Philosophy of Communication Open and Self Nomination for Publication Awards

The Philosophy of Communication Division

 National Communication Association

Invites Open and Self Nomination for Publication Awards

Distinguished  Book,  Edited Book/Journal, Book  Chapter,  Journal
Article

Deadline:  September 1, 2016

PHILCOM  Publication  Awards  Committee  for  2016:

Andrew R. Smith (Chair), Isaac E. Catt, Galina Sinekopova

Distinguished Publication Award Categories are: (1) Book, (2) Themed
Edited Book or Themed Edited Journal; (3) Book Chapter, and (4) Journal
Article. Only one award per category will be made each year; if no
nomination is found adequate, no award will be made that year.

Nomination Eligibility: (1) Nominee Authors must be members of the
National Communication Association, but need not be members of the
Philosophy of Communication Division; (2) Nomination of publications
authored by committee members is not permitted during their term of
service; (3) Date of Nomination is a controlling factor; (4) Date of
Publication is open (while nomination of recent publications is typical,
items of signal historical contribution may also be nominated).

The Criteria for Award Selection are: (1) Original research contribution
to the Philosophy of Communication; (2) Sophisticated analyses of a
philosophical concept relevant to Communication, and, (3) Valuable
contribution to the broader discipline of Communication.

Award Selection Guidelines: (1) Author or Editor: Single preferred over
double, multiple; (2) Writing: clarity, conciseness, appropriate source
citation, (3) Organization: clear logic: analysis and synthesis,
problematic and thematic; and (4) Publisher: University preferred over
trade; International preferred over national, regional.

Evaluation Rubric: Each nomination will be Rated (0 = Not Acceptable, 1
= Average, 2 = Good, 3 = Excellent) and Ranked (0 = Excluded, 1 = First
Choice, 2 = Second Choice, 3 = Third Choice, etc.). Items rated and
ranked "0" will be eliminated from further consideration as failing to
meet the award criteria.

Successful Carry Over Nominations (beginning with the year of
nomination): (1) Book nominations [single-authored and edited] are
considered over a four year period; (2) Themed Edited Book or Themed
Edited Journal nominations are considered over a four year period; (3)
Book Chapter nominations are considered over a four year period; and (4)
Journal Article nominations are considered over a two year period. The
date of publication is determined in all cases by the printed copyright
date.

A Nomination Dossier consists of (1) a letter of nomination (self
nomination is permitted); (2) copy of the publication, and (3) any
review documents available, e.g. book reviews. All nomination material
must be submitted in PDF file form. Where an e-book is not available,
three print copies must be submitted. Nominations and/or books sent
directly from the publisher's marketing department will not be accepted.

SEND NOMINATIONS AND DOSSIER MATERIALS BY 09/01/2016 TO:

arsmith@edinboro.edu

Andrew R. Smith - PHILCOM AWARDS

210 Normal Street | 208 Compton Hall

Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA 16444

Tel: 814.732.2165  |  Fax: 814.732.2184