ÂÜÀòÉç¹ÙÍø

Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:40:26 -0500
From: "Gad Saad" <gadsaad@jmsb.concordia.ca>
Subject: CFP: Darwinian Perspectives on Electronic Communication

Darwinian Perspectives on Electronic Communication

A Special Issue of the Journal:
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Guest Editor:
Ned Kock, Texas A&M International University

Guest Associate Editors:
Donald Hantula, Temple University
Stephen Hayne, Colorado State University
Gad Saad, Concordia University
Peter Todd, Indiana University at Bloomington
Richard Watson, University of Georgia

IEEE TPC Editor:
Kim S. Campbell, University of Alabama

Topics:
The list below includes possible topics to be explored from a Darwinian perspective for this Special Issue:

• Online consumer behavior on the Web.
• Electronic mating behavior, such as in Internet dating.
• Deception identification through electronic communication media.
• "Foraging" behavior by online consumers.
• Media naturalness and cognitive effort in complex group tasks.
• Trust building through electronic communication media.
• Information overload induced by Web interface design choices.
• "Flashbulb memorization" and surprise-enhanced computer-mediated learning.
• Compensatory adaptation and online learning.
• Vertical distortion and the design of electronic communication interfaces.

The topics above are not a comprehensive list of all possible topics for this Special Issue. They are provided here for illustration purposes only. Much related research has been conducted in  various fields of inquiry that  can serve as a basis for authors of submissions to this Special Issue. Authors are encouraged to draw on ideas from the following fields of inquiry (and related fields) while working on their submissions: sociobiology, evolutionary psychology, biological anthropology, and (to a certain extent) ethology.

Submissions to this Special Issue should address the topics above (as well as other related topics) explicitly from a Darwinian evolutionary perspective. For example, submissions addressing the topic of information overload in Web-based communication from a cognitive science perspective, but not explicitly building on a Darwinian evolutionary basis, will fall outside the scope of this Special Issue.

Important dates:
Below are tentative dates for all the main steps involved in the production and publication of the Special Issue:

• August 1, 2006: All submissions are due to the Guest Editor.
• October 15, 2006: Decisions and review comments are sent to authors.
• January 1, 2007: Revised and resubmitted manuscripts are sent back out for review.
• March 1, 2007: Final decision letters are sent to authors.
• April 1, 2007: Final manuscripts are sent to Editor for pre-publication editing.
• June 15, 2007: Special Issue goes to IEEE for publication.
• August 1, 2007: Proofs go to authors.
• September 1, 2007: Special Issue is published.

Submission guidelines:
All submissions must be in English, and should represent the original work of the authors. Improved versions of papers previously published in conference proceedings are welcome, provided that no copyright limitations exist. Submissions must be made electronically via e-mail to the Guest Editor (using one of the e-mail addresses below). The manuscript should be included as an attachment in MS Word or RTF format.

Preferred e-mail address for submission:

nedkock@stx.rr.com

Alternative e-mail address for submission:

nedkock@tamiu.edu

Manuscripts should ideally be between 4000 and 6000 words in length. Submissions should include the following:

1. In the subject of the e-mail message: the text "IEEE TPC submission by:" followed by the last names of the co-authors – e.g., "IEEE TPC Submission by: Rodriguez, Choi, and Wright".
2. In the body of the e-mail message, for each author: Name,  university/organization affiliation, e-mail, mailing address, and  phone/fax numbers. Please indicate who the contact author for the submission is.
3. Also in the body of the e-mail message: the names and full contact information of at least two suggested reviewers, who should be "neutral" (e.g., no former advisors or students please), followed by a statement to the effect that there is no conflict of interest between the suggested reviewers and any of the co-authors.
4. In the manuscript submission: Submission title, an abstract of the submission, keywords, the main body of the submission, and references.

Please do not include the names of the authors in the manuscript, or any information that would allow for their identification. Reviews will be blind.

The submission review process will be managed through e-mail. The receipt of submissions will be quickly confirmed by e-mail.

Submissions should follow the bibliography style guidelines for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (see URL below), or the APA referencing style. All accepted submissions will have to comply with the bibliography style guidelines for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.

Information on camera-ready copy preparation will be provided to authors upon acceptance.

Ned Kock, Ph.D.
Guest-Editor
IEEE TPC Special Issue on Darwinian Perspectives on Electronic  Communication

http://www.tamiu.edu/~nedkock/