Journals

Drawing together the most current work upon the social, economic, and cultural impact of the emerging properties of the new information and communications technologies, this journal positions itself at the centre of contemporary debates about the information age. Information, Communication & Society (iCS) transcends cultural and geographical boundaries as it explores a diverse range of issues relating to the development and application of information and communications technologies (ICTs), asking such questions as: -What are the new and evolving forms of social software? What direction will these forms take? -ICTs facilitating globalization and how might this affect conceptions of local identity, ethnic differences, and regional sub-cultures? -Are ICTs leading to an age of electronic surveillance and social control? What are the implications for policing criminal activity, citizen privacy and public expression? -How are ICTs affecting daily life and social structures such as the family, work and organization, commerce and business, education, health care, and leisure activities? -To what extent do the virtual worlds constructed using ICTs impact on the construction of objects, spaces, and entities in the material world? iCS analyses such questions from a global, interdisciplinary perspective in contributions of the very highest quality from scholars and practitioners in the social sciences, gender and cultural studies, communication and media studies, as well as in the information and computer sciences.

Multimedia communications and Internet systems – P2P protocols and network overlays – Video/audio streaming and content delivery networks – Distributed multimedia technology, protocols, services – Multimedia information description, discovery, usage – Multimedia content processing – Haptics/tele-haptics – Collaborative environments – Security and intellectual property management – Educational multimedia and e-learning – Medical media, communications, and applications – Virtual reality and new media – Massively multiuser virtual environments, online gaming

International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting aims to provide a high quality and timely forum for engineers, researcher and educators whose interests are in digital multimedia broadcasting to learn recent developments, to share related challenges, to compare multi-standards and further to design new and improved systems.

The International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS) publishes research articles, theoretical critiques, and book reviews related to the development and evaluation of games and computer-mediated simulations. One main goal of this peer-reviewed, international journal is to promote a deep conceptual and empirical understanding of the roles of electronic games and computer-mediated simulations across multiple disciplines. A second goal is to help build a significant bridge between research and practice on electronic gaming and simulations, supporting the work of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.

This interdisciplinary journal focuses on the exchange of relevant trends and research results and presents practical experiences gained while developing and testing elements of interactive mobile technologies. It bridges the gap between pure academic research journals and more practical publications. So it covers the full range from research, application development to experience reports and product descriptions. Fields of interest include, but are not limited to: -Future trends in m-technologies- Architectures and infrastructures for ubiquitous mobile systems- Services for mobile networks- Industrial Applications- Mobile Computing- Adaptive and Adaptable environments using mobile devices- Mobile Web and video Conferencing- M-learning applications- M-learning standards- Life-long m-learning- Mobile technology support for educator and student- Remote and virtual laboratories- Mobile measurement technologies- Multimedia and virtual environments- Wireless and Ad-hoc Networks- Smart Agent Technologies- Social Impact of Current and Next-generation Mobile Technologies- Facilitation of Mobile Learning- Cost-effectiveness- Real world experiences- Pilot projects, products and applications.

The journal publishes the scientific articles, concerning the results of research in the field of media education. The journal aims to disseminate scientific knowledge in the field of information and media literacy. The journal’s mission is to publish the most relevant and meaningful scientific research on information literacy, media literacy, media competence, media culture, and media education. We believe that in the modern world, a person is simply obliged to possess a high level of information literacy and media literacy, since he or she has actually been living in the media environment since birth. The articles are accepted only in English.

JMC, a fully refereed journal, publishes articles that present current practice and theory of mobile communications, mobile technology, and mobile commerce applications. Topics covered include Integrated mobile marketing communications Wireless advertising/CRM Telematics, pervasive computing Incoming/outgoing wireless links Location management Diffusion, security, efficacy, interaction/integration Metric mobile business enterprises PDAs in services delivery M-/u-business models, m-/u-commerce Digital office, groupware, roomware Mobile ad hoc networking, wireless information assurance Nomadic/portable communications Cross-cultural mobile communications Teaching mobile communication applications Mobile/handheld devices in the classroom, tele-learning.

The primary objective of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (JMHCI) is to provide comprehensive coverage and understanding of the issues associated with the design, evaluation, and use of mobile technologies. This journal focuses on human-computer interaction related to the innovation and research in the design, evaluation, and use of innovative handheld, mobile, and wearable technologies in order to broaden the overall body of knowledge regarding such issues. IJMHCI also considers issues associated with the social and/or organizational impacts of such technologies. Topics Covered Case studies and/or reflections on experience on experience (e.g. descriptions of successful mobile user interfaces, evaluation set-ups, etc.) Context-aware/context-sensitive mobile application design, evaluation, and use Design methods/approaches for mobile user interfaces Ethical implications of mobile evaluations Field-based evaluations and evaluation techniques Gestural interaction techniques for mobile technologies Graphical interaction techniques for mobile technologies Issues of heterogeneity of mobile device interfaces/interaction Lab v. field evaluations and evaluation techniques Lab-based evaluations and evaluation techniques…etc.

The International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media draws its contributions from academics and practitioner-researchers at the interface of new media technologies and performance. It acts as a forum for critical scholarship, innovative practice, and creative pedagogy, addressing themes that may be domain-specific (e.g. theatre, dance, music, live art, computer science) or situated at the convergence of two or more disciplines. The journal invites original, significant, and rigorous inquiry into all subjects within or across disciplines related to performance and digital media. It encourages debate and cross-disciplinary exchange across a broad range of approaches. The spectrum of topics include: · cultural mediatization · distributed non-linear performance · virtual/physical bodies · interactive performative installation · realtime music performance interfaces These topics are addressed in full-length academic articles, critical statements on current issues, developmental practice, and reviews of books and live/media-based performances.

Journal of Children and Media is an interdisciplinary and multi-method peer-reviewed publication that provides a space for discussion by scholars and professionals from around the world and across theoretical and empirical traditions who are engaged in the study of media in the lives of children and adolescents. It is a unique intellectual forum for the exchange of information about all forms and contents of media in regards to all aspects of children’s lives, and especially in three complementary realms: Children as consumers of media, representations of children in the media, and media organizations and productions for children as well as by them. It is committed to the facilitation of international dialogue among researchers and professionals, through discussion of interaction between children and media in local, national, and global contexts; concern for diversity issues; a critical and empirical inquiry informed by a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches; and dedication to ensuring the social relevance of the academic knowledge it produces to the cultural, political, and personal welfare of children around the world.

The Journal of Communication is the flagship journal of the International Communication Association and an essential publication for all communications specialists and policy makers. The Journal of Communication concentrates on communication research, practice, policy, and theory, bringing to its readers the latest, broadest, and most important findings in the field of communication studies. Journal of Communication also features an extensive book review section, and the symposia of selected studies on current issues. JoC publishes the best available scholarship on all aspects of communication. Since the journal seeks to be a general forum for communication scholarship, it is especially interested in research whose significance crosses disciplinary and sub-field boundaries.

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) is a web-based, peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Its focus is social science research on communicating with computer-based media technologies. Within that general purview, the journal is broadly interdisciplinary, publishing work by scholars in communication, business, education, political science, sociology, psychology, media studies, information science, and other disciplines. Acceptable formats for submission include original research articles and meta-analyses of prior research. JCMC is one of the oldest web-based Internet studies journals in existence, having been published quarterly continuously since June 1995. The journal was started by Margaret McLaughlin and Sheizaf Rafaeli in response to the growth of CMC scholarship in the early- to mid-1990s. The founding editors had the vision to make JCMC an open-access, online journal.