Call for Special Issue papers on the dark side of social media

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Write for a journal with an Impact Factor of 3.017=0A=
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Guest Editors:=0A=
Professor Jari Salo, University of Helsinki, Finland ([email protected]=
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Dr. Matti M=E4ntym=E4ki, University of Turku, Finland (matti.mantymaki@utu.=
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Dr. Najmul Islam, University of Turku, Finland ([email protected])=0A=
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Submission Deadline: 28th February, 2017=0A=
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Motivation and Aim of the Special Issue=0A=
The social media has a profound effect on the way people communicate, prese=
nt themselves, and spend their time. Hence, social media is significant phe=
nomenon also from organizational, business, and societal perspectives.=0A=
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While social media has benefited individuals, organizations, and societies =
in many ways, there is an increasing awareness of the controversies, risks,=
 and adverse consequences surrounding the social media phenomenon (Fox and =
Moreland 2015; M=E4ntym=E4ki and Islam 2016). With seemingly endless benefi=
ts, it is easy to overlook the disadvantages (Krasnova et al., 2015; Yang e=
t al., 2016) of social media, which are of important consideration as socia=
l media platforms continue to proliferate. Social media has facilitated a l=
oss of ownership and control of content as private, public and institutiona=
l domains increasingly overlap. There is a need for careful balancing of pr=
ofessionalism and freedom of speech, to ensure that posts do not cause offe=
nce or harm reputations. Other drawbacks include time pressure, plagiarism,=
 misrepresentation, addiction, and negative psychological consequences (Gar=
cia and Sikstr=F6m 2014). While providing a means to protect public safety,=
 social media also provides a means of threatening it and enabling new form=
s of cyber-crime.=0A=
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The aim of this special issue of Internet Research is to deepen and broaden=
 the current understanding of negative aspects of social media in order to =
better understand, control, mitigate, and prevent its undesirable consequen=
ces.=0A=
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The scope of the special issue covers all platforms and services that are t=
ypically considered social media (Kaplan and Haenlein 2010) as well as emer=
ging digital technologies such as virtual/augmented reality applications an=
d wearable technologies that interlink with social media. The level of anal=
ysis can be individual, group/organization, or society at a large.=0A=
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We welcome submissions from different disciplinary backgrounds such as soci=
ology, psychology, information systems and marketing, among others. All the=
oretical and methodological approaches are equally appreciated.=0A=
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Topics of Interest=0A=
Topics of interest of the special issue include, but are not limited to:=0A=
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Information overload=0A=
Social networking fatigue=0A=
Addiction to social media=0A=
Narcissism=0A=
Guilt and shame=0A=
Advertising fatigue=0A=
Privacy concerns=0A=
Ethical issues=0A=
Issues and challenges related to digital platforms and ecosystem=0A=
Radicalism=0A=
Terrorism=0A=
Racism=0A=
Digital divide=0A=
The Dark Web=0A=
Cybercrime=0A=
Information security and social media=0A=
Social media and technostress=0A=
Social media and channel conflict=0A=
Co-destruction of value in social media=0A=
Employee misconduct in social media=0A=
Digital voyeurism and exhibitionism=0A=
Negative word-of-mouth=0A=
Deadlines=0A=
Submission due date: 28th February, 2017=0A=
First round reviews: 15th May, 2017=0A=
Revisions due: 15th July, 2017=0A=
Second round decision: 15th September, 2017=0A=
Revisions due: 15th October, 2017=0A=
Final editorial decision: 15th December, 2017=0A=
Author Guidelines=0A=
Please see our author guidelines for more details and submission instructio=
ns. Submissions to Internet Research are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts,=
 the online submission and peer review system. Please be sure to select thi=
s special issue option when you submit your paper through ScholarOne.=0A=
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Full information and guidance on using ScholarOne Manuscripts is available =
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References=0A=
Fox, J., and J. J. Moreland. 2015, "The Dark Side of Social Networking Site=
s: An Exploration of the Relational and Psychological Stressors Associated =
with Facebook use and Affordances," Computers in Human Behavior (45:0), 4, =
pp. 168-176.=0A=
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Garcia, D., and S. Sikstr=F6m. 2014, "The Dark Side of Facebook: Semantic R=
epresentations of Status Updates Predict the Dark Triad of Personality," Pe=
rsonality and Individual Differences (67:9), pp. 92-96.=0A=
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Kaplan, A. M., and M. Haenlein. 2010, "Users of the World, Unite! the Chall=
enges and Opportunities of Social Media," Business Horizons (53:1), 2, pp. =
59-68.=0A=
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Krasnova, H., Widjaja, T., Buxmann, P., Wenninger, H., and Benbasat, I. 201=
5 "Why following friends can hurt you: An exploratory investigation of the =
effects of envy on social networking sites among college-age users," Inform=
ation Systems Research, (26, 3), pp. 585-605.=0A=
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M=E4ntym=E4ki, M., and A. K. M. N. Islam. 2016, "The Janus Face of Facebook=
: Positive and Negative Sides of Social Networking Site Use," Computers in =
Human Behavior 61, pp. 14-26.=0A=
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Yang, S., Liu, Y., and Wei, J. 2016, "Social capital on mobile SNS addictio=
n: A perspective from online and offline channel integration," Internet Res=
earch (26, 4) pp. 982-1000.=0A=
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