[AISWorld] CFP - IP&M Special Issue "Dark Side of Online Information Behavior"

[Bo Xiao]

*Call for Paper*

*Information Processing & Management*

*Special Issue on "Dark Side of Online Information Behavior"*



*Introduction*

The dark side of online information behavior represents the negative
phenomena associated with the management of information in the online
environment. With the widespread availability of Internet and the emerging
technologies, cyberspace becomes one of the most important channels for
people to generate, organize, store, retrieve, acquire, disseminate and
utilize information. Recognizing that information can be easily managed
online although it causes different types of negative consequences. For
example, 87 million Facebook user profiles have been improperly shared and
misused by Cambridge Analytica, and online information privacy becomes a
worldwide concern in recent years. Online fake news also exerts profound
influence on political, economic, and social well-being. With the
increasing volume of available information, we also witnessed a society of
information overload and information anxiety. At the same time, information
violence and harassment foster a hostile online environment. The power of
artificial intelligence makes it easier for people to access the
information they need, but it also creates information cocoons.



Although there are many dark sides of online information behavior, current
studies on this topic are still limited, leaving considerable gaps in the
literature, particularly on how to conceptualize and operationalize the
dark or unexpected negative sides of online information behaviors, how to
theorize the underlying cognitive, psychological and social processes of
such behaviors, and how to implement system design and information
recognition to avoid negative information behaviors. The objective of this
special issue thus is to push the boundaries of information behavior
research, and draw the urgent attention of academics and practitioners to
this important and fertile area.



We believe this is a topic of challenges faced by multidisciplinary fields
such as information systems, library and information science, computer
science, marketing, communication and cognitive sciences. This special
issue seeks high-quality and original contributions that advance the
concepts, methods and theories by exploring the dark side of online
information behaviors, and address the mechanisms, strategies and
techniques for behavioral interventions. All contributions should clearly
address the knowledge gaps indicated in the literature and will be
peer-reviewed by the panel of experts associated with relevant field. This
special issue is open to submissions from all theoretical and
methodological perspectives. We particularly welcome research that
challenges the boundaries of traditional academic thinking, integrates and
expands the knowledge rooted in diverse disciplines and within diverse
contexts, and comes up with innovative ideas in theorizing and resolving
the negative issues related to online information behavior.



*The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:*

Misinformation, disinformation and online fake news

Information addiction, overload and underload

Information privacy and security concerns

Technophobia and information anxiety

Information violence and harassment

Illegal or unethical information searching, distribution and use

Deceptive online communication

Information cocoons and echo-chambers

Information distractions, disruptions and interruptions

Counterproductive online information behaviors

Data-driven negative information extraction, recognition and validation
methods

System design that tracks and solves the above negative issues related to
information behavior



*Important dates*

Submission system opens: August 30, 2019

Initial submission deadline: January 31, 2020

Pre-screening notification: February 15, 2020

First-round decision: March 31, 2020

Revision submission: May 15, 2020

Second-round decision: June 30, 2020

Final revision submission: July 31, 2020

Final decision: August 15, 2020



*Guest editors*

Dr. Xiao-Liang Shen (Wuhan University, Email: xlshen at whu.edu.cn)

Dr. Bo Sophia Xiao (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Email: boxiao at hawaii.edu)

Dr. Wei Lu (Wuhan University, Email: weilu at whu.edu.cn)

Dr. Ben Choi (Nanyang Technological University, Email: benchoi at ntu.edu.sg)



For further information, please feel free to contact the special issue
guest editors. For details, see:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-processing-and-management/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-dark-side-of-online-information-behavior

-- 
Bo Sophia Xiao （蕭波） Associate Professor Department of Information
Technology Management Shidler College of Business University of Hawaii at
Manoa http://shidler.hawaii.edu/directory/bo-sophia-xiao/itm