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  • Call for Papers - Vol. 5, No. 4

    2026-07-31

    Games, Gamification, Media Literacy and Transformation in Educational Contexts

    Guest Editors: Ana Filipa Oliveira (Universidade Lusófona, CICANT, Portugal); Marisa Mourão (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, CICANT, Portugal); João Léste (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, LINC-Design, Brazil); Bieke Zaman (KU Leuven, Belgium)

    Publication Timeline

    Abstract Submission Deadline: 20 November 2026
    Notification of Acceptance for Abstract Submissions:     21 December 2026
    Full Paper Submission Deadline:     28 February 2027
    Notification of Acceptance:     28 July 2027
    Publication Date:     December 2027
    *The first round of peer review is expected to be completed by then. Therefore, articles that are subject to only one round of peer review may be accepted until the end of May.

     

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  • Call for Papers - Vol. 5, No. 1

    2026-03-26

    Games Beyond Entertainment: Design, Pedagogy, Research and Social Impact

    Guest Editors: João Alves de Sousa (HEI-Lab, Lusófona University), Lisa Bievenue (School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Aarón Garrido (Esc. Tec. Sup. de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) & Baltasar Manjon (Department of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Complutense University of Madrid)

    Publication Timeline

    Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Dates are indicative.

    Abstracts for Round Table discussions and potential papers: 11 April 2026

    Notification of selected abstracts / final programme: 8 May 2026

    Symposium: 28–29 May 2026

    Full Paper Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026

    Notification of Acceptance: 30 November 2026

    Publication Date: March 2027


    The call for the symposium can be found here: https://playfulbydesign.illinois.edu/conference/symposium2026/

    It is not necessary to submit to the symposium to submit to this call for papers.

     

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  • Call for Papers - Vol. 5, No. 2 [CLOSED]

    2025-11-28

    Exploring the Intersections of Gender, Power, and Collective Resistance in Gaming Cultures

    Guest Editor: Luciana Lima (Integrated Researcher at Interactive Technologies Institute (https://iti.larsys.pt), LARSyS (Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Engineering and Science), Universidade de Lisboa) & Ana Pires (Integrated Researcher at Interactive Technologies Institute (https://iti.larsys.pt), LARSyS (Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Engineering and Science) and Invited Professor at Instituto Técnico Superior (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)

    Publication Timeline

    Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Dates are indicative.

    Full Paper Submission Deadline: 30.04.2026, EXTENDED until 18.05.2026

    Notification of Acceptance for Full Paper Submissions: September 2026

    Publication Date: First semester of 2027

     

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  • Call for Papers - Vol. 4, No. 2 [CLOSED]

    2025-05-16

    Games and Conflict Resolution

    Guest Editor: Micael Sousa (Center for Advanced Preparedness and Threat Response Simulation (CAPTRS); CITTA—Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Portugal)

    Publication Timeline

    Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Dates are indicative.

    Expression of interest: 31-05-2025

    Full Paper Submission Deadline: 25-07-2025

    Notification of Acceptance for Full Paper Submissions: End of 2025

    Publication Date: Second semester of 2026

     

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  • Call for Papers - Vol. 4, No. 1 [CLOSED]

    2025-04-03

    Inquiring the Intersection of Game and Play through Contemporary Artistic Practices

    Guest Editors: Hugo Barata (Lusófona University, CICANT) & Rui Antunes (Lusófona University, CICANT)

    Publication Timeline

    Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Dates are indicative.

    Full Paper Submission Deadline: 15-06-2025, EXTENDED until 31-08-2025

    Notification of Acceptance for Full Paper Submissions: 16-10-2025

    Publication Date: First semester of 2026

     

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  • Call for Papers - Vol. 3, No. 2 [CLOSED]

    2025-02-07
    Game Jams, Game-Making with Values, and Games Through and For Culture

    Guest Editors: Rikkie Toft Nørgård (Aarhus University, Danish School of Education) & Conceição Costa (Lusófona University, CICANT)

    Publication Timeline
    Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Dates are indicative.

    Full Paper Submission Deadline: 15-05-2025, EXTENDED until 01-06-2025

    Notification of Acceptance for Full Paper Submissions: 30-07-2025

    Publication Date: Second semester of 2025

    Contact: For inquiries about the special issue or submission process, please contact Rikke Toft Nørgård (rtoft@edu.au.dk)

     

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