chapman@csli.stanford.edu (Gary Chapman) (07/18/88)
[I thought that this might be interesting for the readers of this group. TR] CALL FOR PAPERS THE JOURNAL OF COMPUTING AND SOCIETY P.O. Box 717 Palo Alto, CA 94301 (415) 322-3778 The Journal of Computing and Society will begin publishing in late 1988. It will be a quarterly journal of material on the social implications of computing technology and computerization. The journal is soliciting articles on computers and privacy, computers and war, computers and power relations, computers and gender, computers and politics, computers and social theory, and similar subjects. The deadline for the Spring 1989 issue is September 15, 1988. The emphasis in this journal will be on high quality writing and provocative ideas. Original research is welcome, but the journal will try to avoid conventional academic writing in favor of well-crafted essays. The journal is intended to appeal to a general audience as well as the profession of computer science. Preference in publication will be given to material showing originality, creativity, relevance to substantive problems in society, and readability. There will be no political or philosophical prejudice--all viewpoints are welcome. The Journal of Computing and Society is edited by Gary Chapman, executive director of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. Questions regarding manuscripts should be directed to him at the address above. Manuscripts should be submitted in quadruplicate, typed or laser-printed, on 8 1/2" x 11" paper with one-inch margins all around. The Journal's style will be the same as that of The Chicago Manual of Style and The Communications of the ACM. The editorial board of the Journal of Computing and Society consists of the following people: Jerry Berman; Margaret Boden; David Burnham; Hubert Dreyfus; Jean-Louis Gassee; Calvin Gotlieb; Douglas Hofstadter; Deborah Johnson; Rob Kling; John Ladd; Abbe Mowshowitz; Peter G. Neumann; Susan Nycum; Kristen Nygaard; Paul Saffo; Mike Sharples; Lenny Siegel; Luca Simoncini; Brian Smith; Lucy Suchman; Zhisong Tang; Joseph Weizenbaum; Alan F. Westin; Langdon Winner; and Terry Winograd. Subscription rates for The Journal of Computing and Society have not yet been determined, but there will be a personal subscription rate for individuals. The Journal of Computing and Society will be published by Ablex Publishing Corporation of Norwood, New Jersey.