CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on Online Safety and Privacy Assurance in Social Media

ICST Transactions on Security and Safety (http://icst.org/security-and-safety/)

 

The extensive display of personal information by users of social media has made online safety and privacy concerns particularly salient. Many Web 2.0 technologies are highly collaborative where collective action with rich data exchange is the norm. Social media brought the voluntary disclosure of personal data to the mainstream, thus exposing users’ published information with potential abuse by online crooks, stalkers, bullies, and even by their friends. The goal of this special issue is to report frontier research addressing the need for a paradigm shift in understanding and addressing users’ online safety and privacy needs in social media. Particular emphases will be put on the interplay between social and technological issues associated with online safety and privacy assurance in social media with a focus on online social networks. The issue aims to offer an integrated view of the field by presenting approaches originating from and drawing upon multiple disciplines.

 

We welcome research papers that examine technological, conceptual, design, economic, behavioral, managerial, organizational, and societal aspects of assuring online safety, privacy, and security in social media. Submissions should describe original, previously unpublished research, not currently under review by another conference or journal. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

-      Defining Privacy 2.0 in online social networks

-      Online safety and privacy challenges and protection mechanisms

-      User mental models and behavioral dynamics

-      Tools or applications that support online safety and privacy assurance

-      User awareness and training

-      Risk identification and assessment

-      Protecting adolescent online safety

 

Instructions for Authors and Review Process:

Submitted papers should not be under consideration elsewhere for publication. The language of the journal is English. Each paper should be formatted in double spacing with 1-inch margin, single column of no more than 9,000 words in length. All texts (excluding title and section headings) must be in 12-point in one of the standard fonts such as Times, Helvetica, or Courier. References should be included in alphabetical order in the Reference section of the paper at the end.  Submission file formats are PDF and Microsoft Word. The first page of the paper should include the title and the abstract. Please do not disclose any author information in the manuscript. A rigorous peer review process will be arranged. Each paper will have at least two independent reviewers.

 

Manuscripts should be sent electronically to the guest editors (Email to: icst2011.security@gmail.com ). Authors are encouraged to submit extended abstracts to the guest editors prior to the submission deadline for early feedback and indication of suitability.

 

Important Dates:

Abstract submission (via Email to: icst2011.security@gmail.com ): Feb 1, 2011

Papers submission deadline: Feb 15, 2011

Notification of decisions: March 15, 2011

Final Manuscript Due: April 8, 2011

Publication (tentative): April/May 2011

 

Guest Editors:

Dr. Heng Xu

Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology,

PNC Technologies Career Development Professorship,

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

Email: icst2011.security@gmail.com

 

Dr. Chuan-Hoo Tan

Assistant Professor of Information Systems,

College of Business,

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Email: icst2011.security@gmail.com

 

Heng Xu | Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology | PNC Technologies Career Development Professorship | The Pennsylvania State University | 307C IST Building | University Park, PA 16802 | Office: 814-867-0469 | Fax: 814-865-6426 | URL: http://faculty.ist.psu.edu/xu/