Subject: [new online journal: Arachnet Elect. Jrnl. of Virtual Culture]

From: Gilberte Houbart <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1992 17:07:27 -0800

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From:         Diane Kovacs <[email-masked]>

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         or [email-masked]

   The Arachnet Electronic Journal of Virtual Culture
   shall be created and 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) in multiple disciplines
   about virtual culture.

   Leadership for the journal will initially be provided by
   the co-moderators of Arachnet, with the provision that other
   colleagues will join in the effort:

      Ermel Stepp, Marshall University, Editor-in-Chief
      Diane Kovacs, Kent State University, Co-Editor
      A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University, Consulting Editor

   In addition to the three named editors, the journal will
   have an assortment of editors (editorial board, consulting
   editors, special issue editors, and associate
   editors/jurors/referees/readers) columnists, and
   correspondents.

   The journal will have an ISSN and a copyright.

   The journal will publish certain information in every
   issue, including, for example, ownership, editorial staff,
   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 5-20 type-written pages in APA form and
   style and in 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.

   To subscribe to the Electronic Journal of Virtual Culture:
   send e-mail to LISTSERV@UOTTAWA (Bitnet) or
   [email-masked] (Internet)
   Leave the subject and other option lines blank.  The message must read:
      SUB ARACHNET Yourfirstname Yourlastname

   For assistance contact dkovacs@kentvm or [email-masked]