Information Manipulation and the Integrity of Democratic Processes: FIMI, Disinformation, and Media Ecosystems

Call for Papers

Article Collection: Information Manipulation and the Integrity of Democratic Processes: FIMI, Disinformation, and Media Ecosystems

Journal: Cogent Social Sciences

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group

Manuscript Deadline: 11 November 2026

About the Article Collection

Cogent Social Sciences invites submissions for its Open Access Article Collection on "Information Manipulation and the Integrity of Democratic Processes: FIMI, Disinformation, and Media Ecosystems."

The collection explores the growing threat posed by Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), disinformation campaigns, hate speech, and technology-enabled misinformation to democratic institutions and public trust. As digital media ecosystems rapidly evolve, researchers are encouraged to investigate how manipulated information shapes political discourse, electoral processes, journalism, civic participation, and social cohesion.

This interdisciplinary collection seeks empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented research that examines the mechanisms, impacts, and countermeasures related to information manipulation across diverse media environments and regional contexts.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Disinformation and electoral processes

• Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)

• Hate speech and social polarization

• Technology-facilitated gender-based violence

• Platform interventions and counter-disinformation strategies

• Journalism, fact-checking, and media ethics

• Social media algorithms and misinformation amplification

• Analysis of fake news and manipulated media content

• Civic education, media literacy, and democratic resilience

• Political communication and information integrity

Submission Guidelines

• Manuscript Deadline: 11 November 2026

• This Article Collection will be published Open Access.

• Authors should submit manuscripts to Cogent Social Sciences under the Media and Communication Studies section and select the appropriate Article Collection during submission.

• All submissions must follow the journal's official author guidelines.

Article Collection Guest Advisor

• Dr. Mauro Marino Jiménez, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola

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