Call for Papers: 54th edition | “Communication and health in the digital age: emerging agendas and contemporary challenges”

07/28/2026

The field of Communication and Health has established itself as a key interdisciplinary space for understanding the processes of health, illness and care from critical, inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives, situated within the Latin American and global contexts.

In the current context, characterised by digitalisation, the expansion of technological platforms, artificial intelligence and the growing circulation of misinformation in the health sector, it is essential to review and update research agendas, as well as to analyse their implications in terms of inequality, access, rights and social participation.

This field has demonstrated the need to integrate approaches that transcend the theory–practice dichotomy and incorporate social, cultural, technological and political dimensions into the analysis of health processes.

This special issue aims to bring together research that analyses the role of communication in contemporary health processes, drawing on critical and interdisciplinary approaches situated within the Latin American and global contexts, thereby contributing to the strengthening of the field and its international profile.

Articles may address, amongst others, the following themes:

  • Health promotion and education;
  • Communication and chronic and emerging diseases;
  • Risk communication, health crises and misinformation;
  • Digital health, artificial intelligence and platforms;
  • eHealth and information technology
    Public policy and communication in health;
  • Migration, gender and interculturality in health;
  • Media narratives and health journalism;

  • Media literacy and health;

  • Community communication and social engagement;

  • Doctor-patient relationship and health education;

  • Social marketing and public health campaigns;

  • Social determinants of health
    Global health and One Health;

    Submission guidelines

    Languages: preference is given to papers in Spanish and Portuguese, though articles in English may also be submitted;

    Manuscripts must be submitted via the journal’s platform, and authors must comply with the journal’s editorial guidelines without exception, available at: http://revista.pubalaic.org/index.php/alaic/about/submissions

    Deadline for submission: 31 October 2026.

    Publication is scheduled for: February 2027.

    Special issue coordinators: WG 5 – Communication and Health

    Janet García González (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León) janet.garciagnz@uanl.edu.mx

    Monica Petracci (University of Buenos Aires) mnpetracci@gmail.com

    About the journal

    The Latin American Journal of Communication Sciences (ISSN 1807-3026), published by ALAIC (Latin American Association of Communication Researchers), is a quarterly scientific journal with an international scope. Its main objective is to promote the dissemination, democratisation and strengthening of the Latin American school of communication thought, broadening dialogue with the global academic community and contributing to the holistic development of society across the continent.

    In addition to the papers for the special issue, we are still accepting articles outside this theme for the ‘Open Submissions’ section of issue 54. It is also essential to follow the journal’s guidelines: http://revista.pubalaic.org/index.php/alaic/about/submissions