General Call for Papers:
Papers are now being accepted for consideration in IJIRE.

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Special Issue: Research Ethics, Policies, Law: International Perspectives
Call for Papers
Deadline for Submission: April 15, 2008

This issue welcomes papers dealing with any aspect of international policy and internet research ethics. Specifically, we are interested in papers from researchers and scholars exploring data protection laws; policies and regulations; and ethical models of research protections. We seek practical, applied discussions – i.e., as informed by and focusing on one or more case studies or real-world examples – as well as theoretical papers. Suitable topics include: reviews of existing research protections laws and policies in specific countries or broader units of analysis such as Scandinavia, the European Union, Africa, South Asia, developing countries, and so forth; reviews of existing laws and policies vis-à-vis emerging technologies; cross-cultural analyses of research ethics and online research; specific analyses of related issues such as privacy, attribution, copyright, ownership, consent models; or discussions of online research in action, such as ethnographies, participant observations, research with/on minors, and discourse/content analyses.

Deadline for Submission: April 15, 2008

Papers may be in the length of 1500-5000 words. Please use the style sheet and submission guidelines outlined below. Authors are encouraged to contact the editors to discuss possible submissions in advance of the deadline.

Thematic Overview:
The IJIRE will publish articles of both theoretical and practical nature to scholars from all disciplines who are pursuing—or reviewing—IRE work.  Case studies of online research, theoretical analyses, and practitioner-oriented scholarship that promote understanding of IRE at ethics and institutional review boards, for instance, are encouraged. Methodological differences are embraced.

Publication Schedule:
The IJIRE is published twice annually, May 1 and December 15
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, and are subject to Editorial and Peer Review.

General Style Guidelines:
Manuscripts should be submitted to ijire@sois.uwm.edu; articles in the range of 5000-15,000 words, though announcements of IRE scholarship, case studies, and book reviews of any length can be submitted for review. Please ensure that your manuscript is received in good format (proper English language usage, grammatical structure, spelling, punctuation, and compliance with APA reference style). The following MS Word document should be used as a template for your submission. SUBMISSION STYLE GUIDE. The IJIRE follows the American Psychological Association's 5th edition. Articles should include an abstract no longer than 150 words, full names and contact information of all authors, and an author's biography of 100 words or less.

Copyright:
In the spirit of open access, IJIRE authors maintain copyright control of their work. Any subsequent publications related to the IJIRE work must reference the IJIRE and the original publication date and url.