Social Science calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers: Psychology of Sexualities Review

The Psychology of Sexualities Review (PoSR), formerly the Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review, is an international peer-reviewed publication. The rebranded journal is published twice a year (Spring and Autumn) by the British Psychological Society (BPS). The Psychology of Sexualities Review encourages the following types of submission:

Empirical, theoretical and review articles on any aspect of the psychology of sexualities

Book reviews

Bibliographic articles

Short articles on relevant research papers, conference reports

Reflective clinical pieces and case-studies

Short reports, commentaries and opinion pieces

Notices of events and activities of likely interest to members of the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section

Submitting Your Article:

Articles and General Submissions should be sent electronically to the Editor, Dr Kristoff Bonello at: kristoffbonello@hotmail.com with the text 'Manuscript Submission POSR' in the email header. Submissions should be sent as a Word Document attachment, together with a covering letter. A copy should be retained by the author(s). PDF attachments are also acceptable.

For submission queries, or any general queries about the Psychology of Sexualities Review, please contact the Editor as detailed above.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy: Global Patterns of Domestic Cannabis Cultivation

Guest editors:

Gary R. Potter and Tom Decorte

The traditional model of the global cannabis drug trade has been of cultivation in developing world countries (such as Morocco, Mexico, Afghanistan, and Lebanon), with consumer nations of the industrialised west importing the drug. The reality of the global cannabis market has been different for some time now. A number of western developed nations have well-established patterns of domestic cultivation and many more have seen a recent trend of import substitution. Although international trafficking is still a major part of the global cannabis market, more and more countries are finding at least part of their domestic consumption is met by domestic cultivation.  Along with the emergence (or, at least, recognition) of domestic cultivation in an increasing number of countries there has been an increase in research into this phenomenon - the people and methods involved in cultivation, the explanatory factors behind import substitution, and the way this has shaped national and international cannabis markets. This special issue aims to critically examine and advance research on differences in the characteristics, motivations, cultivation methods and organisational structures of those individuals and groups involved in cannabis cultivation, as well as the factors that may help to explain these differences (different national contexts, but also different methodologies or samples). It also aims to consider developments in policing, policy and other responses to cannabis cultivation.

Abstracts (not to exceed 350 words) are invited for contributions to a forthcoming special issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-drug-policy).

We encourage submissions that address the following topics, though we welcome submissions on other topics related to the theme:

• Explore internationally comparative data on cannabis cultivation in different countries (e.g. differences in the mechanics and organisation of cultivation and in the motivation, demographic profiles and opinions of cultivators)

• theorize and develop models to address the question of variance in patterns of domestic cultivation in the western world; and relate that to contextual differences (e.g. different policies, cultures and economic conditions of different countries and regions).

• examine how patterns of domestic cannabis cultivation vary across subgroups of cannabis growers in individual countries (e.g. building new typologies of cannabis growers, adding to the typologies that have already been developed; “medical” versus “recreational” growers, criminal involvement of different types of growers, etc.);

• investigate how patterns of cannabis cultivation affect cannabis users’ pattern of consumption;

• examine the impacts of cannabis (or more general drug) policies on cannabis cultivation; deterrence of and risk perceptions among cannabis cultivators

• examine growers’ views on cannabis policies.

Qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and historical research are welcome. Papers must discuss the implications of their findings for policy.

We invite six types of contributions (NB: in rare circumstances word limits may be exceeded with permission from the editors):

• Research papers: Research papers are usually based on original empirical analyses, but may also be discursive critical essays. These papers are usually between 3,000 and 5,000 words.

• Research methods papers: These papers explore methodological innovations in the field and are usually between 3,000 and 5,000 words.

• Commentary: These papers explore in depth a particular topic or issue for debate, and may also include evidence and analysis. The Editor may invite expert responses to commentaries for publication in the same issue. Commentaries are usually between 2,500 and 4,000 words.

• Viewpoint: Short comments and opinion pieces of up to 1,200 words which raise an issue for discussion, or comprise a case report on an issue relevant to research, policy, or practice.

• Policy or historical analysis: These are focused specifically around contemporary or historical analyses of policies and their impacts, and are usually between 3,000 and 5,000 words.

• Review: These papers seek to review systematically a particular area of research, intervention, or policy. Reviews are usually between 4,000 and 8,000 words.

Abstracts should be emailed to tom.decorte@ugent.be and to potterg@lsbu.ac.uk by May 31. The email subject heading should read “IJDP Special Issue”. The editors will inform authors by June 30 whether to proceed to full submission. If selected, complete manuscripts will be due October 15. All manuscripts are subject to the normal IJDP peer review process. The special issue is expected to  be published in 2014.

Call for Papers for a Special Focus Issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy: Governance of Drug Policy: Actors, Interests and Processes

Guest Editors:

Susanne MacGregor, Nicola Singleton and Franz Trautmann

The concept of ‘governance’ has replaced ideas of public or social administration in contemporary discussions on politics and policy. This draws attention to new processes of governing in increasingly complex societies. Although understandings of the concept and definitions of the term may differ, issues raised include: the role of networks and policy communities; the influence of different stakeholders  and  interests on the design and implementation of policy; the shape of the new public management – such as forms of contracting and compliance procedures; new styles of governing in multi-level arrangements, such as those of the European Union; and links between the public and private sectors and with civil society. Key assumptions are that the boundaries of the nation-state are more permeable in a globalised world and that new modes of coordination are now required, involving linkages between actors beyond the traditional forms of government. Complexity and change are major themes in this literature.

Abstracts (not to exceed 350 words) are invited for contributions to a forthcoming special issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy. This special edition will critically examine the relevance of the concept of governance and debates surrounding it to understanding of drug policy and discuss what implications this has for the promotion of better policies. The focus is on the ‘how’ of drug policy-making and delivery (its form) rather than the ‘what’ (its content).

We encourage submissions that address the following topics, though we welcome submissions on other topics related to the theme. Papers should focus on issues relating to psychoactive substances widely defined but not deal primarily with alcohol, tobacco, (or sugar or gambling) unless commenting on lessons for drugs policy from research on these substances (or behaviours):

CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS

• Issues arising in researching the governance of drug policy

• What is ‘good governance’?

• The utility of models of governance and policy making

• The place of evidence in contemporary processes of governance

• Lessons for drugs from examples of patterns of governance of other substances eg tobacco,  alcohol and foodstuffs

• Analysis of how governance factors and processes may impede or facilitate change in policy eg from prohibition to regulation to decriminalisation

• Mechanisms for accountability and scrutiny within the governance of drug policy and their effectiveness in safeguarding the interests of different groups.

CASE STUDIES (at international, national, regional or local level or interaction between levels)

• How different policy actors operate to influence the policy process, including: strategies, alliances and coalitions between different types of policy actors – state, commercial, professions, and NGOs; the role and practices of interest groups in relation to political parties; the influence of lobbyists and networks on decision making

• How  governance structures and processes create opportunities for or impede radical policy initiatives

• The role of governance factors in a specific instance of policy change: eg marijuana legislation in states of USA; regulation of new psychoactive substances in New Zealand;  and the decriminalisation of cannabis

• How interests frame perceptions of problems and solutions proposed

• Comparative cross national analysis of governance arrangements.

• Role of social networking or new media in governance processes

Qualitative or mixed methods and historical and/or comparative research are welcome.

We invite six types of contributions:

• Research papers: research papers are usually based on original empirical analyses but may be discursive critical essays dealing with theoretical or methodological or policy issues. These papers are usually between 3,000 and 5,000 words.

• Research methods papers: these papers explore methodological innovations in the field and are usually between 3,000 and 5,000 words

• Commentary: these papers explore in depth a particular topic or issue for debate and may also include evidence and analysis. We may invite expert responses to commentaries for publication in the same issue. Commentaries are usually between 2,500 and 4,000 words.

• Viewpoint: short comments and opinion pieces of up to 1,200 words which raise an issue for discussion or comprise a case report on an issue relevant to research, policy or practice

• Policy or historical analysis: these are focused specifically around contemporary or historical analyses of policies and their impact and are usually between 3,000 and 5,000 words

• Review: these papers seek to review systematically a particular area of research, intervention or policy. Reviews are usually between 4000 and 8000 words.

Abstracts should be mailed to Susanne.MacGregor@LSHTM.ac.uk by 31 May 2013. The email subject heading should read ‘IJDP special issue’. The editors will inform authors by 30 June 2013 whether to proceed to full submission. If selected, complete manuscripts will be due by 30 September 2013.All manuscripts are subject to normal IJDP peer review process. The issue is expected to be published in 2014.

Call for Papers for the Series History and Philosophy of Technoscience

There is a popular view that science discovers and technology applies, a view that is increasingly under threat. Technoscience refers to a growing number of fields such as nanotechnology, synthetic biology and climate studies where it is not possible to separate the scientific from the technological. This series addresses historical and philosophical issues surrounding technoscientific research and explores the rich and complex interconnection between science and technology, a connection that has been moulded by centuries of engagement with real world problems.

We invite submissions from established scholars and first-time authors alike. Prospective authors should send a detailed proposal with a rationale, chapter outlines and at least two sample chapters alongside a brief author's biography and an anticipated submission date.

Send your proposals to:

Alfred Nordmann nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de

Philip Good pgood@pickeringchatto.co.uk

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Women, Gender, and Families of Color: Race, Gender, and Disability

Abstracts Due: 6/1/13

Manuscripts Due: 10/20/2013

Despite discourse on gender/sexuality and race/ethnicity or gender and disability, there are few studies about the intersections of race, gender and disability from a critical perspective. This issue will focus on articles that analyze these intersections from different disciplinary perspectives. Categories include interrogations into the lives of people of color and white subjects from a critical whiteness perspective; gender as it encompasses interrogations of femininity, masculinity, transgender, or intersex subjectivity and any form of sexual expression and identity and their intersection; and disability to encompass impairment and the socio-cultural aspects that accompany it.

Topics include but not limited to:

Family caregiving or parenting at the intersections of gender/race/disability

Lived experiences of disabled women/people of color

Representations of disability in families of color in films and literature

News and media representations of race, disability and gender/sexuality

Historical analysis that highlights these intersections (e.g., eugenics)

Policy, activism and interventions that empower disabled people of color

Articles connecting disability studies, queer theory and women's studies to critical race theory and critical whiteness studies

Analysis of policies related to education, employment, immigration and incarceration that centers on the intersections of race, gender and ability.

Contact: Guest-Editors Sandy Magana, maganas@uic.edu; Liat Ben Moshe, lbenmosh@uic.edu, University of Wisconsin.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Psychology of Popular Media Culture: Video Games and Children

February 1, 2014: submission deadline

The degree to which video games do or do not impact children, both positively and negatively, continues to be a topic of discussion and controversy in the scholarly community and general public. The ensuing debates have made clear the divergent opinions within the scholarly community regarding the potential impact of violent video games on children's behavior.

At times, these debates have become acrimonious, arguably because these debates are not merely academic, but entwined with both phenomena related to societal violence and "culture war" debates about what media content is moral. The tenor of such debates, both within the scholarly community and general public can, at times, stifle efforts by scholars with differing perspectives to find common ground and understand their divergent views and data.

This special issue is viewed as an opportunity to provide a public forum for scholars on all sides of these debates to discuss new data and new directions in video game science.

Thus, papers addressing the influences of video games on children are invited. It is expected that a range of differing views and data will be included in the final special issue.

These are some guidelines for papers that will be particularly competitive for inclusion in the special issue:

Empirical papers will be given priority over review or theoretical papers. Review/theoretical papers that advance understanding beyond past "video games are good/bad" debates may be competitive, however.

All papers should consider influences on children or teenagers. College student samples will not be given priority.

To avoid publication bias issues, papers finding statistically significant effects as well as those finding null results will be given equal weight. In all cases, careful consideration of the interpretation of effect sizes should be given greater emphasis than a binary statistical significance decision.

Papers examining both positive and negative outcomes are welcome. Papers need not be on aggression/violence or mental health, but could also consider cognition, problem solving, stress, etc.

Papers should be no more than 30 pages in length, total, including references.

By exchanging views and data across debates in this field it is hoped that the special issue will provide a new start for collegial discussion of these issues as the field moves forward.

Manuscripts can be submitted through the Journal's Manuscript Submission Portal. Please note in your cover letter that you are submitting for this special issue and send in attention to Christopher J. Ferguson.

Questions about the special issue can be addressed to the guest editor Christopher J. Ferguson.

First submission papers will be accepted through February 1, 2014.

Call for Submissions: 2013 Condon Prize for Best Student Essay in Psychological Anthropology

The SPA is now accepting submissions to the 2013 Condon Prize for Best Student Essay in Psychological Anthropology

The Society for Psychological Anthropology solicits entries for the 2013 Richard G. Condon Prize for the best student essay in psychological anthropology.

Please encourage students to submit papers for this competition.

The winner will be awarded $500 and one year’s free membership in the Society for Psychological Anthropology.

The winning essay will be published in Ethos after working with the Editor to revise and prepare the final manuscript.

The prize is named for the late Richard G. Condon, whose work included the study of adolescence, family, and change among the Canadian Inuit.

Psychological anthropology is defined broadly to include interrelationships among psychological, social and cultural phenomena.

Essays will be judged on their relevance to psychological anthropology, theoretical and methodological strengths, and organization and clarity.

The winner will be recognized at the 2013 SPA Business Meeting in Chicago.

Papers submitted for consideration must follow these guidelines:

1. No evidence of the author's identity may be provided in any way through the text or by reference in the paper.

2. The author's name, address, email, student affiliation, and the title of the paper must be provided in an email message to which the paper is attached, and the paper should only be identified by title – and not by author's name – in the attachment.

3. Authors must be students at the time of submitting the paper, but they need not be members of the Society for Psychological Anthropology.

4. Papers must not exceed 9000 words inclusive of references.

5. Papers must follow the American Anthropological Association style guide, available at: http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm.

6. Papers must be submitted and received by August 15, 2013. Entries should be emailed as MS Word attachments to Harold Odden, SPA Secretary-Treasurer, at Oddenh@ipfw.edu.

Please direct any questions to Merav Shohet, Condon committee chair, at mshohetg@gmail.com.

Merav Shohet, Ph.D.
merav@post.harvard.edu
617.520.4891
 

Call for Chapters: Global Issues and Ethical Concerns in Human Enhancement Technologies

Editors
Dr. Steven John Thompson (Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland University College, USA)

Proposals Submission Deadline: June 15, 2013

Full Chapters Due: September 1, 2013

Submission Date: November 30, 2013

Society is struggling with issues regarding rapid advancements in Human Enhancement Technologies (HET), especially in terms of definition, effects, participation, regulation, and control. These are global matters that legislators must sufficiently address, as was evidenced partly by debate within the 2008 European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA), among other discussions; yet, relevance must not be relegated entirely to scientists, legislators, and lobbyists who may gain power and control at the expense of those parties most affected by these life-changing technologies. Since current and future HET initiatives should be in the best interests of those who will eventually participate, research into critical pragmatic elements of HET must expand beyond government and scientific experimentation for eventual societal adoption to incorporate deeper relevant inquiry from within the humanities.

Objective of the Book

While much of the realm of HET is in a state of growing experimentation, there is benefit to exploring ground that may be covered regarding universal concerns, ethics, objectives, and principles in aspects of HET as viewed through the humanities. This compendium will include contributions of professional researchers and others working with HET issues today and into the future. It will also provide a well-rounded composite of the HET field in emerging technologies.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of researchers, graduate students, practitioners, and professionals in academe and the medical industry who should all find value in this publication. The recent surge in academic course offerings associated with the role of the body in the humanities and computer science will benefit, as will some persons engaged in a humanities approach to study of metasystems, new artificial life, and robotics. This book will merge some of the leading allied field voices regarding HET into a singular compelling voice of inquiry on the topic of human enhancement technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support executives concerned with the management of expertise, knowledge, information and organizational development in different types of work communities and environments.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Theory and Definition

• Body and Machine

• Cyborg Creation

• Enhancement and Modification

• Uses in Medicine and Science

Ethics and Philosophy

• Internet Brain Implants and Related Interfaces

• Human Rights and Requisite Modification

• Human Values and Freedom in Experimentation

• Safety Concerns

Policy and Regulation

• Control and Threat

• Corporations, Governments, and Military Axes

• Issues in Science, Technology, and Society

Digitality and Neuronics

• Access, Availability and Privilege

• Technological Production and Purposed Results

• Ubiquity

Levels of Participation

• Current Trends

• Freedom, Requisite Implementation and Universal Adoption

• Future and The Collective Hive

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 15, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concern of the proposed chapter. All authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 1, 2013 about status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by September 1, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published in 2014 by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

Important Dates

June 15, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline

July 1, 2013: Notification of Acceptance

September 1, 2013: Full Chapter Submission

September 30, 2013:  Review Results Returned

November 30, 2013: Final Chapter Submission

January 31, 2014: Final Publication Deadline

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):

Dr. Steven John Thompson (rhetorist@jhu.edu)

Call for Abstracts on the Topic "Patents for Humanity" for a Special Issue of Technology & Innovation: Proceedings of the National Academy

The journal Technology & Innovation: Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors is currently soliciting manuscripts for a special issue: Patents for Humanity.

Abstracts should be submitted by June 3, 2013. The abstract submission should contain the title, author affiliation, an abstract of no more than 250 words, key words, and corresponding author’s contact information. Upon approval, full manuscripts will be due by Aug. 23.

Articles should concern patented technologies or innovations that have made/have the potential for making significant contributions to humanity. Articles may include commentaries by field experts concerning patents, original articles describing the development and research toward a technology or patent, and/or narrative-like stories that emphasize the societal benefits of select innovations.

Submissions may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

Economics of a technology, governmental and policy action, and innovation

Environmental impact of various technologies/patent types

Health impacts of technologies and innovations

Analyses of the distribution and access to technology

All submissions should meet Technology and Innovation’s author instructions and should be submitted online.

Questions? Contact Diana Vergara (TIJournal@research.usf.edu), editorial assistant.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Child Maltreatment: Child Maltreatment & Emerging Adulthood: Developmental Outcomes & Service Delivery

Child Maltreatment, the journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, is preparing a special issue on developmental outcomes and service delivery during emerging adulthood. The purpose of this special issue is to highlight research examining empirical links between child maltreatment and developmental outcomes during emerging adulthood, broadly defined as that period of development from 18 to 25 years of age when young people living in technologically oriented cultures make the transition from adolescence to early adulthood.

Guest Editors Thomas J. McMahon, Ph.D. & Tanya Nichols, M.A., Yale University School of Medicine

Developmental outcomes of potential interest include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Subjective identity

• Emotional stability

• Substance use

• Sexual behavior

• Quality of friendships

• Quality of romantic relationships

• Vocational-educational adjustment

• Quality of family relations

• Financial support

• The transition to independent living

• The transition to marriage

• The transition to parenthood

• Community engagement

Developmental outcomes representing both psychopathology and social competence will be acceptable; and the journal is particularly interested in papers that highlight positive developmental outcomes in the face of early adversity that represent resilience. Reports of research done within survey, case control, and longitudinal designs will be considered. Papers that draw upon the strengths of longitudinal designs with consideration of mediating or moderating influences are preferred.

This special issue will also highlight empirical research on service delivery during the transition from child to adult oriented systems of care for young people with a history of child maltreatment. The journal is particularly interested in papers that describe psychosocial intervention and patterns of service utilization for young people leaving the care of the child welfare system.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is September 2, 2013. All manuscripts submitted for consideration will be subjected to peer review. Full length manuscripts should be limited to 35 double spaced pages, inclusive of tables, figures, and references. Manuscripts should also be formatted according to guidelines outlined in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, and they should be accompanied by a letter requesting the paper be considered for this special issue on emerging adulthood.

If you have any questions about this special issue, please do not hesitate to contact Thomas McMahon at (203) 974-
5950 or thomas.mcmahon@yale.edu