Dear friends and colleagues: We are happy to announce the newest issue (2014: Vol. 9, Issue 1) of the International Journal of Internet Science at http://ijis.net . In the editorial, after showing how big data can be mined with free tools (or not), we editors present an updated calculation of the journal's impact factor, and proudly announce for 2013 it has reached at least 6.1 for references listed in Google Scholar and 2.0 for referencing publications included with the ISI Web of Science. Please see our Google Scholar page for more details on citation rates: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=OCYy1o4AAAAJ The current issue: Ulf-Dietrich Reips & Uwe Matzat: Mining "Big Data" using Big Data Services (Editorial) Sabina Lissitsa & Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin: Use of the Internet in Capital-Enhancing Ways: Ethnic Differences in Israel and the Role of Language Proficiency Katharina Hanel & Martin Schultze: Analyzing the Political Communication Patterns of Voting Advice Application Users Michael Schreiner, Siegbert Reiss, & Karl Schweizer: Method Effects on Assessing Equivalence of Online and Offline Administration of a Cognitive Measure: The Exchange Test Webdatanet: Innovation and Quality in Web-Based Data Collection (Supplement) Please find the issue at http://www.ijis.net/ijis9_1/ijis9_1_index.html Kind regards, Ulf-Dietrich Reips / Uwe Matzat Editors, International Journal of Internet Science http://ijis.net Scope The International Journal of Internet Science is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed journal for the publication of research articles about empirical findings, methodology, and theory in the field of Internet Science. It provides an outlet for articles on the Internet as a medium of research and its implications for individuals, social groups, organizations, and society. Typical articles report empirical results gathered to test and advance theories in the social and behavioral sciences. Submission of manuscripts Manuscripts that are to be published in the International Journal of Internet Science (IJIS) need to be original research contributions. They have to be formatted according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Style Guide, 6th edition, 2nd print). Please visit http://ijis.net and click on "Submit Article" for the online submission of manuscripts. Editors Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Konstanz, Germany), Uwe Matzat (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) Editorial Board Michael Birnbaum (California State University at Fullerton, USA), Tom Buchanan (Westminster University, UK), Don Dillman (Washington State University, USA), Anja Göritz (University of Freiburg, Germany), Adam Joinson (University of the West of England, UK), John Krantz (Hanover College, USA), Han Woo Park (Yeungnam University, South Korea), Chris Snijders (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands), Barry Wellman (University of Toronto, Canada). ==================================================== Uwe Matzat Sociology Section / Human-Technology Interaction Group School of Innovation Science Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands ----- editor International Journal of Internet Science http://ijis.net ------ web http://umatzat.net -------- *new paper*: Matzat, U. & Rooks, G. (2014). Styles of moderation in online health and support communities: An experimental comparison of their acceptance and effectiveness <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563214001654>, Computers in Human Behavior <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563214001654>, 36, 65-75. ====================================================