[AISWorld] AMCIS2024 Call for papers - Social computing track, Dark side of social computing mini-track

[Wang, Hong W]

CALL FOR PAPERS

AMCIS 2024 – Elevating Life Through Digital Social Entrepreneurship

Salt Lak City, Utah

August 15-17, 2024



MINI-TRACK: The Dark Side of Social Media

TRACK: Social Computing



DESCRIPTION

The constant and rapid pace of technological developments has propelled the already flourishing world of social media by offering increasingly more opportunities to individuals, organizations, and society. However, it has also brought pressing challenges and problems that call for exploration. This mini-track invites papers that identify and address the dark side of social media – those elements that that negatively impact people’s personal lives, disrupt the operation of organizations, and mangle the social fabric. The overarching goal is to safeguard the public by raising awareness of the adverse facets of social media use, identifying innovative approaches to address the challenges of maintaining a safe and productive environment, and promoting social well-being for the greater good. Empirical, theoretical, philosophical, review, or position papers are welcome in this track. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

  *   Cyberbullying

  *   Effect of social media on education

  *   Ethical, legal issues, and freedom of speech in social media

  *   Fake news and disinformation

  *   Fraud and social media scamming, e.g., online identity, financial scam(Crypto investment scam), hoax, and phishing

  *   Impact of social media on law enforcement

  *   Impact of social media on physical and mental health

  *   Impact of social media on democracy

  *   Impact of social media on public opinion polarization

  *   Relationship between social media and human

  *   Social media and personal relationship

  *   Social media and telecommuting

  *   Social media and criminal activities

  *   Social media addiction and isolation

  *   Social media, face-to-face interaction, and personal fulfillment

  *   Social media and productivity/job performance

  *   Social media on business communication

  *   Social media and politics

  *   Social media and society

  *   Social media and privacy concerns

  *   Social media and security



SUBMISSION TYPES

  *   Full papers must not exceed 10 pages (approx. 5,000 words).

  *   Emergent Research Forum (ERF) papers must not exceed 5 pages (approx. 2,500 words).



All submissions must conform to the AMCIS 2024 submission template and will be peer-reviewed using a double-blind system.

IMPORTANT DATES

  *   January 5, 2024: Manuscript submissions begin

  *   March 1, 2024: Submissions are due at 10 a.m. ET (New York)



MINI-TRACK CHAIRS



Dr. Wendy Wang

hwang21 at una.edu

University of North Alabama



Dr. Ying Wang

ywang15 at niu.edu

Northern Illinois University



Dr. Yi Liu

yliu11 at umassd.edu

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth




Dr. Wendy Wang | (256)-765-5273
Associate Professor
Computer Science & Information Systems
UNA Box 5076 | 228 Keller Hall • Florence, AL 35632

https://www.una.edu/business/departments-and-centers/computer-science--information-systems/index.html


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