[Commlist] CfP AUS Communicatio 2022

/Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Communicatio, 2022 (9)/

*Social Sustainability of Digital Life*

*Call for Papers*

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The outbreak of the Coronavirus in 2020 has given a new impetus to 
digital transformation. In a period of health crisis, digital solutions, 
previously seen as an option in many areas of life, have become 
exclusive, while significant segments of societies are shocked by the 
“new world” that is so alien to them (Beaunoyer, Dupéré, Guitton 2020; 
Robinson et al. 2020; Nguyen et al. 2020).

In the post-Coronavirus era, the sustainability of digital life has 
become a timely issue, as social sustainability and digital 
transformation have turn out to be the keywords of the ongoing 
reconstruction process (EESC 2020).

The issue of social sustainability has gained prominence in the last few 
years, especially as we are already experiencing many of the negative 
consequences of human behavior. Social sustainability refers to an 
approach that prioritizes the maintenance or improvement of people’s 
well-being. The focus is on improving social cohesion and integrity, 
social stability and quality of life. Social sustainability therefore 
requires the reduction of social inequalities, equitable distribution of 
resources, harmonious social relations and an acceptable quality of life 
(UN 2015; Fleischer 2014).

In this conference, we will explore the application of the social 
sustainability approach to digital life. The digital life that emerges 
from the socio-economic-cultural reality also reflects the imprints, 
patterns, challenges and traps that have been created by the real events 
of recent times. Hence, the sustainability of digital life is linked to 
the sustainability of real social life. Sustainability also implies the 
ability to shape the future in a flexible way, which is why it is an 
important research task to map digital futures, to critically interpret 
the emerging “new worlds” and to formulate scientifically demanding 
scenarios for sustainable digital life.

For its 2022 issue, the journal /Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, 
Communicatio /expects original research articles applying the social 
sustainability approach on the digital life.

*References*

Beaunoyer, E., Dupéré, S, Guitton, M. J. (2020). COVID-19 and digital 
inequalities: Reciprocal impacts and mitigation strategies. /Computers 
in Human Behavior/, 111, online.

EESC (2020). EESC proposals for post-COVID-19 crisis reconstruction and 
recovery: "The EU must be guided by the principle of being considered a 
community of common destiny." Online: 
https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/documents/resolution/eesc-proposals-post-covid-19-crisis-reconstruction-and-recovery-eu-must-be-guided-principle-being-considered-community 
<https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/documents/resolution/eesc-proposals-post-covid-19-crisis-reconstruction-and-recovery-eu-must-be-guided-principle-being-considered-community> 
(2021/11/3)

Fleischer, T.(2014). On the concept of sustainability. In Public service 
and sustainability. , Budapest: National University of Public Service, 
9-24.//

Nguyen, M. H., Gruber, J., Fuchs, J., Marler, W., Hunsaker, A., 
Hargittai, E. (2020). Changes in Digital Communication During the 
COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Implications for Digital Inequality and Future 
Research. /Social Media + Society/, 6, 3, 
https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120948255 
<https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120948255>

Robinson, L., Schulz, J., Khilnani, A., Ono, H., Cotten, S. R., McClain, 
N., Levine, L., Chen, W., Huang, G., Casilli, A. A., Tubaro, P., Dodel, 
M., Quan-Haase, A., Ruiu, M. L., Ragnedda, M., Aikat, D., Tolentino, N. 
(2020). Digital inequalities in time of pandemic: COVID-19 exposure risk 
profiles and new forms of vulnerability. /First Monday/. 
https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i7.10845 
<https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i7.10845>

UN (2015). Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable 
Development. https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda 
<https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda>(2021/11/3)

*About the Journal
*

/Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Communicatio /is a series of the 
international scientific journal of Sapientia Hungarian University of 
Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania <http://www.sapientia.ro/en> 
(http://www.acta.sapientia.ro/ <http://www.acta.sapientia.ro/>).

/Communicatio/ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published yearly in 
cooperation with Sciendo by De Gruyter 
<https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/auscom> 
(https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/auscom/auscom-overview.xml 
<https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/auscom/auscom-overview.xml>).

/Communicatio/ aims to publish theoretical and empirical research in 
communication studies, with a focus on information society and digital 
media issues. The journal is interested in all the variety of academic 
traditions in the field, and promotes dialogue between them.

*Submission of full Manuscript*

The length of an article should be between 5000-7000 words, including 
references, appendix and/or other notes. To be considered for 
publication, the article must be prepared according to the aims of the 
journal, and conform to the instructions for the authors 
(http://www.acta.sapientia.ro/acta-comm/communicatio-main.htm 
<http://www.acta.sapientia.ro/acta-comm/communicatio-main.htm>).

The full manuscript must be submitted electronically at: 
(acta-comm /at/ acta.sapientia.ro) <mailto:(cta-comm /at/ acta.sapientia.ro)>

**

*Open access*

/Communicatio/ is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which is dedicated 
to the open exchange of information. Therefore, it is freely available. 
All published articles are Open Access, free to all readers.

*Publication Charges*

There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this 
journal at any stage of the publishing process.

*Key Dates*

Full manuscripts submitted by August 31, 2022

Publication by December 31, 2022

*Journal Indexing*

/Communicatio/ is covered by the following services:

Baidu Scholar; CEEOL; CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge 
Infrastructure); CNPIEC; Dimensions; EBSCO Discovery Service; Google 
Scholar; J-Gate; JournalTOCs; KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for 
Science Leaders); Naviga (Softweco); Primo Central (ExLibris); ReadCube; 
Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest); TDNet; WanFang Data; WorldCat (OCLC).

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