SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW
SPECIAL ISSUE ON COMPUTERS AND CONTENT ANALYSIS
CALL FOR PAPERS
A special issue of Social Science Computer Review will
highlight advances in computer-supported analysis of
texts and images. Contributors are encouraged to submit
original research that demonstrates innovative
applications of computer-supported content analysis;
review essays on tools, trends, and techniques in
computer-supported content analysis; and articles that
consider important theoretical and methodological issues
relevant in computer-supported content analysis. Papers
from a broad range of social science perspectives are
encouraged. Papers may address qualitative or
quantitative approaches. Papers may address texts or
images of any sort, including media content, interview
transcripts, and open-ended responses to survey questions.
Submissions can be in the form of full papers (typically
20 to 35 manuscript pages in length) or in the form of
shorter papers.
This special issue on Computers and Content Analysis will
be edited by William Evans, Ph.D., Director of the
Institute for Communication and Information Research at
the University of Alabama.
Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2006 for publication
in 2007.
KEY DATES
Submission of papers: June 15, 2006
Review feedback: August 15, 2006
Submission of final papers: October 1, 2006
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Send an electronic copy of the paper, along with a cover
letter, to William Evans ([log in to unmask]).
Length: No more than 40 manuscript pages in length,
including all references and figures.
Formatting: Electronic submissions only (Microsoft Word
or PDF format). Manuscripts accepted for publication must
adhere to APA style, although other style guides may be
used for initial submissions. Each manuscript should
include: title, author list with affiliations, a brief
abstract, a list of keywords preceding the main text,
and short author bios, references and endnotes following
the main text. See the Social Science Computer Review
web page listed below for complete details.
INFORMATION ABOUT SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW
The Social Science Computer Review (SSCORE) is an
interdisciplinary journal covering both social science
instructional and research applications of computing as
well as social science research on societal impacts of
information technology. Among topics within the scope of
the journal are artificial intelligence, computational
social science theory, computer-assisted survey research,
computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation,
economic modeling, geographic information systems,
instructional multimedia, instrumentation and research
tools, social impacts of computing and telecommunications,
software evaluation, and Internet resources for social
scientists.
SSCORE is a peer-reviewed publication of Sage Publications,
Inc. Now in its 23rd year of publication, SSCORE carries
articles and reports, extensive resource listings in its
"News and Notes" section, software reviews, and book
reviews. There are frequent symposia issues on social
science disciplines, on new computer-intensive
methodologies, and on the political and social impacts of
computing.
A web site for SSCORE can be found at
http://hcl.chass.ncsu.edu/sscore/sscore.htm. See also
http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=198.
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