Call for Papers of Journal of SocioSocio-Informatics Vol.5
Vol.5 No.1
Editorial Board of Journal of SocioSocio-Informatics
1. Aims and Scope
The Journal of Socio-Informatics (JSI) is the official English journal of JASI & JSIS(The Japanese Association for Social Informatics and The Japan Society for
Socio-Information Studies). The Journal aims to contribute to promote social scientificstudies relating with information and communication. It publishes papers once a year
dealing with communications, media studies, information communication technology,business, sociology, economics, politics, psychology, education, computer science,
simulation, and other various disciplines.
2. Requirements for Submissions(1)Manuscript Classifications
Classifications
Original Paper – The Paper should be related to Socio-Informatics and is original
in its research methods and/or results. The content of the Paper should be reliable andbeneficial to the development of Socio-Informatics:

Systematic report of practicalresearch, development of theoretical or simulation studies, etc. Standard number ofpages is 10 and the maximum number of pages is 12.
The Paper may be recommended as a Research Note by the Editorial Board of JSI. In
such a case, the authors can modify the Paper as a Research Note.
Research Note – The Research Note should be related to Socio-Informatics and isoriginal in its research methods and/or results. The content of the Research Noteshould be a prompt report of research methods and/or result. The number of pages is 6or 8.
(2)Conditions for Submission
I.

The main part of the manuscript must not be in the process of being published, or
have been published or in the process of being submitted to any domestic orinternational scientific journals, periodicals or commercial magazines. However,an author may compile and submit academic lectures given at research societies
or conferences, or oral presentations provided at international meetings.

II. The authors should adhere that the content and description of the manuscript
must not engage in other copyrights, human rights in the research and ethicalprinciples. The authors should consider those issues in their manuscripts.

III. The manuscript should be written in a manner that can be understood bymembers of the same research field.
(3)Handling of Submitted Manuscripts
I.

Upon submission, specify manuscript classification to be reviewed.

II. The submitted manuscript will be examined by the Editorial Board and handled
in the following manner:A. Accept
B. Accept under the condition of making minor adjustments
C. Manuscript will be re-examined after author makes adjustments according
to the recommendations by the Editorial Board
D. Reject
III. In the cases of manuscripts that need to be revised, manuscripts re-submitted
after 4 weeks will be treated as newly submitted manuscripts.
IV. If the revision of manuscript is not finished by the printing of JSI Vol.4 No1, themanuscript may be printed on JSI Vol.5 No.1.
3. Copyright
Copyright
The copyrights for all manuscripts are automatically transferred to JASI & JSIS (TheJapaneseAssociationfor

SocialInformatics

andTheJapan

Societyfor

Socio-Information Studies) when the manuscript has been accepted. The JASI & JSIS
regards that not only the person submitting the manuscript, but also ALL authors haveaccepted this copyright policy upon submission. However, JASI & JSIS automaticallyallows without permission that authors themselves may use their own manuscripts forthe academic or educational purposes. Therefore, authors may copy, translate, modify,
or deliver their own manuscripts, or send them to the public via the Internet.
4. Handling of Manuscript and Expenses
When the manuscript is received by the Editorial Board, a notice indicating thereception will be e-mailed to the author. Rejected manuscript will be abandoned anda note indicating the reasons for reject will be sent to the author. After acceptance of themanuscript, the acceptance will be notified to the author. The author is requested tosubmit the final version of the paper in the form of electronic file (MS-WORD, orWritten text only in Text File). Extra cost for printing figures and tables is author’sresponsibility. After the manuscript is accepted, proofreading will be performed one
time by the author. No insertions or proofreading other than related to printing errors

will be accepted. Original manuscripts will not be returned to authors.
5. Important dates for Journal of SocioSocio-Informatics Vol.5
Vol.5 No.1
The Editorial Board has plans to publish Vol.5 No.1 of the Journal in the summer or theautumn of 2012. One who would like to submit a paper on Vol.5 No.1 of the Journal
must send the attached submission form to submit-jsi@yahoogroups.jp until October 30,
2011. The original manuscript and copy without authors’ information must be sent tosubmit-jsi@yahoogroups.jp until November 30, 2011.

Journal of Socio-Informatics SUBMISSION FORM Date:D/M/Y

1. Manuscript Type
Paper/Research Note

*Note: please select Paper or Research Note which youwant.
2. Title

3. Author(s) and Affiliation(s)4. Contact Information (One person ONLY)
Name:
Address:
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E-mail*The main part of the manuscript is not be in the process of being published, or
have been published or in the process of being submitted to any domestic orinternational scientific journals, periodicals or commercial magazines. However, anauthor may compile and submit academic lectures given at research societies orconferences, or oral presentations provided at international meetings.
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engage in other copyrights, human rights in the research and ethnical principals. Theauthors should consider those issues in their manuscripts.
□Verify(checkVerify(check if you agree)* The copyrights for all manuscripts are automatically transferred to Japan Associationfor Social Informatics and Japan Society for Socio-Infrormation Studies when themanuscripts have been accepted.
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