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[ecrea] Special Issue on Blogging across Borders and Cultures

Thu Oct 14 13:32:37 GMT 2010


>Submission Due Date: November 15, 2010
>
>Special Issue on Blogging across Borders and Cultures
>
>International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and
>Technologies (IJICST)
>
>Introduction
>Since the late 1990s, Internet users have utilized blogs as one of the
>most ubiquitous communication tools to connect with audiences worldwide.
>Today blogging is firmly entrenched into the fabric of contemporary
>society. Versatile blogging systems provide unlimited access to
>web-publishing platforms that are free, preprogrammed, and easy to use.
>An example of social interactive technologies application used for
>generating and distributing content, blogging offers people of diverse
>backgrounds and organizations from both public and private realms ample
>opportunities for communication, interaction, sharing, and
>collaboration.=20
>
>Objective of the Special Issue
>IJICST focuses on a broad spectrum of second-generation web-based
>interactive technologies, their applications, functions, and services.
>This special issue aims to provide a broad audience of academics,
>researchers and practitioners with a cross-disciplinary examination of
>blogging issues, contexts, concepts, and trends in diverse contexts and
>at various levels of communication.
>
>Recommended Topics
>Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not
>limited to) the following:
>
>=E2=80=A2 Diffusion of blogging across geographical regions and cultures
>=E2=80=A2 Impact and applications of blogging systems and technologies=20
>=E2=80=A2 Issues, viewpoints, and perspectives on blogging in diverse conte=
>xts
>and at various levels of communication
>=E2=80=A2 Theories, philosophies, visions, principles, and functionalities =
>of
>blogging=20
>
>Submission
>Prospective authors are invited to submit papers for this special theme
>issue on Blogging across Borders and Cultures on or before November 15,
>2010. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by
>another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL=E2=80=99S
>GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at
>http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf.=20
>All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review
>basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.
>=20
>About International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and
>Technologies (IJICST)
>The International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and
>Technologies (IJICST) focuses on a broad spectrum of existing and
>emerging Internet-based social interaction technologies, including their
>applications, functions, and services. This interdisciplinary journal
>brings together global experts from the areas of communication science,
>human-computer interaction, information systems, computer science,
>knowledge management, business, economics, media studies, public
>relations, advertising, marketing, education, law, psychology,
>anthropology, and social work. IJICST embraces an array of theoretical
>and investigative approaches ranging from empirical, interpretive,
>historical, philosophical, critical, as well as other research
>perspectives and utilizes both qualitative and quantitative
>methodologies. In addition, this journal offers a major contribution to
>the existing body of knowledge on the uses and applications of current
>and emerging social interaction technologies.
>
>This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources
>Management Association
>www.igi-global.com/IJICST
>
>Editor-in-Chief: Tatyana Dumova, Point Park University
>Published: Semi-Annually (both in Print and Electronic form)
>
>PUBLISHER=20
>The International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and
>Technologies (IJICST) is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group
>Inc.), publisher of the =E2=80=9CInformation Science Reference=E2=80=9D (fo=
>rmerly
>Idea Group Reference), =E2=80=9CMedical Information Science Reference=E2=80=
>=9D,
>=E2=80=9CBusiness Science Reference=E2=80=9D, and =E2=80=9CEngineering Scie=
>nce
>Reference=E2=80=9D imprints. For additional information regarding the
>publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com
>
>
>All submissions should be directed to the attention of:
>
>Tatyana Dumova, Editor-in-Chief
>International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and
>Technologies
>E-mail: (tdumova /at/ fastmail.net)
>Subject: IJICST Special Issue

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