18 January 2026 - Deadline for submissions (abstract and special sessions)
27 February 2026 - Notification of acceptance; opening of conference registration; opening of full paper submissions
30 April 2026 - Deadline for full paper submissions to be considered for Best Paper Award, submissions for the Paper Development Workshop and submissions for the PhD Workshop
30 April 2026 - Closing of Conference Registration
27 May 2026 PhD - Workshop, Paper Development Workshop, and Welcome reception
28-29 May 2026 - emma 2026 Annual Conference
30 May 2026 - Social post-conference activities
Please see Call for Papers in PDF format below.
Note: The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 30, 2026.
The deadline for full paper submissions is April 30, 2026. Full papers are qualified for the #emmalappeenranta Best paper Award only if submitted by the deadline.
Full papers are to be submitted via EasyChair. Log in to your existing submission. In the upper-right corner of the screen, select “Update Information” or “Update Authors” if you need to make changes to the abstract or author details. To upload your full manuscript, click “Update File” and follow the prompts to submit the manuscript.
Submissions must be in the format of the Journal of Media Business Studies. That is English, size 12 font, Times New Roman and double-line spacing.
Please note that the PhD Workshop submission instructions can be found below under "Invitation to emma 2026 PhD Workshop".
We warmly invite doctoral researchers participating in the emma 2026 conference to join the PhD Workshop organized as part of the emma 2026 conference.
The workshop will take place on May 27, 2026 (from 8.30 to 13.00). This year‘s workshop consists of two parts: 1) Methods session and 2) Traditional round-table format. The program includes a coffee break and lunch at 13:00.
Please see Invitation to the emma 2026 PhD Workshop and the submission guidelines below.
All participants are asked to register their participation in PhD Workshop and to submit their research summary via this form.
We warmly invite scholars participating in the emma 2026 Conference to join the Paper Development Workshop (PDW) hosted by the Journal of Media Business Studies (JOMBS). The workshop is organized as part of the emma 2026 Conference and offers a valuable opportunity to further develop research papers with guidance from members of the journal’s editorial team and other senior researchers.
The workshop will take place on May 27, 2026, at LUT University in Lappeenranta, Finland. It will be held from 14:00 to 17:00, including a coffee break. Participants are also welcome to join a lunch at the university at 13:00. Participation in the workshop is included in the conference fee.
The workshop is open to conference participants who are interested in receiving constructive and developmental feedback on research papers intended for submission to JOMBS. Papers should be at an advanced stage of development. A paper can be submitted to both emma 2026 and the PDW simultaneously, and papers not submitted to the conference are also welcome.
All participants are asked to register for the PDW and submit their paper via this form.
Registration for emma 2026 is now open. All conference participants and accompanying persons persons are asked to register by April 30, 2026, via this form.
400 € - Regular delegate fee (plus emma membership)
Includes the conference program, lunches and coffee breaks, welcome reception, dinner cruise on Lake Saimaa, and gala dinner
295 € - PhD student delegate fee (plus emma membership)
Includes the PhD workshop, conference program, lunches and coffee breaks, welcome reception, dinner cruise on Lake Saimaa, and gala dinner
170 € - Accompanying persons (emma membership not required)
Includes conference lunches, welcome reception, dinner cruise on Lake Saimaa, and gala dinner
90 € - Post-conference Social Day on May 30
Includes a sightseeing tour in South Karelia, a region shaped by its location along the Finnish–Russian border, followed by a sauna evening and dinner at LUT Beach Sauna by Lake Saimaa
Participants may join both parts of the program or only one, but the price remains the same
The prices of regular and PhD student delegate fees include the social programme fee of 150,00 € including VAT 25.5% (30,48 €), and the prices also include the conference fee (VAT 0%). The price of accompanying person includes VAT 25.5% (34,54 €) and the prife of post-conference social program includes VAT 25.5% (18,29 €).
Note: emma membership is a prerequisite for attending the annual conference. If you are planning to attend the conference, please ensure that you become a member prior to registering. You can become a member here.
Cancellation policy
If you need to cancel your registration or your participation in the post-conference social program, please contact us by email at emma2026@lut.fi. You can modify or cancel your registration until April 30, 2026, after which a cancellation fee of 50% will apply for cancellations made between May 1 and May 10. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made on or after May 11, 2026.
Registration for emma 2026 is now closed - see you in #emmalappeenranta!
