[ecrea] Social Science Computer Review Call for Submissions - Special Issue on “Citizenship, Social Media, and Big Data”

Social Science Computer Review Call for Submissions:

Special Issue on “Citizenship, Social Media, and Big Data”



Call for Papers:

The Internet and social media have become the primary outlets for many 
citizens to consume and share news and political information, express 
themselves politically, and engage in the political process.  Much of 
this online political behavior leaves digital traces that can be 
aggregated into large-scale data sets that provide scholars new 
opportunities to understand the nature of citizenship in an era of 
digital media.



The Social Science Computer Review calls for submissions to a special 
issue focusing on “Citizenship, Social Media, and Big Data”.  The 
special issue is seeking full-length manuscripts that apply big data and 
a social scientific approach to explore how citizens use media, in 
particular social media, for political purposes.  The special issue is 
open to a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to, 
citizens’ engagement with news and political information, the 
intersection of citizenship and journalism, political discussion and 
expression, as well as political participation, activism, and protest.  
The special issue also welcomes manuscripts on topics related to the 
call that introduce new methods for analyzing big data.



Important Dates:

February 1, 2015: Submission deadline (full paper)

April 15, 2015: Authors notified of editorial decision

May 15, 2015: Revised manuscripts due

June 15, 2015: Authors receive 2nd round of comments from reviewers (if 
necessary)

July 15, 2015: Final version of manuscript due

September 15, 2015: Authors’ approval of copyedited proofs due

November 1, 2015: Expected online publication date

April 1, 2016: Expected print publication date



Submission Process:

Manuscripts should be submitted via email before the indicated deadline 
above to (homero.gil.de.zuniga /at/ univie.ac.at)

Please use subject SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW in the email.



About SSCR:

Social Science Computer Review (SSCR) is an interdisciplinary journal 
covering social science instructional and research applications of 
computing, as well as societal impacts of information technology.  It 
has an impact factor of 1.542 and was ranked 11 out 92 interdisciplinary 
social science journals in the 2013 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Report.



About the Special Issue Editor:

Uni.-Prof. Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga holds the Medienwandel Professorship 
at University of Vienna, where he also directs the Media Innovation Lab 
(MiLab). His research addresses the influence of new technologies and 
digital media over people's daily lives, as well as the effect of such 
use on the overall democratic process.

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