𝗔𝗜-𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗔𝗜-𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Cogent Social Sciences

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
14 March 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping contemporary information environments by determining which messages audiences see, how those messages are framed, and when they are delivered. Algorithmic targeting, generative content, virtual influencers, and large language models have transformed strategic communication and advertising into powerful yet often invisible systems of persuasion.

This Article Collection examines the growing asymmetry between sophisticated AI-driven persuasion systems and the ability of audiences to recognize, evaluate, and resist them. It seeks to explore how individuals and institutions respond to AI-mediated persuasion and how ethical, legal, and policy frameworks can evolve to protect audience agency in algorithmically driven communication environments.

The collection welcomes multidisciplinary, theoretically grounded, and policy-relevant contributions that advance understanding of AI-mediated persuasion and its implications for audiences, communicators, and regulators.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Persuasion knowledge in AI-driven advertising
• AI disclosure design and regulation
• Recognition of AI-generated content and virtual influencers
• Algorithmic transparency and consumer trust
• Personalization, psychological targeting, and manipulation
• Parasocial relationships with AI agents and virtual influencers
• AI and advertising literacy across demographic and cultural groups
• Children and adolescents in AI-mediated advertising environments
• Elderly consumers and anthropomorphic AI systems
• Deepfakes and synthetic media in commercial communication
• Platform governance and audience agency
• Cross-cultural dimensions of AI-driven persuasion
• Ethical and regulatory frameworks for AI-mediated communication
• Computational analyses, systematic reviews, and empirical investigations of AI-driven strategic communication

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Article Collection places particular emphasis on understanding how audiences interpret, evaluate, and seek control over AI-mediated persuasion systems. It aims to generate actionable outputs, including empirically grounded disclosure frameworks, replicable literacy interventions, and policy-ready recommendations that promote transparency, equity, and audience protection in AI-driven communication environments.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Manuscripts should be submitted through the Cogent Social Sciences online submission system.
• Authors should select the "Media and Communications Studies" section and choose the Article Collection title during submission.
• The collection welcomes quantitative, qualitative, systematic review, and computational studies.
• All submissions will undergo the journal's standard peer-review process.
• This Article Collection will be published as Open Access.
• Manuscript submission deadline: 14 March 2027.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Assistant Professor Ghanem Ayed Elhersh, Stephen F. Austin State University, USA
• Associate Professor Laeeq Khan, Ohio University, USA

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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