CFP: Journal of Social Media Studies

Journal of Social Media Studies (JSMS) is jointly edited by the Institute of Language and Communications Studies and the Macro World Publishing. The JSMS is the outstanding international journal that provides examination of social media analyses and the fields of communication sciences.

Manuscripts may be philosophical, theoretical, methodological, critical, applied, pedagogical, or empirical in nature, as well as empirical contributions as papers that address the theoretical and methodological debates within social media.

The quick (30 days) and double blind review process, rich editorial board, zero tolerance for plagiarism and high respect for publication ethics, a strong commitment for scheduled publication are the key features of the Institute’s journals. The journal accepts online submissions only.

Research areas are relevant to the journal include, but are not limited to:

• Social Communication
• Social Media and Critical Thinking
• Cultural Studies
• Social Media and Human-Computer Interaction
• Social Media Theories
• Audience and Reception Studies
• Future Social Media architecture
• Design and evaluation of innovative social media systems
• Virtual reality
• Information retrieval systems and algorithms on Social Media
• Social Media and Identity
• Social Media and Art Censorship
• Empirical studies of user behavior
• Privacy and security on social networks
• Social networks mediated communication
• Social media in educational environment
• New design techniques with Social Media

Submission and Publication Information:

Submission deadline:  October 5th, 2014
First round decisions announced:  November 20th, 2014
Authors submit revised manuscripts:  December 28, 2014
Approximate date of publication:  Jan, 2015
Number of papers:  5 to 7 papers

For more information, visit the official website of the journals:  www.macroworldpub.com