[Bilimsel Haber] Call for papers and boook reviews: Methodologies for Virtual Worlds and Social Networks" _The Graduate Journal of Social Science (GJSS)_

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*CfP: Methodologies for Virtual Worlds and Social Networks*

	

	

Call for Papers and Book Reviews: Methodological approaches to the study 
of virtual environments and online social networks

The Graduate Journal of Social Science (GJSS) announces a Call for 
Papers and Book Reviews for a special issue dealing with methodological 
approaches to the study of virtual environments and online social 
networks. The journal encourages the submission of work by MSc/ MA/MS, 
MPhil, PhD students and junior academics from all geographic regions. 
All papers are submitted to a blind peer review process. The special 
issue is scheduled for December 2011.

Papers:
The proliferation of virtual worlds such as The Sims, Second Life, World 
of Warcraft and of online social networks such as blogs or social 
networking applications (Facebook, LinkedIn, Hi5) has been met with an 
enthusiastic interest from researchers across disciplines. Scholars in 
anthropology, communication and cultural studies, economics, education, 
psychology and sociology have become increasingly involved in the study 
of such environments, bringing along not only discipline-specific 
questions and theories, but also various methodological approaches.

This special issue aims at mapping some of the methodological approaches 
to the study of virtual environments, and welcomes both theoretical and 
empirical analyses that address them. The interest here is in what 
methods graduate researchers choose to use, the problems they face in 
trying to use them and the ways in which these methods are being adapted 
in relation to these virtual sites of study. Graduate students doing 
empirical work on virtual worlds and online social networks from all 
disciplines are strongly encouraged to submit papers dealing with the 
processes of choosing, applying and critically evaluating their methods.

While we expect contributions to vary according to the particular focus 
of investigation, questions such as the following may be relevant: What 
are the advantages and disadvantages of these methods? Are such methods 
developed specifically for the study of virtual worlds and/or online 
social networks, or are they adaptations of traditional research methods 
in social sciences? Are there specific disciplines, theories, or 
academic frameworks that offer more suitable insights regarding such 
methods- or can using them suggest limiting the scope of this 'new' 
research environment?

Authors are encouraged to submit papers addressing questions such as:
How to choose a suitable method for the study of virtual worlds and/ or 
online social networks?
Methods for exploring the social and cultural aspects of virtual worlds 
and/ or online social networks.
Methods for exploring the technical aspects of virtual worlds and/ or 
online social networks.
Criteria for evaluating research on virtual worlds and/ or online social 
networks.
Simulations as research methods: problems, recommendations, evaluation.
Methods for collaborative research in virtual environments and/ or 
online social networks.
Ethical issues.
Immersion: do we need to be users of virtual worlds/ online social 
networks to study them?

All papers must be submitted electronically by March 15, 2011 to . 
Articles should be between 5,000 - 8,000 words in length (including 
footnotes but excluding references). Short essays (2,000 - 3,000 words) 
and book reviews on this topic are also welcome. All submissions must be 
anonymized and accompanied by the GJSS article submission form (which 
can be downloaded from the GJSS website). Please include an abstract, a 
short author bio and 3-5 keywords. For more information on the stylistic 
guidelines, please check the GJSS website at http://gjss.org.

For any further inquiries and to submit an article, please contact Delia 
Dumitrica, special issue editor at .

Book Reviews:
We are also looking for reviews of books published between 2008-2010 
dealing with methodological approaches to virtual worlds and online 
social networks. Ideally, reviewers have their own copy of the book. 
Book reviews should be between 1,000 - 1,5000 words and should not only 
describe the book, but also critically engage with the points raised. If 
you would like to propose a book review for this special issue, please 
contact Delia Dumitrica, special issue editor at .

	Delia Dumitrica
Department of Communication and Culture
University of Calgary
Email: dddumitr at ucalgary.ca <mailto:dddumitr at ucalgary.ca>

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