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Call for Papers for a Themes Issue of the International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise: Transportation and Evacuation Planning

Editor:  Ali K. Kamrani, University of Houston, USA

For most human beings, facing threats is inevitable. While in some cases a threat can be treated or eliminated, the safest course of action in facing threats is often to evacuate the danger zone. Evacuation of the danger zone can vary in scale from individual movement to hundreds of thousands of people evacuating urban cities. Urban evacuation can be viewed as the process in which evacuees are moved from danger areas to safe zones utilising transportation resources. This massive movement of population typically exceeds normal demands on transportation resources and thus requires careful planning and optimisation.

Evacuation planning and modelling has attracted interest among researchers as well as government officials. The catastrophic loss of human lives after hurricane Katrina and the massive evacuation before hurricane Rita have resulted in several research efforts for the development of evacuation planning strategies and techniques.

The purpose of this themed issue is the publication of latest research in the development of methodologies, models, technologies and tools in transportation and evacuation planning.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Microscopic models
Mesoscopic models
Macroscopic models
Cellular automaton models
Dynamic evacuation modelling
Static evacuation modelling
Traffic flow modelling
Simulation modelling
Network modelling
Logistics and support strategy
Intelligent transportation systems
Information systems infrastructure
Case studies and other related topics

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.

Important Dates

Full paper submission: 15 March, 2012

Notification of reviews: 30 April, 2012

Revised manuscript submission: 31 May, 2012

Accepted final paper: 1 July, 2012

All papers must be submitted online

Call for Papers: International Journal of Biometrics and Bioinformatics

Publication Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Publisher: CSC Journals, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

CFP SCHEDULE

Volume: 6 Issue: 3

Paper Submission: March 31, 2012

Author Notification: May 15, 2012

Issue Publication: June 2012

The realm of International Journal of Biometrics and Bioinformatics (IJBB) extends, but not limited, to the following:

Bio-grid
Bio-ontology and data mining
Bioinformatic databases
Biomedical image processing (fusion)
Biomedical image processing (registration)
Biomedical image processing (segmentation)
Biomedical modelling and computer simulation
Computational genomics
Computational intelligence
Computational proteomics
Computational structural biology
Data visualisation
DNA assembly, clustering, and mapping
E-health
Fuzzy logic
Gene expression and microarrays
Gene identification and annotation
Genetic algorithms
Hidden Markov models
High performance computing
Molecular evolution and phylogeny
Molecular modelling and simulation
Molecular sequence analysis
Neural networks

Head CSC Press: coordinator@cscjournals.org
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Call for Papers on Criminalizing Contagion

The BMJ Group journals Sexually Transmitted Infections (impact factor 3.029) and the Journal of Medical Ethics (impact factor 1.391), in conjunction with academics at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy (University of Manchester) and the Health Ethics and Law Network (University of Southampton), would like to publish a collection of articles on the criminalization of disease and sexually transmitted infections. We invite article contributions to be published as part of this themed collection.[1]

Themes

The use of criminal law to respond to infectious disease transmission has far-reaching implications for law, policy and practice. It presupposes co-operation between clinicians and criminal justice professionals, and that people who infect others can be effectively and fairly identified and brought to justice. There is a potentially difficult relationship between criminal justice and public health bodies, whose priorities do not necessarily coincide. We are interested in receiving papers of broad interest to an international readership of medical ethics scholars and practicing clinicians on any of the following topics:

Legislative and policy reform on disease and sexually transmitted infections
Health services and the police: privacy, state interference and human rights
Evidence and ethics: prosecuting ‘infectious’ personal behaviours
Clinicians and the courts: the role of health professionals and criminal justice
The aims of criminalization and public health: a compatibility problem?
International comparative studies on disease and criminalization: policy, practice and legal issues

Publication

1. Up to eight articles will published in a special section in an issue of Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2013.

2. Two articles will be published in a special section in an issue of Journal of Medical Ethics in 2013.

All articles will be blind peer reviewed according to each individual journal’s editorial policies. Final publication decisions will rest with the Editors in Chief: Professor Jackie Cassell (STI) and Professor Julian Savulescu (JME).

Important Dates

Please submit your article to either journal no later than December 14th 2012.

Submission Instructions

For Sexually Transmitted Infections:

Articles for STI should be a maximum of 2,500 words and submitted via the journal’s website: http://sti.bmj.com/. Please choose the special issue ‘Criminalizing Contagion’ during the submission process.

For Journal of Medical Ethics:

Articles for JME should be a maximum of 3,500 words, and submitted via the journal’s website: http://jme.bmj.com/. Please choose the special issue ‘Criminalizing Contagion’ during the submission process.

Further submission instructions are on the journals’ respective websites. If you would like to discuss any aspect of your submission, including possible topics and the journals involved, please contact the guest editors in the first instance: Dr David Gurnham (David.Gurnham@manchester.ac.uk), Dr Catherine Stanton (Catherine.Stanton@manchester.ac.uk) or Dr Hannah Quirk (Hannah.Quirk@manchester.ac.uk).

[1] Some of the contributors may also be invited to present their papers at one of three sessions of a proposed ESRC seminar series on the same topic, to be organised by the guest editors. If funding for the seminar series is awarded by the ESRC (in April 2012), they will take place in winter 2012/13 and summer 2013 (Southampton), and winter 2013/14 and summer 2014 (Manchester).

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Process Safety Pioneers

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2012

Process safety has come a long way since the beginning of chemical industrial activities. Before the 1960s, hazards and risks – and accidents – were perceived to go hand-in-hand with industrial progress. From the 1960s onwards, an evolution in the technology for – and in the attitude to – safely operating process plants has taken place. Sometimes it was more like a revolution, but far more often the evolution progressed step-by-step. All around the world, a number of “pioneers” gave direction to these process safety advancements, often working in the silence of their offices or laboratories. However, these pioneers have clearly saved large numbers of men and women from injury and death. To honour these process safety pioneers, a Special Issue of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries is being planned.

Papers are invited on any topic related to this Special Issue subject, that is process safety pioneers and pioneering. Papers can for example be submitted on the following subjects:

Anatomy of the progress of process safety
Study on a specific (very important) topic initiated by a process safety pioneer
Past, present and future of process safety made possible by process safety pioneer(s)
Novel approaches to process accident prediction and prevention
and other related topics

Our aim is to honour those pioneers that paved the way for true safety in the process industries, and that substantially contributed with academic and/or professional studies to the process safety research field. Our goal is also to help the process safety community and to aid organizations from the process industries to remember pioneers’ research findings, in order to further avoid incidents due to unawareness and/or inadequate learning.

Authors are encouraged to include a specific Process Safety Pioneer Acknowledgement section in which a short biography of the process safety pioneer is given, his/her most relevant/important publications are mentioned, and the relevance to the current paper is explained. The authors are free to fill up this Acknowledgement section with the information that they deem interesting, up to maximum 400 words.

Manuscripts must be submitted by no later than December 31, 2012 using the Elsevier Editorial System (EES) available at http://ees.elsevier.com/jlp/. Be sure to select the appropriate choices from the drop-down menus for article type and requested editor. Also note the journal requirements for length and style (in particular the requirements for referencing) available on the Authors’ Instructions page.

All submissions will be peer-reviewed in accordance with normal journal practice. It is our intention to have the submission, review and revision process completed by May 31, 2013. Depending on the response to this call for papers, it may not be possible to publish all submitted papers in the special issue. Should this happen, the journal editorial team will select the papers to appear on the special issue, with the remaining papers being considered for a regular issue of the journal.

All queries should be addressed to either prof. Valerio Cozzani (valerio.cozzani@unibo.it) for papers on Process safety pioneers from Europe or Asia, or to prof. Faisal Khan (fikhan@mun.ca) for papers on Process Safety Pioneers from the Americas or Oceania, who are the Guest Editors for this Special Issue on Process Safety Pioneers. Genserik Reniers (genserik.reniers@ua.ac.be) and Paul Amyotte (paul.amyotte@dal.ca) serve as regular editors for this Special Issue.

Call for Prospectuses: Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE Book) on Global Health Promotion

Deadline for Applications: April 1, 2012

The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) seeks proposals for a Global Health Promotion book. SOPHE uses the World Health Organization (WHO)’s definition of health promotion, which is “the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby increase their health” (WHO, 2005). The book’s intended audience is broadly defined as practitioners, academics, and students.

SOPHE encourages prospectuses that will advance the theoretical foundations, knowledge bases, and practical applications of global health promotion. The book should be rooted in domestic, international, and cross-cultural perspectives. As a result, the most competitive submissions will likely include editors and authors from a wide variety of national and international settings. SOPHE expects the book to be published in 2013.

Items to be Included in the Prospectus

Authors and Contributors:

• Names, affiliations, addresses, and all other relevant contact information for the lead editor(s) or author(s). If the publication will be an edited volume, include the status of chapter authors (e.g., if selected, list; if still recruiting, describe scheme).
• Resumes (four to six pages) for each lead editor or author, including relevant education, background experiences, and publications.

Significance and Innovation

• A clear statement of the book’s importance and timeliness.

Market and Competing Publications

• The book’s intended audience(s), its competing publications, and the particular gap or niche it will address.

Description

• A proposed table of contents or outline that includes, at a minimum, several summary sentences under each book section and chapter heading.
• Estimated book length, chapter word counts, and number of tables, figures and boxes.
• An estimated timetable for book completion, intended to meet the publication deadline of 2013.
• Proposed key features of the book and an explanation of how they will benefit readers (e.g., chapter learning objectives, key terms, glossary, study questions, ancillaries, and web based materials).

Policy on Expenses and Copyright

• SOPHE does not compensate authors or editors for their time, expenses, and efforts.
• Publication copyright will be held by SOPHE with all net proceeds supporting this non-profit organization.

Application Format and Submission
• Limit prospectuses to 3000 words or less, not including lead author/editor resumes.
• Submit by April 1, 2012 in hard copy or electronically (preferred) to: SOPHE Office (c/o Global Health Promotion Book), 10 G Street NE, Suite 605, Washington, DC 20002, info@sophe.org.

• Questions: contact Jesus Ramirez-Valles, SOPHE Publications Trustee, valles@uic.edu.

Call for Papers: Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

It is with excitement and earnestness that we assume the roles of Editor and Associate Editors for the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration and encourage you to submit your manuscript for consideration to be published in the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.

The Journal of Psychotherapy Integration is devoted to publishing original peer-reviewed papers that move beyond the confines of single-school or single-theory approaches to psychotherapy and behavior change and that significantly advance current knowledge of psychotherapy integration.

Our goal is to enhance such investigations by fostering the research-practice dialogue. We therefore strongly encourage submissions of

manuscripts presenting innovative and exciting clinical material that is pertinent to psychotherapy integration. We prefer experimental case studies or case studies for which there is pre-post treatment data, but will except qualitative case studies as well, provided that they illuminate central, or novel, issues in psychotherapy integrationmanuscripts presenting, or reviewing, empirical data pertaining to psychotherapy outcome and process, comparing various treatments, but also testing and investigating integrative onesempirical manuscripts predicated upon mixed methods (i.e., qualitative and quantitative methods)theoretical articles on a wide range of issues relevant to psychotherapy integrationMoreover, we encourage submissions focusing on basic clinical research, cutting across concepts and processes identified by differential approaches. For example, pertinent manuscripts might tackle the psychodynamic underpinnings of causal attributions, the links between family systems, coping, and personality, or the neurobiological basis of integrative interventions. These manuscripts should routinely include a concluding section tying the data and findings to the prospect, promise, and potential pitfalls of psychotherapy integration.

Submitted manuscripts must be written in the style outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) and should be submitted electronically through the journal's Manuscript Submission Portal. See the Instructions to Authors tab on the journal's web page for further details.

We hope you will consider submitting your paper for review by the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.

Cordially,

Golan Shahar, Editor, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Jack Anchin, Associate Editor, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
University of Buffalo, USA

William H. Gottidiener, Associate Editor, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
John J. College of Criminal Justice, USA

Kenneth N. Levy, Associate Editor, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
Pennsylvania State University, USA

Nilly Mor, Associate Editor, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel

Counseling Psychology Video Campaign Contest

Counseling psychology students and professionals:

Would you like a chance to win $1,000 and showcase your creativity? As one of Y. Barry Chung's presidential projects under the theme of The Future of Counseling Psychology Campaign, we are inviting you to create a short video to promote the image and public awareness of counseling psychology!

Possible Themes to Address in Your Video

Why counseling psychology is important (e.g., unique contributions of counseling psychologists, the future of counseling psychology)

Why one should become a counseling psychologist (e.g., career opportunities in counseling psychology, multicultural emphasis in counseling psychology)

Counseling psychology in relation to other health professions (e.g., counseling psychology as a specialty in professional psychology, similarities and differences between counseling psychology and other mental health professions such as clinical psychology and professional counseling, multidisciplinary approach to health care)

Judging

Phase I: A panel of judges will review all submissions and select the finalists.
Phase II: The finalist videos will be displayed on the SCP website for "American Idol"-style voting by members of the Society of Counseling Psychology and Student Affiliates of Seventeen. The video with the most public votes wins! Prizes

The winning video will be awarded the grand prize of $1,000 and will premiere at the 2012 APA Convention in Orlando!

All finalist videos will be shown on the SCP website, and may be used as official promotional videos for counseling psychology.

Details

Videos should be 2-5 minutes in length.

The deadline for submission is May 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm ET.

Please direct questions to scpvideocontest@gmail.com.

Video Contest Special Task Group Members

Derek Iwamoto , PhD (Co-Chair); Michael McAllister, MA, MS, NCC, APC (Co-Chair); Jonathan Entis, MA; Esther Frogel, MA; Ren Hong, MA; and Kathy Wu, MA

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Cover Art Contest

Calling all talented young artists!

JPIDS is soliciting submissions of drawings that will illustrate the covers of our journal, JPIDS.We are looking for submissions that demonstrate unique artistic vision and creativity with a theme that relates to pediatric infectious disease.

Eligibility:

Artwork completed by individuals less than 18 years at the time of composition may submit artwork. Please submit a high quality color photograph or scan of the artwork. Please do not submit original artwork.

Deadline:

Accepted on a rolling basis.

Selection Process:

Submissions with identifiers removed will be reviewed by the JPIDS editorial board. Parents/guardians of the child with the selected artwork will be asked to sign a copyright release form. The artwork selected will be printed on the front cover of the journal and a summary of the subject of the artwork and pediatric infectious disease relevance as well as the artist’s name and hospital affiliation will be printed in the corresponding JPIDS issue. Winners will also receive a print copy of the issue where their artwork is featured.Multiple Submissions: An artist may submit more than one piece at a time. However, only one piece will be selected for any one artist. Previously published work cannot be accepted.

Format:

Please submit an electronic version of the artwork in high resolution as a .gif, .tiff, or .jpeg file.

Instructions:

Please send submissions electronically as file attachments to the JPIDS Editorial Office ( jpids.editorialoffice@oup.com). Please contact Andi Shane ashane@emory.edu with questions.

Please include:

The title of the artwork
The artist’s name, a parent/ guardian’s name, a parent/ guardian’s email address, telephone number, age at the time the artwork was created, the name of the local academic medical center, a less than 25 word description of the artwork, and the artist’s inspiration for creating the artwork.
 

Pediatric Nursing 2012 Cover Photo Contest

Capture the spirit of Pediatric Nursing! The journal is sponsoring a photography contest for Pediatric Nursing subscribers and friends of pediatric nursing health care providers. The first prize winner will receive one complimentary registration to the 28th Annual Pediatric Nursing Convention, July 19-21, 2012, in Boston, MA, and one commemorative laminated plaque. The winning photo will appear on the cover of the May/June 2012 conference issue of Pediatric Nursing.

Photos may be submitted by individuals or institutions through their public relations department or agency.

Purpose
To communicate the commitment, and professional and clinical excellence of pediatric nurses as they practice in a variety of health care settings, such as private practice, acute care, general care, critical care, long-term care, outpatient care, home health care, sub-acute care, and community settings.

Criteria

Submit one or more photographs consistent with the purpose.

Photo(s) must be clinically accurate as well as aesthetically sound.

Photo(s) must be submitted using a 3 mega-pixel minimum digital camera on the highest quality setting (preferred), or submitted as high-quality 8x10 glossy prints. Low-resolution or poor quality photographs will not be eligible.
8x10 prints must be submitted in plastic sleeves.

Digital photo(s) must be submitted on CD or via email to pnjrnl@ajj.com in a JPG file format.

Obtain and submit a signed photo release form (or other appropriate form) from all identifiable parties (for children, parents or legal guardians) pictured in the photograph on the organization's letterhead.

Clearly indicate a contact person, including name, organization, address, phone number, and email.

Only submit photographs that are original works and for which you own copyright. Professional studio portraits will not be accepted.

The deadline for receipt of entries is March 30, 2012.

Please note all entries become the property of Pediatric Nursing and will not be returned. Questions may be emailed to pnjrnl@ajj.com.

Submit entries to: Pediatric Nursing
Cover Photo Contest
East Holly Avenue / Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
Email: pnjrnl@ajj.com

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Nursing Studies: Care of the Older Person

The International Journal of Nursing Studies journal will be publishing a Special Issue focusing on the care of the older person.

Trends in population aging, especially among the world’s developed nations, are demonstrating unprecedented growth which will have profound social, economic, and health implications in the near future. Nurses will be critical assets in the process of developing the health infrastructure to cope with the needs of an ageing society and the resulting complex clinical challenges. Such challenges will include the organisation of care and the management of multiple chronic health problems.

With the ultimate aim of improving the quality of care of older persons, research in nursing and related fields is urgently needed.
The International Journal of Nursing Studies is currently inviting papers which present the findings of studies evaluating interventions and innovations, descriptive studies using either or both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as systematic reviews investigating the state of the science in discrete areas of elder care in any setting.

For further information – visit www.journalofnursingstudies.com

We would like to invite authors to submit their full manuscripts for consideration to the International Journal of Nursing Studies at http://ees.elsevier.com/ijns - Submit under ‘Special Issue – Older Person Nursing’ by 30 June 2012

The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery and other health related professions. The IJNS aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard.