<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>(Apologies for cross-posting)<br><div><br></div><div>Dr. Jialei Jiang (University of Pittsburgh) and I (Dr. Gustav Verhulsdonck) are guest editors of an upcoming special issue for<i> <b>Computers and Composition</b></i><b> </b>on <i>"Multimodal User Experience Composition: Theories, Practices, and Methodologies with Emerging Technologies".</i>  </div><div><br></div><div>We are seeking submissions for this special issue. Here is the CFP:</div><div><u style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a id="m_-297258060817866221m_-1648981982625145003m_-6699981463439869553m_-3875323689547620465gmail-LPlnkOWA8f28e741-0be3-4171-4689-f6c36f6e042d" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-composition/about/call-for-papers#multimodal-user-experience-composition-theories-practices-and-methodologies-with-emerging-technologies" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-composition/about/call-for-papers#multimodal-user-experience-composition-theories-practices-and-methodologies-with-emerging-technologies</a></u></div><div><br></div><div>We welcome article proposals that can develop our understanding of multimodality, UX design, and composition in light of emerging technologies and ensuing theories, practices and methodologies. We envision this special issue as bridging work done in composition, rhetoric, and technical and professional communication and beyond through emerging technologies, so <font face="arial, sans-serif">scholars</font> doing work in these areas are strongly encouraged to submit a proposal.</div><div><br><br></div><div><b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b><br><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif">Individuals and co-authors are invited to submit a <b>500-word proposal</b>, not including references, that clearly identifies the critical discussions of UX research and/or design studies relevant to the fields of composition research and technical communication. Proposals should briefly provide an overview of the projected article as well as its contribution to the discipline.<br><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:revert;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">Proposals should be submitted as a <i>.doc</i> or .<i>docx </i>file, attached to an email addressed to</span><strong> </strong><span style="background-color:revert;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">both </span><strong>Jialei Jiang (<a href="mailto:j.jiang@pitt.edu" target="_blank">j.jiang@pitt.edu</a>)</strong><span style="background-color:revert;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert"> and</span><strong> Gustav Verhulsdonck (</strong><a href="mailto:gverhulsdonck@gmail.com" target="_blank"><b>gverhulsdonck@gmail.com</b></a><span style="background-color:revert;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">). The subject line should read </span><strong>“Special Issue Proposal: Multimodal User Experience Composition.</strong><span style="background-color:revert;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">” Queries are encouraged and should be posed via email to </span><strong>Jialei Jiang (<a href="mailto:j.jiang@pitt.edu" target="_blank">j.jiang@pitt.edu</a>) </strong><span style="background-color:revert;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">and </span><strong>Gustav Verhulsdonck (<a href="mailto:gverhulsdonck@gmail.com" target="_blank">gverhulsdonck@gmail.com</a>).</strong></div><div><p style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;font-feature-settings:revert;font-kerning:revert;font-size:revert;font-size-adjust:revert;font-stretch:revert;font-synthesis:revert;font-variant-alternates:revert;font-variant-east-asian:revert;font-variant-numeric:revert;text-orientation:revert;writing-mode:revert;zoom:revert;background:revert;background-blend-mode:revert;border:revert;border-radius:revert;border-collapse:revert;box-sizing:revert;break-after:revert;break-before:revert;break-inside:revert;caption-side:revert;clear:revert;columns:revert;column-fill:revert;column-rule:revert;column-span:revert;display:revert;empty-cells:revert;float:revert;height:revert;image-orientation:revert;isolation:revert;line-break:revert;line-height:revert;list-style:revert;margin:revert;max-height:revert;max-width:revert;min-height:revert;min-width:revert;mix-blend-mode:revert;object-fit:revert;object-position:revert;opacity:revert;outline:revert;overflow:revert;padding:revert;quotes:revert;speak:revert;table-layout:revert;text-align-last:revert;text-combine-upright:revert;text-decoration-line:revert;text-emphasis:revert;text-overflow:revert;text-underline-position:revert;vertical-align:revert;border-spacing:revert;width:revert;word-break:revert"><b><br>TIMELINE:</b><br>-Initial proposals due: <b>November 1st, 2024<br></b><span style="background-color:revert;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">-Preliminary decision to authors: </span><b>December 1st, 2024<br></b><span style="background-color:revert;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">-Drafts of 6,000-8,000 words due: <b>March 1st, 2025</b><br></span><span style="background-color:revert;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">-Reviewer comments delivered to authors: <b>June 1st, 2025</b><br></span><span style="background-color:revert;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">-Article revisions due: <b>August 1st, 2025</b><br></span><span style="background-color:revert;font-size:revert;text-decoration-line:revert">-Submission of final contributions for December 2025 release: <b>September 1st, 2025</b></span></p><div></div><div>Let us know if you have any questions!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Gustav and Jialei</div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Gustav Verhulsdonck, Ph.D.</div><div>Associate Professor, Business Information Systems, Central Michigan University</div><div>Visiting Researcher, DesignLab, University of Twente, the Netherlands</div><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br></div></div></div>