Dear CI-ers,
It's been truly inspiring to read all of your comments on the other threads on this listserv. Michael has left an amazing legacy, and in order to keep spreading his knowledge and memory, the Journal of Community Informatics (JoCI) is preparing a special issue in his honor: "Michael Gurstein: a tribute." We will be accepting a variety of different submissions. Please help us spread the CFP (attached and in the following) and please don't hesitate to ask us any questions.
Best,
Eduardo Villanueva-Mansilla, Editor-in-Chief.
Susan O’Donnell, Brian Beaton, Shaun Pather, David Nemer, Associate Editors.
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Michael Gurstein: a tribute
Open call for an extraordinary issue honoring our friend, colleague, and founding editor
The global network of Community Informatics scholars and practitioners would like to celebrate the life and contributions of the founding Editor of this journal, Michael Gurstein, who left us on October 8, 2017. Michael led the Journal for almost 12 years, from idea to inception. As a consequence of his effort, the Journal has become a respected forum for exchanging ideas, experiences and knowledge around the theory and practice of Community Informatics globally.
When he left the Journal’s regular editorial management, Michael became Editor Emeritus and continued to take a strong interest in the sustainability of the Journal. The current editorial team strives to continue the work that Michael defined so eloquently in the past decade. JoCI remains committed to these defining principles, as a Journal that serves to advance both scholarship and practice for all those involved in the many aspects of Community Informatics. This includes, inter-alia, academics, practitioners, decision-makers, activists, at all levels of involvement, and from all over the world. The legacy of JoCI is also Michael’s legacy, and we are proud to be following in his steps.
To express our gratitude for this legacy and as a tribute to his work, the Journal is inviting three types of contributions for this special non-sequential issue:
- Short contributions: These should be approximately 300 words, of a personal nature, remembering Michael, sharing aspects of his life and / or the experience of working with him;
- Longer contributions: These should be approximately 1000 words, and comprise comments on his work. This may include any aspect of his writing on Community Informatics, communities, the Internet and social justice.
- Photographic contributions: These should be accompanied by a short text (max 200 words) and comprise of an album of selected photos featuring Michael and his life and work.
The extraordinary issue is primarily an opportunity to share and reflect on our friend, mentor and colleague. As such the editorial team will review the contributions with minimal assessment and no requirements of specific standards. If you wish to contribute a full-length article, which may also be construed as a tribute to Michael, please submit it to a regular issue to guarantee the normal academic or professional recognition deserved.
Submission process
Please submit your contribution to the Journal following the regular process but selecting “POV-Gurstein issue” as “section” of the Journal (POV = point of view). You must follow the regular submission process of the Journal to facilitate indexing and referencing. The submission may be in a simple format, with just title and author(s), an email address if so willing; and in doc, docx or odt format for text or jpg for photos or mp4 for video. The Journal will convert the written contributions into a PDF file and will publish as the submissions arrive and are approved by the editorial team.
We are planning for the initial publication to be available at the end of October 2017, and will continue accepting contributions at least till March 2018.
If you have any questions or comments, please write to evillan AT gmail.com.
Thanks for your interest in this publication, please share this call widely so that it will reach all Michael’s extensive network of colleagues.
The Editorial Team, The Journal of Community Informatics
Eduardo Villanueva-Mansilla, Editor-in-Chief.
Susan O’Donnell, Brian Beaton, Shaun Pather, David Nemer, Associate Editors.
David Nemer, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Information Science
University of Kentucky
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