Information, Communication & Society (iCS)
2016 Journal Citation Report Impact Factor 2.692
JCR Top Quartile Ranking of iCS in both Sociology and Communications
10th of 142 sociology journals
8th of 79 communications journals
CITASA thanks iCS for partnering with us for our annual special issues showcasing some of the best work from our section. Please see Barry Wellman’s “CITASA and ICS: How the Relationship Began” for a history of the iCS-CITASA special issue.
CITASA’s particular thanks goes to the iCS Editors:
Brian D. Loader
William H. Dutton
North American Editor Barry Wellman
Asia Editor Jack Qiu
Call for the CITAMS Annual Special Issue of iCS:
Deadline: September 3, 2018 for Papers from ASA 2018
You are invited to submit your paper for consideration in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society (ICS). For the 12th year, ICS will publish a special issue featuring papers presented at the 2018 annual meeting in Philadelphia.
Eligible papers are those presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association or at the Media Pre-Conference in Philadelphia in August 2018.
The special issue welcomes papers that focus on any facet of media, technology, communication, information, or related topics.
ICS is a highly ranked, interdisciplinary journal that brings together current research on the social, economic, and cultural impacts of new information and communications technologies. The journal positions itself at the center of contemporary debates about the information age. Submissions must conform to the ICS guidelines, are limited to 8,000 words (all inclusive), and must be submitted via Scholar One. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one. Be sure to check the box for Special Issue and indicate CITAMS in it, so that it will be routed appropriately.
Timeline:
- Complete papers due (submit via Scholar One) on September 3, 2018 before midnight American Samoan time.
- First round of reviews back to authors on October 3, 2018.
- Final decisions made on December 3, 2018.
- Final papers due December 21, 2018.
- Online publication will be early February 2019.
- Special issue publication anticipated May 2019.
If you have questions, please contact one of the special issue editors below:
Deana Rohlinger (deana.rohlinger@fsu.edu)
Jenny Davis (jennifer.davis@anu.edu.au)
Cynthia Williams (cmw15@my.fsu.edu)
Pierce Dignam (pad15b@my.fsu.edu)
