[Air-l] CFP: Computer Mediated Technologies Special Issue

[Mark D. Johns]

The Iowa Journal of Communication announces a 2005 special issue on 
internet communication, guest edited by Mark Johns. Manuscripts should be 
received no later than January 30, 2005.
             Computer-mediated technologies (CMTs) are no longer the 
province of "techies," but have become everyday means of social interaction 
in our society.  This interdisciplinary issue welcomes research on the 
impact CMTs have had in daily communication among family members and 
coworkers, colleagues and competitors, friends and strangers.  Papers 
investigating how individuals communicate with one another through email, 
community mailing lists (listservs or USENET), instant messaging, weblogs, 
MUDs and MOOs, game environments, and other online venues will be 
considered.  The issue will particularly focus on issues arising for 
researchers in effectively and ethically studying online communication, 
therefore papers dealing specifically with these "meta-research" issues, 
and papers suggesting particularly innovative adaptations of traditional 
research methods to the CMT settings are especially welcomed.
             We welcome submissions from researchers in a variety of 
areas.  Any manuscripts not accepted for the special issue will be 
considered for the general issue of the journal.
             The IJC follows a policy of blind review so no author 
identification should appear in the body of the manuscript.  Manuscripts 
should not exceed 25 pages and should include a title page that includes 
author(s) name, academic position, institutional affiliation, full address, 
telephone number, email address and brief author bio.  An abstract of not 
more than 150 words should accompany the paper.  All submissions 
must  conform to the most current edition of the APA.  Queries and 
manuscript submissions should be sent electronically to: Kimberly A. 
Powell, Editor, Iowa Journal of Communication, powellki at luther.edu.

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Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Communication/Linguistics,
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
http://faculty.luther.edu/~johnsmar/
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