Hello Everton, thank you for your call for chapter submissions
I have two questions that I guess are of global concern * author income: how much would authors be paid per contributed page? * author license choice: what licences could authors choose for their contributions without having to argue with the publishers at length? thanks & cheers, Claudia [email protected] ---------- Original Message ----------- From:Everton Zanella Alvarenga <[email protected]> To:Mailing list do Capítulo brasileiro da Wikimedia. <wikimediabr- [email protected]>, Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia- [email protected]>, Research into Wikimedia content and communities <[email protected]> Sent:Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:41:50 -0200 Subject:[Wiki-research-l] Global Wikipedia: International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration > (Sorry for the cross-posting, but today is > Saturday.) > > *Important dates:* > > Proposals Submission Due: January 31, 2013 > Full Chapters Due: March 15, 2013 > Final Submission Due: July 1, 2013 > > *Editors (to whom chapters should be sent and > questions addressed): > > Pnina Fichman (fichman at indiana.edu > <mailto:fichman at indiana.edu>); Noriko Hara > (nhara at indiana.edu <mailto:nhara at > indiana.edu>) Indiana University, Bloomington. > > *Introduction:* > > Wikipedia offers articles in 285 languages and > more than 80% of Wikipedia articles are written in > languages other than English. In addition, the > English Wikipedia itself attracts users from all > over the world. This global nature of Wikipedia > provides a rich socio-technical environment to > examine a wide range of international and cross-cultural > issues. Despite the global reach of Wikipedia, > most of the published works about Wikipedia are > based on the English site. More research should > pay attention to the global, multilingual nature > of Wikipedia to gain a better understanding of > online international cooperation, on one hand, and > of cross-cultural variations in mass knowledge production > processes and outcomes, on the other. The purpose > of this book is to explore a wide range of > international and cross-cultural issues as they > are manifested on Wikipedia. We are particularly > interested in research that takes a socio- > technical perspective on the global Wikipedia and > integrates social theory to explain online > interactions. For example, we invite studies on > online global collaboration, coordination, and > conflict management in this rich socio-technical > environment. We hope that these works will > highlight implications for other socio-technical > environments or extend the use and development of > social theory. This unique publication aims to be > a collection of international and cross-cultural > research on the Wikipedia.We expect that this > edited volume will appeal to academic researchers, > graduate, and undergraduate students interested in > Wikipedia and, more broadly, in social studies of > information and communication technologies, as > well as to Wikipedia contributors. > > *Recommended topics*: > > We are seeking chapters that include both > empirical and conceptual work and soliciting > innovative analysis of international and cross-cultural > aspects of Wikipedia to be part of this book. > > Appropriate topics for chapters include (but are > not limited to) the following list: > > ·Case studies of Wikipedia in one of the 285 > languages, with special interest in small and > medium size Wikipedias; for example, focusing on > policies, processes, interactions or information quality > > ·Conflict and collaboration in editing > international entries on any particular language > of Wikipedia > > ·International and cross-cultural collaboration; > for example, international cooperation in fighting > vandalism > > ·Intercultural synergy across boundaries on > Wikipedia or Wikimedia projects > > ·Cross-cultural studies that compare more than one > Wikipedia, for example, focusing on: > > ·Cross-cultural comparisons of content, structures, > and contributions > > ·Comparative studies of policies, interactions, > and processes > > ·Efforts to understand similarities and > differences across Wikipedia in multiple languages > in user motivations, establishment and maintenance > of local communities and challenges > > ·Comparative analysis of editing policies around > the globe > > ·Information quality across two or more Wikipedia languages > > ·Comparison of scope and representation of topics > across Wikipedia in several languages > > ·Vandalism and trolling behaviors across national > and language boundaries Chapters are expected to > have between 4000 and 5000 words (excluding > references, figures, and tables). Only original > work whose copyright is owned (or cleared) by the > chapter authors and not considered for publication > elsewhere can be considered for inclusion. > > *Important dates*: > > *January 31, 2013: submit 2-3 page chapter > proposals and authors’ bios > (200 words) *Feb 1, 2013: receive acceptance notification > *March 15, 2013:*submit first full chapters > *May 15, 2013: receive reviewers’ comments > *July 1, 2013: submit final versions > > This book is scheduled to be published by > Scarecrow Press. For additional information, > please visit https://rowman.com/Scarecrow. > Scarecrow Press is the publisher of, among other > titles, /Digital Media/: /Technological and Social > Challenges of the Interactive World/ > (2011). The publication is anticipated to be > released in 2014. ****************************************** > EASA Media Anthropology Network > http://www.media-anthropology.net > For further information please contact: > Dr. John Postill > RMIT University, Melbourne > [email protected] > To manage your subscription to this mailing list, visit: > http://lists.easaonline.org/listinfo.cgi/medianthro-easaonline.org > > -- > Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) > "A life spent making mistakes is not only more > honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing > nothing." > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki- > research-l ------- End of Original Message ------- _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
