06/26/2025

CSCA 2026 Convention - Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group Call for Submissions

ARGUMENTATION AND FORENSICS INTEREST GROUP
Call for Papers and Panels
Central States Communication Association (CSCA) Annual Convention-Minneapolis, MN
April 14^th -19^th, 2026
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The Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group invites the submission of competitive papers, panels, roundtable discussions, and innovative programming for the 2025 CSCA convention in Minneapolis, MN. The purpose of the Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group is to promote scholarship related to forensics education, the forensics discipline, and the forensics activity, as well as to promote argumentation-based scholarship in a wide variety of fields. A range of topics are welcome, and we especially encourage members to address issues related to the convention theme, Translate! Submissions that foreground the voices of marginalized groups and underrepresented scholars are especially welcomed. Regarding panels, preference will be given to those with panelists representing multiple institutions rather than representing a single institution.

Submission Details/Requirements:

Papers: Only completed papers will be accepted.

• Include a title and a brief abstract (required).
• Graduate students should type “STUDENT” on the upper right-hand corner of the title
• If the paper will be a graduate student debut, please type “DEBUT STUDENT” in the upper right-hand corner of the title page.
• To be considered a graduate student debut paper:
  • the author must be a graduate student,
  • the paper must have single authorship, and
  • the paper must be the author’s first paper to be presented at
• If you would like your paper to be considered for the Inclusive Scholarship Award, type “INCLUSIVE SCHOLARSHIP” in the upper right-hand corner of the title page.
  • To be considered as an exemplar of inclusive scholarship, the paper must demonstrate academic rigor in the examination of communication and historically marginalized communities/populations.
  • If your paper should be considered for this, the paper must clearly articulate, in at least one paragraph in the abstract, how the respective scholarship explicitly addresses equity and inclusion.
  • Additionally, make sure to select the Equity and Inclusion Scholarship option in

Other Details:

All technology requests must be made at the time of submission. Submissions must be received by 11:59 PM, CDT, October 10, 2025.

Send submissions electronically through our CSCA online submission site.

Interest Group Planner: Dr. Ryan Rigda, Saginaw Valley State University, rsrigda@svsu.edu