[Air-L] Call for a Newly Emerged Special Issue on the Arts

Mon Feb 4 22:50:26 PST 2013

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CFP JVWR Issue on the Arts

At the end of the year (2012) we looked at all past unpublished submissions
to find the best papers for the Assembled issue. We had more than 50
submissions.

Apparently, we had several unique papers connecting virtual worlds and the
arts. Thus we have decided to make a special issue about "Arts and Virtual
Worlds" as Volume 6 No. 2 (due for publication around June 2013 -- this
year!)

So...

We are *looking for 1-2 co-editors* for this issue -- if you have an
interest and background in the field as well as experience in academic
editing, please let us know by sending your CV and a cover letter to
tzafnat.shpak at jvwresearch.org.

Also: if you have a ready  FULL art-related paper that you think may fit
this issue, please submit it ASAP (deadline: 20-Feb-2013).

Current authors, who have already submitted relevant papers will be
notified, as their papers start the review process.

New authors are invited to submit papers that are innovative, original, and
contribute to the advancement of understanding of the arts as it applies to
virtual worlds. Papers will be considered by the Guest Editorial Board and
reviewed by expert referees using our double -open policy. Double-open
policy means that in general, authors do not need to anonymize their
papers, and reviewers identity is also known to authors. For more details
about it see JVWR site --> About JVWR --> For
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Our double-Open Policy.

Submission Instructions
Authors are invited to submit full papers via the JVWR publishing system
(see www.jvwreserach.org> about > for
authors<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=e0f8e0e7f8&e=790f62627f>).
Accepted papers will be published online in Volume 6, Number 2 of the
Journal, 2013.

Deadlines and Timeline
Please use the Journal publishing system (login at the top right of the
journal site, state that your submission is for the Arts issue.)

*Tentative Deadlines*

   - Authors submit full paper: 15 February, 2013
   - Editors send reviewers’ feedback on the paper, and indication of
   acceptance or rejection: 15 March 2013
   - Submission of revised paper (if necessary): 1 April 2013
   - Editors’ decision and comments for accepted papers: 15 April 2013
   - Authors submission of final version: 30 April 2013
   - Staff editors & authors work till planned publication date: 15 June
   2013

Further Information
The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
(http://www.jvwresearch.org/<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=793e2e5d32&e=790f62627f>)
is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of
scholarship and welcomes contributions from the many disciplines and
approaches that intersect virtual worlds research. The field of virtual
worlds research is a continuously evolving area of study that spans across
many disciplines and the JVWR editorial team looks forward to engaging a
wide range of creative and scholarly work.

For any information regarding this call, please contact:
Tzafnat Shpak, Coordinating Editor
tzafnat.shpak at jvwresearch.org<tzafnat.shpak at jvwresearch.org?subject=JVWR%20Special%20issue%20on%20Arts%20(2013)>

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   - Save the dates: JVWR event in Milan, Italy at ICIS 2013. So -- mark
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We wish us all a healthy and productive year.

*Tzafnat Shpak*
Coordinating Editor

*Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan*
Managing Editor

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