Aging calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers: Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Physiology - Back to Basics

Guest Editor Dr. Virginia Miller and the Editors of AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology extend an invitation to submit original research articles related to sex and gender differences in cardiovascular physiology. Although sex and gender differences in cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality are recognized in clinical medicine, physiological mechanisms behind these differences have been ignored in basic research. We welcome work from genetic and molecular science to integrative animal and human physiology exploring sex differences in mitochondrial function, energetics, cellular ion regulation, secretory and mechanical processes of endothelial, smooth muscle, myocardium and autonomic and neuronal regulation. Many sex distinctions occur at specific times in the life cycle such as puberty or pregnancy, thus we encourage submissions which address interaction with development and aging. All manuscripts accepted from this Call for Papers will be included in a unique online article collection to further highlight this important topic. The article collection will also include specially commissioned Review articles.

All manuscripts should be submitted online here: http://ajpheart.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex

During the online submission process, under the "Keywords & Special Sections" tab, please use the "Category" drop-down menu and select “Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Physiology- Back to Basics."

Manuscripts will undergo normal peer review as they are received. Accepted manuscripts will be published online as they are accepted. Articles published from this Call for Papers will be highlighted with a special “Call for Papers” banner on the article PDF, as well as included in the Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Physiology- Back to Basics online article collection at time of publication.

Manuscripts can be submitted anytime but must be submitted by September 30, 2013 to be eligible for inclusion in this Call for Papers. If you have any questions please contact Kara Hansell Keehan, Executive Editor, via email at khkeehan@verizon.net.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics: Human-Robot Interaction

Guest Editors:

Zhaojie Ju (University of Portsmouth, UK)

Rainer Palm (Orebro University, Sweden)

Branislav Borovac (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)

Recent innovations in motors, sensors, and computer technologies offer the promise of adaptation of robots into human living environments. In the near future, we may confidently expect robots with sophisticated skills in action, perception and communication, to serve us in a wide variety of situations such as: cleaning houses, entertaining children, taking care of the elderly, etc. Human-Robot interaction is therefore of critical importance to improve people's working efficiency, convenience, and safety. Research in Human-Robot interaction aims to elucidate principles and algorithms, which permit more intuitive and effective communication with robots through speech, gestures, facial expressions, etc. Multidisciplinary in character, Human-Robot Interaction, brings together researchers and practitioners in engineering (such as electronics and mechanics), computer science (such as artificial intelligence, natural language understanding, and computer vision), social science (such as psychology, anthropology, and human factors), and humanities (such as ethics and philosophy).

This special issue aims to promote the dissemination of high-quality research in methods, theories, and applications concerning the interactions between humans and robots. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed, and selected on the basis of their topicality, originality, presentation, and novelty.

Topics of Interest include, but not limited to:

• Multi-modal interaction

• Natural interfaces

• Assistive/social/medical/ healthcare robotics

• Cognitive modeling

• Human-robot cooperation

• Human-guided learning

• Human-robot team interaction

• Long term interaction with robots

• Natural language understanding

• Human gesture/motion recognition

• Case studies in human-robot interaction

Submission of Papers

Authors should follow the guidelines of the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics (IJHR). The format is described at: http://www.worldscientific.com/page/ijhr/submission-guidelines

Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their completed manuscripts through the on-line submission system at: http://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhr/default.asp?pg=login.asp with the note "This paper is submitted to the Special Issue on Human-Robot Interaction" according to the following submission schedule.

Submission Schedule:

- Paper deadline: 11th August 2013

- Notification: 10th November 2013

- Final paper due: 15th December 2013

- To appear in the issue of March 2014

Please address enquiries to zhaojie.ju@port.ac.uk

Call for Papers on Social Networks for a Special Issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences

The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences is announcing a special issue on social networks to be published in early 2015. It will be co-edited by the journal’s editor-in-chief, Merril Silverstein, and Benjamin Cornwell of Cornell University. We are particularly interested in papers that analyze social networks in sophisticated or innovative ways. Micro- and macro-level analyses as well as theoretical, quantitative, and qualitative approaches will be considered. Analyses involving egocentric or whole networks are welcome, as are analyses involving social network indices or triadic and higher-order processes. Papers may focus on aspects of social network structure in their own right or examine relationships between social networks and their determinants and/or effects.

Manuscripts should be submitted by November 1, 2013, to The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences at:
mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jgss.

Select “Special Article” when asked for manuscript type, and check “yes” to the query about submission to a special issue, and type “social networks” in the box.

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Sexual and Relationship Therapy: Sexuality and Ageing

Deadline for abstract submission is the end of December 2013

Call for Papers for a Thematic Issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies: Old Lesbians

A thematic issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies tentatively titled Old Lesbians: exploring community,  kin, friendship, and well-being, to be edited by Peg Cruikshank and Sharon Raphael, invites short proposals for submissions or completed or nearly completed articles by January 15, 2014.  10-14 pp double spaced, APA style.  Review of current work or annotated bibliography on appropriate topics also welcome as is art or photography.  Authors of scholarly or activist submissions will use a feminist, race, class and age conscious perspective. Analysis of both internalized and institutional ageism encouraged. Personal narrative with issue analysis considered. Who comprises old lesbians’ (over sixty) community ideally and in reality?  How do variables of community, friendship, or kinship interact with our late-life health? Send work to smraphael@aol.com and pc26@myfairpoint.net.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Criminal Justice Studies: Public Health & Criminal Justice

Submission deadline: August 1, 2013

Criminal Justice Studies is a quarterly journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and interpretive studies of crime and criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Studies is calling for innovative papers on “Public Health & Criminal Justice” for a special topics issue of the journal that will be published mid-2014. This issue will rely on the World Health Organization’s long-standing definition of health as, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The intent of this issue is to explore salient themes in which public health and criminal justice systems intersect.

Topic may include, though are not limited to, the effects of deinstitutionalization, police interactions with the mentally ill, chronic health conditions and correctional healthcare, reentry of the mentally ill, and the health needs of special populations (e.g. juveniles, elderly, transgender).

All manuscripts should be submitted in English, follow APA style, be double-spaced throughout, including references, tables and indented quotations, and cannot be under consideration by another publication. An abstract not to exceed 200 words must be included with submissions.

Send to:

Hayden Smith, Guest Editor
Criminal Justice Studies
University of South Carolina
Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
1305 Greene St
Columbia SC 29205
Phone: 803.777.6538
Email: Smithhp@mailbox.sc.edu

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences on The Science of Clinical Geropsychology

The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences is announcing a special issue on “The Science of Clinical Geropsychology” to be published early in 2015.  Forrest Scogin of the University of Alabama will be the special issue editor. We are calling for original manuscript submissions that evidence high quality, innovative work that advances the science of clinical geropsychology. Potential topics include but are not limited to psychopathology, intervention research, prevention research, policy and training. Theoretical reviews that substantially advance the scientific understanding of a topic in clinical geropsychology are welcome, but should be cleared with Forrest Scogin and with Bob Knight in advance.

Manuscripts should be submitted by September 1, 2013 via Manuscript  Central to JG:PS.  Check “yes” to the query about submission to a special issue and type “clinical geropsychology” in the box.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Work Innovation: Disruptive Demographics: Ageing, Socio-Economic Change, Challenges and Potentialities

Guest Editors:

Iiris Altio, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Jean Helms Mills, Saint Mary’s University, Canada and University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Albert J. Mills, Saint Mary’s University, Canada and Eastern Finland University, Finland

The discourse of aging and work is growing and opens a highly relevant theoretical space for discussion of the issues involved. In this special issue we encourage reflections on this space from a number of directions.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Aging and work as a discursive set of ideas and practices

Organisational challenges and potentialities of an ageing ‘workforce’

Aging employees and knowledge work

Gender and aging at work

Employment markets, innovation and ageing

Organisational entrepreneurship and older workforces

Cross-cultural knowledge on ageing and work

Management of the ageing workforce

Cross-cultural issues of ageing

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 has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our information on preparing and submitting articles.

Important Dates

Submission of manuscripts: 31 August, 2013

Notification to authors: 1 December, 2013

Final versions due: 28 February, 2014

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of The Gerontologist: Successful Aging

In an effort to further a scholarly, multidisciplinary dialogue about successful aging, we invite authors to contribute novel conceptual manuscripts, empirical research papers, and innovative review articles focused on successful aging. We particularly welcome papers that are conceptually based, methodologically sophisticated, and oriented toward policy and practice. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches are welcome, from disciplines that include psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, medicine, social work, law, and the humanities. In keeping with the applied research mission of The Gerontologist articles should identify implications for policy or practice.

Before submission authors should carefully read The Gerontologist’s Author Guidelines located at www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/geront/for_authors/general.html. Manuscript formats include Research Articles, Brief Reports, Forums, Practice Concepts and Policy Analysis. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at www.mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tg according to the following timetable:

Abstract submission deadline: June 3, 2013

Manuscript submission deadline: January 6, 2014

Print Publication Date: February 2015

Visit www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/geront/geront_cfp_aging_12.pdf for more information.

Call for Submissions for a Special Issue of Anthropology & Aging Quarterly: The Aging Body

Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2013

This issue will focus on the aging body not only in terms of biophysical processes of maturation, but also in terms of the aging body’s cultural elaboration, its articulations with other “bodies,” such as Lock and Scheper-Hughes’ formulation of the social and political “body,” and the representation and manipulation of the “old body” through images, technologies, rituals, policies, movements and health practices. We are interested not only in articles that challenge notions of the older body as merely frail or decrepit, but also articles that push conceptual and methodological boundaries of “the body” in its social and cultural contexts. As with many accepted theories in anthropology, theories of the body and embodiment are often framed with an implicit body in mind, and while this implicit body has been usefully critiqued from the perspective of gender, queer, and disability studies, anthropologists studying old age and aging are still developing their own distinct voice in this conversation. This issue of AAQ will draw out the diversity of approaches to the aging body, the challenges they bring to anthropological theories of the body, and the unique contributions of the anthropology of aging to this field.

Topics might include:

-- The ways the aging body is (mis)recognized through demographic and statistical discourse
-- The use of the aging body as a form of resistance to the hegemony of youth
-- Aging bodies as erotic bodies
-- Aging bodies as a challenge to notions of biopolitics
-- Depictions of the aging body vs. other bodies in popular media and/or artistic works
-- Cosmetics and pharmaceutical re-shaping of the aging body
-- Caring for the body as caring for the self
-- Bodily adornment and beautification
-- Pain and the body in old age
-- Discourses and institutions that deindividuate or depersonalize the body
-- Body, memory, and aging in place
-- Gender and the aging body

Please contact Jason Danely if you are interested in submitting an article for this issue: jdanely@ric.edu