Due to the scheduling of other journal issues,
the SSCORE editor has given us an opportunity to extend the
original deadline for submissions to this special issue until June 15.
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Call for Papers: *Voting, Elections, and Technology*
a special issue of _Social_Science_Computer_Review_
This special issue of Social Science Computer Review will bring together a
collection of high quality academic work that extends, refines and
challenges our understanding of the use, state of the art, and challenges
associated with voting and election technology, broadly conceived.
This special issue will bring together papers that investigate specific
cases of the use of technology in voting and elections, as well as
analysis of policy, and reviews of the state of the art. Papers from a
broad range of social science perspectives are encouraged. Submissions can
be in the form of full papers (maximum 20 printed pages) or in the form of
short papers (5 printed pages). Post-graduate students are particularly
encouraged to submit early work in the form of short papers.
*Sample Topics*
- E-voting
- Online voter survey methods
- Technologies for election forecasting
- Agent-based models of voting behavior
- Web-based campaign fundraising
- Redistricting technology
- Policy implications
*Submission information*
Send an electronic copy of the paper, along with a cover letter,
to Micah Altman (Micah_Altman@harvard.edu).
- Key dates:
+ Submission of papers: *June 15, 2004*
+ Review feedback: *October 15, 2004*
+ Submission of final papers: *Jan 15, 2005*
+ Publication in SSCORE: Summer 2005.
- Length:
+ Full Papers: 20 printed pages
+ Short papers: 5 printed pages
- Formatting (required):
+ Electronic submission only (MSWord or PDF)
+ Please include the lead author's last name
in the manuscript file name.
- Recommended formatting:
(Recommended for submission, required prior to publication.
See the SSCORE web page, below, for complete details)
+ APA style reference
+ No footnotes. Endnotes used for comments, not citations.
+ Tables and figures on separate pages with accompanying
caption. The main text should refer to each figure/table
and provide callouts.
+ Each document should include: title, author list with
affiliations, a brief abstract, a list of keywords
preceding the main text, and short author bios, references
and endnotes following the main text.
*Information about Social Science Computer Review (SSCORE)*
The Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering
both social science instructional and research applications of computing as
well as social science research on societal impacts of information technology.
Among topics within the scope of the journal are artificial intelligence,
computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research,
computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling,
geographic information systems, instructional multimedia, instrumentation and
research tools, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software
evaluation, and world-wide web resources for social scientists.
SSCORE is a peer-reviewed publication of Sage Publications, Inc. Now in
its 22nd year of publication, it carries articles and reports, extensive
resource listing in its "News and Notes" section, software reviews, and
book reviews. There are frequent symposia issues on social science
disciplines, on new computer-intensive methodologies, and on the political
and social impacts of computing.
A World Wide Web site for SSCORE is found at the URL:
http://hcl.chass.ncsu.edu/sscore/sscore.htm