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Dear Socnetters,
We hope the following message will raise your interest!
Currently, we are in the process of editing the forthcoming book
entitled “
Computational Social Science in the Age of Big Data.
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications” published
by Herbert von Halem Verlag (Cologne, Germany) in
Neue
Schriften zur Online-Forschung of the German Society for
Online Research (expected publication in summer 2017).
In the digital age the exponential growth in the amount of data
brings out new forms of social science research by using
computational techniques to handle and manage big data sources.
This book will demonstrate how data analysts both
from
academia and business analyze large and complex masses of
data by taking a
multidisciplinary approach.
The rapid emergence of computational social science as new
discipline shows the potential need to discuss innovative
approaches and new techniques to understand our complex social
system (Lazer et al. 2009). The
purpose of the book is to
summarize the current state of knowledge about meaning,
development, and uses of computational social science in the
context of big data.
The book will bring together the
status quo of theoretical
background, concepts, methodological approaches, instruments,
tools as well as
applications and empirical-based research
studies. The
audience of this book are the academic
as well as commercial sector researchers, commercials, students,
and teachers who have begun using big data to examine human
behavior online.
All chapter proposals should be sent via email to
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no later than
June 30, 2016. The contributions will be
evaluated in an academic review process by a committee of experts.
For more information regarding the submission procedure, read the
further details below and/or visit
our website (
https://sites.google.com/site/cfpcomputationalsocialsciences).
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
We are looking forward to your submission.
Best
Cathleen
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Further Details
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Working Title of Book: Computational Social Science in
the Age of Big Data. Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and
Applications
Publisher: Herbert von Halem Verlag (Cologne, Germany), in
Neue Schriften zur Online-Forschung of the German Society for
Online Research (DGOF); anticipated publication in 2017.
Editorial Board: Cathleen M. Stuetzer (JGU Mainz,
Institute for Sociology), Martin Welker (HMKW Cologne, Journalism
and Communication Science), Marc Egger, INSIUS Berlin
Description and Purpose of the Book:
In the digital age the exponential growth in the amount of data
brings out new forms of social science research by using
computational techniques to handle and manage big data sources.
This book will demonstrate how data analysts both from academia
and business analyze large and complex masses of data by taking a
multidisciplinary approach. It will uncover cutting-edge analysis
techniques and methods for searching and using large data sets
within different disciplines like sociology, information science,
communication science, health, education, political science,
psychology, economics, and other fields. The rapid emergence of
computational social science as new discipline shows the potential
need to discuss innovative approaches and new techniques to
understand our complex social system (Lazer et al. 2009). The
purpose of the book is to summarize the current state of knowledge
about meaning, development, and uses of computational social
science in the context of big data. The book will bring together
the status quo of theoretical background, concepts, methodological
approaches, instruments, tools as well as applications and
empirical-based research studies. The audience of this book are
the academic as well as commercial sector researchers,
commercials, students, and teachers who have begun using big data
to examine human behavior online.
Submission Procedure for Chapter Proposals and
Notification:
Each chapter should contain a critical review of literature on the
topic of the chapter, summarize and evaluate what is known about
it, report research findings, identify important gaps of knowledge
as well as make suggestions for future research.
Submissions should be
in German or in English and
must include the title, author(s) name, affiliation(s), e-mail
address(es), tel/fax numbers, and e-mail address, postal
address(es), and abstract on the first page.
Submissions must be sent as an e-mail attachment to
Cathleen
Stuetzer using the e-mail address
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and/or
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Chapter Proposal Length:
max. 3 pages, Format: Adobe PDF
All chapter proposals will be evaluated by a committee of experts
before author(s) are being invited to submit the full book
chapter. Papers will be selected based on their
originality,
relevance, and clarity of presentation. Authors should
certify that their papers represents substantially new previously
unpublished work. Unpublished conference presentations are
acceptable.
Important Dates and Anticipated Deadlines for Chapters:
Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline:
June 30, 2016
Notification of Chapter Proposal Acceptance/Rejection:
August
1, 2016
Final Book Chapter Submission Deadline:
December 15, 2016
Final Notification of Acceptance/Rejection:
April 1, 2017
Final Camera-Ready Version Deadline:
June 30, 2017
Publication Date (tentative):
Summer 2017
The chapter proposal should be sent via email to
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no later than
June 30, 2016. These papers will be examined
in an academic review process by a committee of experts. A
confirmation of receipt of the submission will be sent within
three days, and if you do not receive the confirmation please
resend the email and/or contact
Cathleen Stuetzer (
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Notification regarding the status of each proposal will be sent by
August 1, 2016 to all those who submitted a chapter
proposal. At that time authors whose chapter proposals have been
accepted will also be e-mailed guidelines regarding full book
chapter preparation. The final book chapter deadline is
December
15, 2016. Following receipt, full chapters will be sent out
for double-blind review. The editors will make the final decision
regarding final acceptance of each book chapter until
April 1,
2017. All chapters with revision requests (if necessary)
need to be completed by
June 30, 2017.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Dr. Cathleen M. Stuetzer
Board Member of the German Society for Online Research (DGOF)
Internet:
www.dgof.de, Email (DGOF-Office):
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute for Sociology
Department of Social Network Research and Sociology of the Family
Office: Jakob-Welder-Weg 12, Georg Forster-Gebäude
Room: 03.443 (GFG), D-55099 Mainz, Germany
Phone: +49 6131 39 29397
Email:
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Further information are available here:
Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/cfpcomputationalsocialsciences
Publisher:
http://www.halem-verlag.de/2015/neue-schriften-zur-online-forschung
Additional Information:
www.dgof.de