Call for papers Quaderns del CAC 52. Public Opinion and Social Transformation
**Deadline: 15 July 2025**
The actual context forces us to ask ourselves where and how the public opinion is shaped and, above all, what is the influence of the media in this process. The study of public opinion remains central to understanding what causes social transformation, but the idea of social progress has been shattered.
From the point of view of production, journalism coexists with practices far from the values and practices of the profession so it is almost impossible to avoid fake news, false information and, what is even more worrying, it is not always easy to distinguish it.
Democratic systems, based on citizen participation, require a well-informed and critical citizenry. Given the advance of the extreme right, we believe it is urgent to reflect on the processes of public opinion shaping.
From Quaderns del CAC, we encourage you to send us proposals that help us to define and understand how public opinion is formed today in a context characterised by digitalisation, disinformation and polarisation. As a guideline, we propose these thematic approaches. We propose, for example, topics related to public opinion and the political system, the role of culture in the gestation of public opinion, censorship, cancellation, trends of opinion in social media, opinion polls, surveys, the role of corporate communication and lobbying strategies.
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Instructions for authors
Initial considerations
- Before starting the submission process, it is recommended to review all the sections of the About the journal section:
- Open Access Policy
- Peer Review Process
- Code of ethics and good practice
- Anti-plagiarism
- Texts must be originals and unpublished and not assessed in other publications. By submitting a text to Quaderns del CAC, every author states that these requirements are met, being the author responsible of any reclaim due to the non-fulfilment of this warranty.
- Articles must be submitted in digital format, preferably in Word or compatible format. Each page should be about 30 lines long, in font size 12.
- Languages: the journal accepts articles and book reviews in Catalan, Spanish and English. We undertake the correction and translation of the texts in the three languages. There are no article submission or processing charges to submit or publish in this journal.
The journal accepts both empirical and theoretical articles for the monographic section and for the miscellaneous section. Texts can make contributions in the field of audiovisual communication and culture research, from different disciplinary perspectives, with a particular focus on European and international research
Submission
Articles must be submitted through RACO's OJS platform. Please contact the journal if you have any problems during the process of registering or creating your user profile, accessing the platform or submitting your article: quadernsdelcac@gencat.cat.
The Editorial Board of the journal will first assess the quality and suitability of the papers received. Afterwards, those articles accepted must overcome a double blind peer-review process prior its publication.
Length
The maximum length should not exceed 7,500 words, notes and references included.
Title
When submitting, the title must be a maximum of 20 words. Additional information can be added later through the subtitle.
Abstract and keywords
The article has to include an abstract of 150 words and at least five keywords (maximum ten).
Languages
The journal accepts papers in Catalan, Spanish and English.
Authorship
The article must be submitted anonymised, without any reference to the names of the authors or any details that could identify them in the text or notes, as well as in the properties and metadata of the file.
Please attach in a separate file the title of the article, and the following details of the authors of the article, which will be included as part of the content of the article in case of publication:
- Full academic name
- Institution and affiliation
- E-mail address (preferably institutional)
- ORCID
References
The bibliographic citation must follow the criteria establish by APA 7.0. If the document has a DOI name, write it down at the end of the reference. All URL must be shortened with http://bitly.com or similar.
The list of references has to be placed at the end of every article, in alphabetical order. References in the text must appear into brackets with the name of the author, the year of edition and the pages: (Name, year).
Endnotes
Endnotes are acceptable but should be used sparingly and as little as possible.
Tables, figures and images
Tables and figures have to be provided with short, descriptive titles and also in Arabic numbers. Place all footnotes to tables and their source(s) under the tables.
They must be inserted not as an image but in an editable format (e.g. in Excel). They also should be placed in the appropriate place in the text, not at the end of the article.
Colour figures, tables and graphs are admitted and they all should have the source well identified. Authors must hold their rights of reproduction.
Images can be attached in png or jpg format via the OJS system when submitting.
Copyright notice
The journal is licenced under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) and in accordance with the spirit of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI Declaration).
Instructions for authors
Initial considerations
- Before starting the submission process, it is recommended to review all the sections of the About the journal section:
- Open Access Policy
- Peer Review Process
- Code of ethics and good practice
- Anti-plagiarism
- Texts must be originals and unpublished and not assessed in other publications. By submitting a text to Quaderns del CAC, every author states that these requirements are met, being the author responsible of any reclaim due to the non-fulfilment of this warranty.
- Articles must be submitted in digital format, preferably in Word or compatible format. Each page should be about 30 lines long, in font size 12.
- Languages: the journal accepts articles and book reviews in Catalan, Spanish and English. We undertake the correction and translation of the texts in the three languages. There are no article submission or processing charges to submit or publish in this journal.
Books reviewed
Quaderns del CAC has a special section dedicated to reviewing significant new publications in the field of communication, and in particular, in the audiovisual sector. The works reviewed must be current; they must have been published in the last two full years, although an earlier book may be included if justified.
Length
The maximum length is 1,300 words.
Title
In addition to the corresponding bibliographic citation, the review must have a title of a maximum of 10 words summarising the content.
Authorship
The following details of the authors of the article must be included in the review, which will appear as part of the content in case of publication:
- Full academic name
- Institution and affiliation
- E-mail address (preferably institutional)
- ORCID
Submission
Reviews must be submitted through RACO's OJS platform. Please contact the journal if you have any problems during the process of registering or creating your user profile, accessing the platform or submitting your review: quadernsdelcac@gencat.cat.
Recommendations
- The text must provide the reader with a general idea of the content of the book reviewed, as well as a personal assessment of the interest of the work. Therefore, it should include a description and analysis of the work, as well as conclusions that point out to the reader the value and significance of the book.
- It is recommended that the author of the book be briefly introduced by means of a commentary on his or her career or most recent works.
- The summary and content analysis is the most important part of the review, so it is necessary to explain the thematic field in which the work is situated, the perspective and objectives proposed by the author, and the fundamental thesis of the book and its development.
- The critical evaluation is generally positive, but it can also be negative, in both cases an adequate argumentation is required. The reader must be informed about the value, interest and usefulness of the book reviewed. Details such as the use of sources, documentation, the bibliography used by the author, the formal presentation of the book, etc. can be included if necessary.
- The citation model of the bibliographic record must follow the APA 7.0 criteria. If the document has a DOI, it must be included at the end of the reference. All URL addresses should be given with a shortened address such as http://bitly.com or similar.
- Any quotations from the book reviewed should be written in inverted commas. The page number should be included in brackets after the quotation. "Text of the quotation" (p. XX).
Copyright notice
The journal is licenced under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) and in accordance with the spirit of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI Declaration).
