[AISWorld] Journal Special Issue on Information Privacy and Trust in Social Media

[Heng Xu]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on Information Privacy and Trust in Social Media

ICST Transactions on Security and Safety
(http://icst.org/security-and-safety/
<http://icst.org/security-and-safety/> )

 

The extensive display of personal information by users of social media
has made security and privacy concerns particularly salient. Many Web
2.0 technologies are highly collaborative where collective action with
rich data exchange is the norm. Social media brought the voluntary
disclosure of personal data to the mainstream, thus exposing users'
published information with potential abuse by online crooks, stalkers,
bullies, and even by their friends. The goal of this special issue is to
report frontier research addressing the need for a paradigm shift in
understanding and addressing users' privacy needs in social media.
Particular emphases will be put on the interplay between social and
technological issues associated with security, privacy, and trust in
social media with a focus on online social networks. The issue aims to
offer an integrated view of the field by presenting approaches
originating from and drawing upon multiple disciplines.

 

We welcome research papers that examine technological, conceptual,
design, economic, behavioral, managerial, organizational, and societal
aspects of assuring trust, privacy, and security in social media.
Submissions should describe original, previously unpublished research,
not currently under review by another conference or journal. Suggested
topics include, but are not limited to:

- Defining Privacy 2.0 in online social networks,

- Security and privacy challenges and protection mechanisms, 

- User mental models and behavioral dynamics,

- User awareness and training,

- Risk identification and assessment.

 

 

Instructions for Authors and Review Process:

Submitted papers should not be under consideration elsewhere for
publication. The language of the journal is English. Each paper should
be formatted in double spacing with 1-inch margin, single column of no
more than 8,000 words in length. All texts (excluding title and section
headings) must be in 12-point in one of the standard fonts such as
Times, Helvetica, or Courier. References should be included in
alphabetical order in the Reference section of the paper at the end.
Submission file formats are PDF and Microsoft Word. The first page of
the paper should include the title and the abstract. Please do not
disclose any author information in the manuscript. A rigorous peer
review process will be arranged. Each paper will have at least two
independent reviewers.

 

Manuscripts should be sent electronically to the guest editors (Email
to: icst2011.security at gmail.com <mailto:icst2011.security at gmail.com>  ).
Authors are encouraged to submit extended abstracts to the guest editors
prior to the submission deadline for early feedback and indication of
suitability.

 

Important Dates:

Papers submission deadline: Feb 18, 2011

Notification of decisions: March 15, 2011

Final Manuscript Due: April 11, 2011

Publication (tentative): May 2011

 

 

Guest Editors:

Dr. Heng Xu

Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology,

PNC Technologies Career Development Professorship,

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

Email: icst2011.security at gmail.com <mailto:icst2011.security at gmail.com> 

 

Dr. Chuan-Hoo Tan

Assistant Professor of Information Systems,

College of Business,

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Email: icst2011.security at gmail.com <mailto:icst2011.security at gmail.com> 

 

 

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