending the video presentation of accepted papers.
• 24 May 2021: Deadline for registration.
  
• 28 May 2021: Publication of the Book of Abstracts on the congress website.
• 27 and 28 May 2021: Presentation of communications and celebration of the Congress. 
• 1 June 2021: The deadline for sending articles to the journal IROCAMM.
• 21 June 2021: The deadline for sending articles to the journal Análisi.
• 25 June 2021: The deadline for sending the complete text for for the book edited by Gedisa and the SEP (2022). 
• Those papers that are accepted after the peer review and that are not selected in the previous options, will be published as book chapters with the stamp of the Editorial of the University of Seville.
• 1 to 15 September 2021: Notification of evaluation and acceptance of chapters for the book edited by Gedisa and the SEP
• 31 December 2021: The deadline for sending articles to the journal Ámbitos International Journal of Communication.
• Open date: for submission of papers to the magazines Textual & Visual Media.

PARTICIPATION

Due to the current circumstances of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in view of a scenario that is difficult to predict in the future, the Congress will be held virtually on 27 and 28 May 2021. In view of this, the defence of communications will combine 2 strategies: the preparation and uploading to the platform of a video presentation on the paper, as well as the defence of the same live. Participation will be as follows:

1) the development and upload to the platform of a video presentation about the presentation. 

2) The defense of live communication. We put at your disposal the presentation template to facilitate your work.

Participation will take place as indicated below.

Procedure for online participation without communication

Those who wish to participate in this modality will have the contents available in open format and it will be possible to comment on and receive answers from the speakers..

Those who wish to obtain an official certificate of their participation must register for the Congress in due time and manner. This modality has a discount on the Congress fees.

In this case, it will be necessary to accredit at least four comments in the communications that you choose, of all those exposed in the Congress.

Procedure for online participation with communication         

1- Video presentation

Congress participants must make a video as a presentation of their communication, with a duration of less than 2 minutes and send before 12th April 2021. Once the video has been made, it must be uploaded to their personal YouTube account and then sent to the Congress platform as a link https://www.sepsevilla2021.com/videopost. The procedure to be followed is indicated below.

1. The first signer or author in charge of the communication must fill in the form in their user profile indicating his or her name and surname(s) and the following information:

• • Indicate the title of the paper.
  • Add the details of the other signatories of the communication.
  • Select the thematic area in which your paper is to be presented.
  • Attach the URL of YouTube where you have uploaded the video presentation of your paper and press send.

The video will be published in your work area, where it can be viewed and commented on by all congress participants.. You will have to access the platform with your credentials and answer the questions and comments. Also, it will be published on the Congress social networks with the hashtag #SEPSevilla2021

2- Participation in the Congress

On 27th and 28th May, congress participants will have to defend their communications, which will last between 8 minutes. To this end, virtual rooms will be set up for the different tables. The link to these rooms will be indicated days before the Congress is held on the Congress website. You can access the program and virtual rooms from here.

Once the papers have been presented, there will be a period of time at the various communication tables where congress participants will be able to ask questions, make suggestions or comment on other papers and respond live.

Once the Congress is over, those congress participants who have defended their communication and participated will receive a certificate of presentation and participation.

Contacto:  secretariaSEP2021@sepsevilla2021.com