The assistant professor at Universidade Lusófona Ilo Alexandre has been appointed Head of Communication at MagLab, the first international research lab dedicated to Magazine Studies as an independent field of study.

The International Journal of Magazine Studies (IJMS) now accepts submissions for its second issue (Vol. 2 No. 1, 2025). Researchers and scholars are invited to submit original manuscripts exploring diverse aspects of magazine studies. As a peer-reviewed, open-access journal aspiring for Scopus indexing, IJMS fosters interdisciplinary scholarship across Communication, Journalism, Sociology, Visual Arts, Digital Media, and more.

Mary Hogarth’s article, The Emergence of Magazine Membership Models, published in the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Magazine Studies (IJMS), was recently highlighted in a publication from Media Makers Meet – Mx3, a premier network that brings together media professionals, innovators, and thought leaders to explore the future of content creation, distribution, and monetization.

MagLab will be holding a business meeting during the upcoming ECREA conference next Wednesday, September 25th, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in room FDV 5. The meeting, which is part of the official conference program, will provide attendees with the opportunity to discuss the future of MagLab and MagNet. All ECREA participants are invited to join and share their ideas to shape the direction of the network's upcoming initiatives. Click here to add it to your agenda.