8th European Conference on Social Media
1 - 2 July 2021, a Virtual Conference
Together with the university we have made the decision to run ECSM as a fully virtual conference. The conference dates will remain 1 – 2 July 2021. The virtual conference will take place using Zoom and be an opportunity to meet participants from around the globe, listen to important keynote presentations and take part in workshops and networking session.
A Virtual Conference hosted by ACI and UCLan Cyprus, Larnaca
Welcome to ECSM 2021
The European Conference on Social Media was established 8 years ago in Brighton and has subsequently been held in Portugal, France, Lithuania and Ireland. The conference has attracted participants from more than 40 countries and been attended by a combination of academic scholars, public sector workers, practitioners and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of the social media industry. A number of journals are selecting papers from the conference for further development and publication.
Conference Chair
Dr Christos Karpasitis
Personal Message from the Conference Chair
On behalf of the ECSM 2021 organising committee, I am delighted to welcome you to the 8th European Conference on Social Media supported by the University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus). ECSM 2021 will offer you the ideal opportunity to experience Cyprus, network with academics and practitioners, exchange ideas and develop new insights. We look forward to seeing you in online for the conference!
Important Dates
| Abstract submission deadline | STILL ACCEPTING ABSTRACTS |
| Notification of abstract acceptance | 18 December 2020 |
| Full paper due for review | 28 January 2021 |
| Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes) | 08 April 2021 |
| Earlybird registration closes | 22 April 2021 |
| Final paper due (with any changes) | 06 May 2021 |
| Final Author registration date | 27 May 2021 |
Conference Publications
Papers accepted for the ECSM after the double-blind peer review process, will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. The conference proceedings have an ISSN (2055-7213) and will be assigned an ISBN on publication. Additionally, papers that have been presented at the conference will also be considered for further development an possible publication in the journals listed below. Note that journal editors are provided with the conference proceedings and will make selections if they feel work is appropriate and of sufficient quality for the journal. If invited to publish in a journal authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication.
- Online Information Review published by Emerald Insight, ISSN: 1468-4527
- International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments published by Inderscience, ISSN 2050-3962
- International Journal of Web-Based Communities published by Inderscience,
- Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society published by Emerald Insight, ISSN 1477-996X
Conference Accreditations
Proceedings of the European Conference on Social Media (ECSM) are:
- Indexed in the ISI Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index
- Indexed by the Institution of Engineers and Technology in the UK (INSPEC)
- Listed in the EBSCO database
- Listed in the ProQuest database
- Indexed by Elsevier SCOPUS
- Indexed by Google Books and Google Scholar
The Conference Proceedings are submitted for accreditation on publication. Please note that depending on the accreditation body, this process can take several months