Call for a prime editor, co-editor(s), and papers on “Augmented Mind“, for a special issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research to be published 2018 Q2.
Motivation and Scope:
The JVWR seeks to develop a special issue dedicated to an exploration of the Min
d as an umbrella concept of research with relations to virtual worlds.
Suggested topics may include but are not limited to the following concepts:
- Mindfulness
- Flow
- New ways of teaching
- Psychology
- Digital media studies
- Games of the mind
- Relevant hardware
- EEG / fMRI
Call for Prime and Co- Editors:
We are looking for a prime guest editor (with potentially one co-editor) to manage the process. This is a great opportunity to influence the state of our field.
You will:
- Develop a detailed call
- Review and decide on abstracts and full papers
- Coordinate reviewers
- Use our publication system — extensively (be versed also with Google docs, Skype, and other current tools.)
- Be a deadline-targeted & taking-charge person.
- Work as single editor or add one or more co-editors.
- Able to write a short intro including your view / vision / insight on the field.
- Get the academic credit as an editor.
Please reply by August 15, 2018, to info@jvwresearch.org with an academic CV and a cover letter listing your publishing and editing experience.
If you have colleagues who may be interested in becoming editors or co-editors, please feel free to forward this call further.
Call for Papers:
For papers, kindly email your ideas on the topic, abstracts, or send us your feedback. This will also help us develop the call.
Deadlines and Timeline:
To be announced
Full papers will be reviewed by expert referees using the JVWR double-open policy. Double-open policy means that in general, authors do not need to anonymize their papers, and reviewers’ identities are also known to authors. For more details about it see JVWR site –> About JVWR –> For Authors –> Our double-Open Policy.
Further Information:
The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (#TheJVWR) (http://www.jvwresearch.org/) is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship. We welcome contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect with virtual worlds research.