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Dear <span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif">Yesha Y.,</span></div><div><div class="h5">
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<span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:#000;font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:2px;line-height:100%">Call for Reviewers</span><br>
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July 23rd, 2013<br>
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<span style="color:#666;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:lighter;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:100%">The benefits of being a JVWR reviewer:</span></span>
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<span style="color:#000000">A step for becoming a future author.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">A critical step for becoming an issue editor.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Enjoy our<strong> Double-Open review policy</strong> – it’s a good opportunity to meet colleagues and fellow authors. </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=7b1f02f561&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">See details</span></a><span style="color:#000000">.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000"><strong>Help </strong>the Editorial Team select high quality academic papers for publication thus ensuring continuation of JVWR excellent reputation in the field.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Reviewer's <strong>rating </strong>enables editors select the best, quick, accurate and knowledgeable reviewers. No one else sees this rating.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Get on our “<strong>Recognized Reviewers</strong>” list. See the </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=63bbc56a68&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">list</span></a><span style="color:#000000">.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">The <strong>Journal of Virtual Worlds Research </strong>is an online, open access academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review and engages established and emerging scholars from anywhere in the world. Manuscripts submitted to the JVWR will generally be reviewed by two experts in the field. We aim to provide a fast and thorough review, and the reviewers′ assistance in this process is much appreciated.<br>
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We see the current predominance of the virtual worlds of Second Life and its competitors as the most recent iteration of a long lineage of developments in virtual reality and gaming both in terms of technologies and conceptualization. We hope that through this venue we are contributing to the development of specific space within the scholarly and creative communities for discourse on the wide variety of topic areas that are involved in virtual worlds research, including history of virtual worlds, cultural and social theory, quantitative research, qualitative research, virtual ethnography, pedagogy, education and virtual worlds, development, experimentation, ideas and the intersection of virtual worlds and society.<br>
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Due to the increasing volume of submissions to the journal, <strong>JVWR </strong>is looking for <strong>reviewers </strong>to help the editorial team select the best academic papers for publication. We are seeking scholars interested in serving our volunteer editorial team.<br>
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As a reviewer you will be asked by the issue editors to review papers and provide constructive feedback about the merits of submissions in terms of quality and contribution to the field. JVWR expects to receive reviews in a timely, collegial manner, with a high level of expertise, objectivity and insightful evaluation of the manuscripts. Note our </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=c96fc0f992&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Double-Open policy</span></a><span style="color:#000000">.<br>
To learn more about the journal see </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=27838eb3b3&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">About JVWR</span></a><span style="color:#000000"> > Overview.<br>
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<span style="color:#666;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:lighter;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:100%">How to:</span><br>
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To be considered as a reviewer you will need to become a JVWR reader:</span><br>
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<span style="color:#000000">First, please make sure you subscribe to the journal, if you are not already a subscriber. See top left of </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=8b5bf7588e&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">JVWR homepage</span></a><span style="color:#000000">.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Then </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=497671c0b0&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">register</span></a><span style="color:#000000"> to open a reader account in our publishing system (TDL). Make sure you check the "<strong>Reader</strong>" check- box. It is recommended that if you intend to submit a paper even if at a later stage, to also check the "Author" check-box.</span></li>
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<a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=94cd157445&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Login</span></a><span style="color:#000000"> to our publishing system (top right menu of JVWR homepage). The "<strong>HowTo</strong>" document is available </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=ff00b812ff&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">here</span></a><span style="color:#000000">.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Complete your profile with as many details as you can, mention specifically your “<strong>Reviewing Interests</strong>” to entice editors pick you up as a reviewer.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Email the Coordinating Editor (tzafnat.shpak AT jvwresearch DOT org) a cover letter including your professional resume, academic editing experience, as well as your interest in the Virtual Worlds domain.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000">Upon the Managing Editor's decision, you will be notified of receiving reviewer's rights. Editors will be able now to contact you directly, based on your interests and experience.</span></li>
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<span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:#666;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:lighter;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:100%"><span style="line-height:15px">Already a Reviewer?</span></span></span>
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<span style="color:#000000">Issue editors will contact you directly. The reviewing process is done directly within the publishing system. You can also suggest yourself to editors based on the various calls (see publications’ timetable on the menu at the right of our home page.) Email us to </span><a href="mailto:info@jvwresearch.org" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">info@jvwresearch.org</span></a><span style="color:#000000"> and we will connect you to the relevant editor.<br>
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You are always welcome to update your profile by logging into the publishing system via </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=9f39cfa398&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">http://jvwresearch.org/</span></a><span style="color:#000000"> on the top of the right-hand menu (</span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=0f5655ecab&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">login</span></a><span style="color:#000000">).<br>
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If you are invited to be a reviewer, please respond ASAP to editor's email whether you accept or decline the request (by simple reply to the request email). If you cannot perform the review due to time conflicts or other preoccupations please respond as well. Failure to respond, either accept or decline the request for review, may cause removal from our reviewers' list.<br>
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If you have colleagues who may be interested in becoming a reviewer, please feel free to forward this call further.<br>
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Looking forward to hearing from you,<br>
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Thankfully,<br>
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<strong>Yesha Sivan</strong><br>
Managing Editor, The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research<br>
Professor at the Management Information System Program, Tel Aviv Academic College<br>
Founder, </span><a href="http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=ded05ee668&e=1410976b30" style="color:#333;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;font-style:normal;text-transform:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000">Metaverse-Labs Ltd.</span></a></p>
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