Journal of the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri

One of the cornerstones of STAM is the annual Journal.  This award-winning publication serves the STAM community and beyond with scholarly resources, original research, and proven teaching resources.  Published once a year, each STAM member that attends the fall conference receives a print copy free of charge.  Current STAM members will also be able to access the current issue online in searchable PDF format.  Past issues of the Journal are being digitized currently and will be made available to the general public once that process is complete.

Policy Statement and Call for Papers


The editor of the Journal of the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri is presently accepting manuscripts. Scholarly articles, book and resource reviews, and teaching resources are all encouraged. Scholarship from a diversity of areas from the discipline encompassing communication, speech, and theatre will be considered. These areas include, but area not limited to: Speech, Debate, Theatre Instruction and Performance, Communication Theory, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Health Communication, Rhetoric, Persuasion, Organizational Communication, Political Communication, Family Communications, Listening, Communication Ethics, Mediation, Public Relations, Film, Mass Media Theory, Mediated Communication, and New Communication Technologies.  

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: MAY 1

All submissions should be in Microsoft Word, and emailed to Gina Jensen, Director of Publications (jensen@webster.edu). References should follow the latest edition of the American Psychological Association style manual. A separate page with abstract, author affiliation and bio(s) should be included. Please contact Gina Jensen with any questions regarding submissions.