JVWR (the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research) is looking for a Prime Editor and co-editors to lead a special issue due for publication 2018Q4. <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=61f7732039&e=790f62627f> JVWR Call for Editors View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/a190f8369944/jvwr-call-for-editors-for-a-special-issue?e=790f62627f> Call for Editors July 9, 2018 The JVWR (Journal of Virtual Worlds Research) is looking for a *Prime Editor* and optional 1-3 *co-editors* (you can join as a group) to *lead a special issue* due for publication 2018Q4. Issue editors take full charge of one issue. They craft the call (CfP = Call for Papers), share it, solicit the papers, manage the review process, supervise the final publications, and distribute the news about the release – all using our internal state of the art publishing process. If you have an interest and background in a specific Virtual World sub-field, as well as experience in academic editing, please send us your suggestion for a topical issue. You will: - Develop a detailed call. - Review and decide on abstracts and full papers. - Coordinate with reviewers. - Use our publication system -- extensively (be also versed with Google docs, Skype, Zoom, and other current tools.) - Be a deadline-targeted & taking-charge person. - Work as a single editor or add one or more co-editors. - Able to write a short intro including your view/vision/insight on the field. - Get the academic credit as an editor. Read more about becoming JVWR editors on our website for issue editors page <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=33a2a75091&e=790f62627f> . Motivation and Scope The JVWR seeks to develop a special issue dedicated to an exploration of one topic as an umbrella concept of research with relations to virtual worlds. *Suggested topics may include but are not limited to the following concepts:* - Mind - Autism - New ways of teaching - Psychology - 3D Printing - Simulations - Money - Hardware - VR/AR - AI - and more… Please reply by the *end of July 2018* to info@jvwresearch.org <info@jvwresearch?subject=Editor%20for%20Assembled%202016>, with an academic CV and a cover letter, listing your target subject and publishing and editing experience. If you have colleagues who may be interested in becoming editors or co-editors, please feel free to forward this call further. Further Information The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (*#TheJVWR*) (*http://www.jvwresearch.org/ <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=bc17d30d5f&e=790f62627f>*) is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship. We welcome contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect with virtual worlds research. *Subscribe <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=2167797785&e=790f62627f>* to receive announcements about new calls and issues. For additional information about the journal, please contact: *info@jvwresearch.org <info@jvwresearch.org>* <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=d9fbded066&e=790f62627f> JVWR Call for Editors Photo by Inzmam Khan from Pexels <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=29f1f91578&e=790f62627f> <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=222895c347&e=790f62627f> <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=c0a0150691&e=790f62627f> *Copyright© 2018 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, All rights reserved.*