𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
International Journal of Strategic Communication

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 October 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming strategic communication through automated content generation, algorithmic targeting, predictive analytics, and synthetic media. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in organizational communication processes, it raises critical ethical questions concerning transparency, accountability, authorship, persuasion, authenticity, and truth.

This Special Issue seeks conceptual, empirical, and methodological contributions that examine the ethical implications of AI in strategic communication. It encourages multidisciplinary perspectives that explore how AI-mediated communication influences organizations, stakeholders, public discourse, and communication practices while addressing emerging concerns around bias, trust, fairness, and responsible AI use.

The issue aims to advance theoretical understanding and provide practical insights into the opportunities and challenges created by AI-driven communication technologies.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Algorithmic ethics in strategic decision-making
• Ethical frameworks for evaluating AI-generated communication content
• Generative AI, truth, and manipulation in public discourse
• Human-AI responsibility and accountability in organizational communication
• AI bias and communicative fairness across cultural and global contexts
• Ethics of persuasion using synthetic media, including deepfakes and voice cloning
• Transparency, disclosure, and explainability in stakeholder communication
• Ethical risk communication using predictive and anticipatory AI systems
• Trust, credibility, and authenticity in AI-mediated public relations
• Ethical implications of emotion AI, sentiment analysis, and behavioral nudging
• AI and the reconfiguration of professional norms in communication industries
• Effects of AI-generated content on trust, credibility, and persuasion
• Audience responses to synthetic media and AI-mediated communication
• Experimental and computational approaches to AI ethics in communication

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Special Issue places particular emphasis on developing ethical frameworks and empirical evidence to understand how AI technologies are reshaping strategic communication practices. It seeks to foster responsible and transparent communication strategies while addressing the societal, organizational, and regulatory implications of AI-mediated communication.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Manuscripts should follow the International Journal of Strategic Communication author guidelines.
• Submissions must be made through the journal's online submission system.
• All manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review process.
• Manuscript submission deadline: 31 October 2027.
• Accepted papers will be published online first, with the Special Issue scheduled for publication in 2028.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Fuyuan Shen, Penn State University
• Heather Shoenberger, Penn State University

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

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