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The National Communication Association (NCA) is a
NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Convention. Between annual meetings of the Legislative Assembly, the association is governed by the executive committee. In addition, NCA has standing committees and councils: the Convention Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Leadership Development Committee, the Resolutions Committee, the Teaching and Learning Council, the Finance Committee, the Publications Council, the Research Council, and the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Council.
NCA is composed of 49 divisions, which cover various areas of study; seven sections, which address professional settings; and six caucuses, which represent specific demographic or socially defined segments of the NCA membership. It supports two national student organizations: Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) and Sigma Chi Eta (SCH).
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association of academics in the field of communication.
Organization
NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Convention. Between annual meetings of the Legislative Assembly, the association is governed by the executive committee. In addition, NCA has standing committees and councils: the Convention Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Leadership Development Committee, the Resolutions Committee, the Teaching and Learning Council, the Finance Committee, the Publications Council, the Research Council, and the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Council.
NCA is composed of 49 divisions, which cover various areas of study; seven sections, which address professional settings; and six caucuses, which represent specific demographic or socially defined segments of the NCA membership. It supports two national student organizations: Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) and Sigma Chi Eta (SCH).
Convention
NCA sponsors an annual convention on communication research and teaching. The NCA Annual Convention has been held every year since 1915, except for 1918, when it was cancelled because of the U.S. involvement inWorld War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
. The site of the convention changes every year and is determined five to seven years in advance. The convention site rotates among the western, midwestern, and eastern regions of the United States.
Publications
With its publishing partner,Taylor and Francis
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, NCA publishes 11 academic journals:
* ''Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies''
* ''Communication Education''
* ''Communication Monographs''
* ''Communication Teacher''
* ''Critical Studies in Media Communication''
* ''First Amendment Studies''
* ''Journal of Applied Communication Research''
* ''Journal of International and Intercultural Communication''
* ''Quarterly Journal of Speech''
* ''Review of Communication''
* ''Text and Performance Quarterly''
NCA regularly publishes ''Communication Currents'' essays, which summarize recent research published in NCA's journals. In 2020, NCA's quarterly magazine, ''Spectra'', transitioned from a print magazine to an online magazine. ''Spectra'' includes summaries of recently published research articles, announcements from the Association, job advertisements, news about members, and news from affiliated organizations. NCA launched ''Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast'' in 2020.
See also
*American Council of Learned Societies
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*American Association for the Advancement of Science
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*National Coalition Against Censorship
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* ScienceDebate.org
References
External links
National Communication Association
NCA Journals Official Homepage
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