Journal of Cyberspace Studies
Call for Papers on Media & Information Literacy
Deadline for submissions: 30 October 2019
The Journal of Cyberspace Studies (JCSS) is an international peer-reviewed free platinum open access journal that is biannually published by University of Tehran on behalf of the “Cyberspace Policy Research Center” and the “UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture” with links to UNESCO’s IFAP thematic priorities.
The journal aims to contribute to the reinvigoration of the interdisciplinary intersections of cyberspace studies, and to provide a leading scholarly platform for publishing contributions to the field.
Celebrating the eighth Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week (24 – 31 Oct 2019), the Editors welcome submissions of scholarly articles on all MIL-related topics, particularly the following:
Potential contributors may submit their manuscripts as an original research article (6,000 to 9,000 words) or a commentary (up to 4000 words).
The submitted manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer reviews, and potential contributors, who wish write a commentary are required to submit a succinct proposal (maximum 300 words) along with a brief bio of the author(s) to the Review Editor at salehinejad@ut.ac.ir with “JCSS – MIL Commentary” in the subject line.
Timeline and submission instructions
Although the “commentaries” can be submitted directly to the Review Editor, the articles must be submitted through our online submission system. https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/author by 30 October 2019. This deadline will not be extended as the Special Issue is to be published in January 2020.
You will need to choose Special Issue from the drop down menu that is provided for the type of submission.
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guidelines on the journal’s website: https://jcss.ut.ac.ir/journal/authors.note
For queries about submissions contact, please the editorial office at jcss@ut.ac.ir
For further questions about the special issue and commentaries contact the Review Editor at salehinejad@ut.ac.ir with “JCSS – MIL Commentary” in the subject line.
NOTE:
1. Publishing Policies
The JCSS is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Journal’s Publication Ethics page.
2. Open Access
The JCSS is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.
The JCSS publishes articles under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License. The Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY NC) permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
For considerations for licensors and licensees, viewing the License Deed, or the Legal Code you may refer to the Creative Commons.
Under certain circumstances, the JCSS permits publishing open access articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
3. Fees
The Journal of Cyberspace Studies does not charge the authors or their institutions any submission fees or article processing charges, and the published content remain free to the readers.
4. Language
Manuscripts should be submitted grammatically and stylistically adequate. Either Standard American English or Standard British English usage is acceptable, but not a mixture of these. It is required that manuscripts be submitted as a copyedited and proofread document, including proper use of the English language, proper grammatical structure, and correct spelling and punctuation. Where not specified, follow the Concise Oxford Dictionary, New Hart's Rules and the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors. Whenever in doubt, refer to Judith Butcher, Copy-editing.