ODS 8 Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico

The deadline for abstract submissions to the Future of Magazine (FoM) 2025 conference has been extended to 9 June 2025. Now in its second edition, this biennial international event invites scholars, practitioners and creative professionals to engage with the theme: “(Re)Thinking Magazines: Challenges and Opportunities”.

Why Attend FoM 2025?

• International Keynotes
  
  
  • Elena Caratti, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
    
    
  • Patrícia Reis, curator of Egoísta magazine
    
    
  • James Hewes, Founder & Lead Consultant, Soho Consulting (FIPP)
    
    
  • Jeremy Leslie, founder of magCulture
    
    
• Diverse Formats
  
  
  • Oral presentations
    
    
  • Poster sessions (authors bring a physical poster)
    
    
  • Remote panel discussions
    
    
• Publication Opportunity
  Outstanding papers will be invited for development and publication in the International Journal of Magazine Studies (IJMS).
  
  

Themes and Topics

This event welcomes submissions from all disciplines, including Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Communication Design, History, Gender Studies, Business Models and beyond that address, for example:

• Magazines in the digital transition
  
  
• Social and community roles of magazines
  
  
• Magazines as cultural and artistic artefacts
  
  
• Innovation, multimedia narratives, and new business models
  
  
• Theoretical and methodological approaches to magazine analysis
  
  
• Case studies: indie, specialised, and corporate magazines
  
  

A full list of suggested topics is available on the FoM website.

Submission Guidelines

• Abstracts: up to 500 words (incl. references)
  
  
• Poster proposals: up to 500 words (excl. figures/references)
  
  
• Submissions are double-blind; please anonymize your document.
  
  
• Accepted poster presenters must prepare a physical paper or fabric poster for display.
  
  

Submit your abstract via platform: https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/futureofmagazine/about/submissions

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Learn more about FoM 2025 at: https://maglab.cicant.ulusofona.pt/fom-2025

CICANT announces Lusófona University's leadership in C-Accelerate Plus, a new project funded by the EIT Higher Education Initiative. Building on the success of the original C-Accelerate, this initiative aims to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurial capacity in higher education institutions across the cultural and creative sectors.

Rooted in the FilmEU alliance, C-Accelerate Plus expands the network to include partners from Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia—bringing new perspectives from Widening and RIS countries. The consortium also includes key industry players like SP Televisão.

The project will roll out accelerator programmes, micro-credentials, and short courses, while also developing joint infrastructures such as creative factories and an Artistic Intelligence Transfer Office. Through these activities, it seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, mentoring networks, and long-term innovation strategies in the arts and media.

Learn more about C-Accelerate Plus here.

CICANT researcher Carla Sousa has co-authored the article "Implementation of Game-Based Learning in Educational Contexts: Challenges and Intervention Strategies," published in the Electronic Journal of e-Learning.

This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges associated with integrating game-based learning into educational settings. The article was co-authored by Havva Yaman from Trabzon University, who spent a year at CICANT as a visiting scholar. The research is a key outcome of her scientific mission, contributing valuable insights into intervention strategies for overcoming barriers in game-based learning.

The full article is available at: https://doi.org/10.34190/ejel.22.10.3480