<<< Call for Editors >>> The Arachnet Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture has been created and will be published by Arachnet. Virtual culture is computer-mediated human experience/behavior /action/interaction, such as electronic mail, conferences, and journals; information distribution/retrieval; the construction and visualization of images/representations/ models of reality and/or worlds; and global connectivity. The purpose of the refereed journal is to foster, encourage, advance and communicate scholarly thought (including analysis, evaluation, and research) on virtual culture in multiple disciplines and professions. Editors are sought for The Arachnet Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture. General qualifications include an academic degree, expertise in electronic conferencing, electronic journals; and/or use of network information systems; suitable references or nomination, and verifiability. Consulting editors shall provide advice on substantive and/or technical issues about virtual culture to the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor as need arises. Also, consulting editors may serve in any other editorial capacity at their discretion. Special issue editors shall take responsibility for special or supplementary issues of the journal devoted to a particular theme or idea. The responsibility includes the selection of the topic, announcing the special/supplementary issue and call for papers jointly with the Editor-in-Chief, receiving submissions, obtaining peer review by associate editors and other specialized referees, and necessary communication with authors, referees, and the Editor-in-Chief. Associate editors shall be standing jurors/referees/readers on substantive topics such as specific networks and bbs, discussion groups/conferences, ejournals, information distribution/retrieval, databases, networking tools, or virtual reality. An associate editor shall read submitted papers, judge the quality of papers submitted for blind review, edit papers submitted for blind review, and advise the Editor-in-Chief about the worthiness of papers reviewed, and recommend whether to publish submitted papers as articles in the journal. Specific qualifications include experience as an editor/juror/referee/reader and relevant publications. If you are qualified and interested in an editorial role with the journal, please send an electronic message giving a notification of interest with the following details: 1. Role/position of interest 2. Statement of interest 3. Professional postal address 4. Electronic mail address 5. Academic degree(s) 6. Computer networking experience 7. Editorial experience 8. Relevant publication(s) 9. References (with titles, postal and electronic addresses) 10. Notifications to be made in case of appointment: a. Chief executive officer b. Professional organization(s) c. Media d. Electronic forum(s)/conference(s) e. Others Send electronic mail to: Ermel Stepp Editor-in-Chief The Arachnet Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture BITNET M034050@Marshall Internet M034050@Marshall.wvnet.edu All notifications of interest shall be screened by the Editor-in-Chief and submitted with recommendations to the Editorial Board for appointments to all roles. Appointments shall be made by the Editorial Board on or before January 15, 1993, and all applicants will be notified of the decisions no later than February 1, 1983. <<< Information about the Journal >>> The refereed journal will have an ISSN and a copyright. The journal will publish certain information in every issue, including, for example, ownership, editorial contributors, editorial requirements, disclaimer, and copyright statement, and subscription instructions. The journal will be distributed in collaboration with existing discussion groups, networked archival systems, and libraries. The journal will be issued monthly commencing with the first issue on March 15, 1993. Each issue of the journal will be less than 100 type-written pages in length in the first year. The official language of the journal will be English. Translations into other languages for limited issues may be approved by special arrangement. Deadlines for the submission of manuscripts will be the first of the month preceding the next issue. The deadline for the submission of manuscripts for the first issue is February 1, 1993. Articles will be less than 21 pages (40,000 bytes) in APA form and style modified for ASCII format. All manuscripts will be given at least two blind reviews by a jury of referees. Authors will be notified within twenty days after receiving their manuscript of the disposition of the manuscript, except notification about submissions for the first issue will be distributed by March 1, 1993. When appointments are made announcements will be widely distributed to the chief executive officers of the appointees' institutions, professional organizations and media, and computer teleconferences. All submissions and communication about manuscripts will be by electronic mail. The endorsement, sponsorship, and collaboration of organized groups and professional organizations will be sought after three issues of the journal have been distributed. As soon as possible, alternatives to ASCII, such as postscript and hypertext, will be considered for formatting versions of the journal. No print version of the journal is contemplated. No subscription fee for the journal is contemplated. The journal will be available via listserv@uottawa through the electronic conference Arachnet. To subscribe to Arachnet send an e-mail message to listserv@uottawa with a one-line message in the text: subscribe Arachnet Your-first-name Your-last-name Of course, use your real first and last names. Also, the journal will be distributed through other networked systems and libraries. Editorial Board (EJVC Founders/Arachnet Moderators) (3) Ermel Stepp, Marshall University, Editor-in-Chief M034050@Marshall.WVNET.edu Diane (Di) Kovacs, Kent State University, Co-Editor DKOVACS@Kentvm.Kent.edu A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University, Consulting Editor Consulting Editors (13) Patrick (Pat) Conner, West Virginia University Lydia Fish, Buffalo State College Stevan Harnad, Princeton University Edward M. (Ted) Jennings, University at Albany, SUNY Michael Joyce, Vassar Jay Lemke, City University of New York Carl Eugene Loeffler, Carnegie Mellon University Willard McCarty, University of Toronto James (Jim) Milles, Saint Louis University Algirdas Pakstas, The University of Trondheim, Norway A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University Bernie Sloan, University of Illinois, Champaign Kali Tal, Viet Nam Generation Associate Editors (20) Robert J. (Bob) Beebe, Youngstown State University David W. Brown, Ball State University Kathleen Burnett, Rutgers University G. Phillip Cartwight, University of California, Davis Paulo A. Dasilva, Military Institute of Engineering, Brazil Jan George Frajkor, Carleton University, Canada Dave Gomberg, University of California, San Francisco Brendan Kehoe, Cygnus Support Joan Korenman, University of Maryland / Baltimore County Steven D. Koski, St. Bonaventure University Sharyn Ladner, University of Miami Lyonette Louis-Jacques, University of Chicago Sushil Oswal, University of Cincinnati Joseph Psotka, Army Research Institute Martin E. Rosenberg, University of Kentucky Laverna Saunders, University of Nevada, Las Vegas David Sewell, University of Rochester Christinger (Chris) Tomer, University of Pittsburgh Stuart Weibel, OCLC D. R. (Bob) Zenhausen, St. Johns University