-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2019 CFP: Minitrack: The Dark Side of Social Media Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 20:46:19 +0000 From: Qin Weng QWeng@walton.uark.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
AMCIS 2019, Cancun, Mexico, August 15-17, 2019. MINI-TRACK: The Dark Side of Social Media TRACK: Social computing
DESCRIPTION
The widespread adoption of social media is accompanied with arising challenges and problems. While the negative impacts and outcomes of social media have attracted increasing scholarly attention in recent years, the problems and risks in social media use remain profound and therefore call for continued research. This mini-track invites papers that identify and address the dark side of social media, assembling a wide array of studies that examine the aspects of social media that negatively impact people’s personal lives or disrupt the operation of organizations and societies. The goal is to raise awareness of the negative aspects in social media use, and to address the challenges of maintaining a safe and productive environment for social computing.
Empirical, theoretical, or position papers are welcome in this track. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to the following:
- Privacy concerns and social media - Cyber bullying - Social media addiction and isolation - Social media and safety - Impact of social media on physical and mental health - Social media and productivity/job performance - Effect of social media on education - Social media on business communication - Impact of social media on democracy - Impact of social media on law enforcement - Social media and personal relationship - Social media and politics - Social media, face to face interaction, and personal fulfillment - Social media and society - Online identity, scam, hoax, and phishing - Ethical, legal issues and freedom of speech in social media
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Full paper submissions (<5000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures) and Emergent Research Forum (ERF) papers (<3500 words, excluding references, tables, and figures) must be made electronically through Manuscript Central. Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind system.
IMPORTANT DATES
January 7, 2019: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2019 begin. March 1, 2019: AMCIS 2019 manuscript submissions close for authors at 10:00am PST. April 24, 2019: Camera-ready papers are due.
MINI-TRACK CHAIRS
Dr. Qin Weng qweng@walton.uark.edu University of Arkansas
Dr. Wendy Wang wendy_phoenix@hotmail.com Trident University International
More information is available at https://amcis2019.aisconferences.org or by contacting the Minitrack chairs (contact details above).
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