Virtual Square: Columnists Needed

[Diane Kovacs <DKOVACS%KENTVM.BITNET () PSUVM PSU EDU>]

Dear Network Colleagues:

The Arachnet _Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture_ (EJVC) is beginning
a feature called _Virtual Square_ that will be devoted to nonrefereed
opinion columns and essays.  A highlight of this section will be columns by
individuals in the Internet community who have, by virtue of their
contributions, established themselves as articulate, entertaining, and
insightful observers of and participants in virtual culture.

If you enjoy expressing your feelings on issues, airing your thoughts on
topics of your own choosing, telling stories, making readers laugh,
getting people to think or dream . . . then please consider submitting an
idea or proposal for a column.

Send your column idea and a sample of your writing to either of us.

If your proposal is accepted, then the initial commitment will be for 1-3
months.

The deadline for the first issue of EJVC that will include
_Virtual Square_  will be July 1, 1993.  Deadlines will be
the 1st day of the month in which an EJVC issue will be published.

_Virtual Square_ Co-Editors:

 Diane Kovacs <dkovacs () KENTVM kent edu>
 Jim Shimabukuro <jamess () uhunix uhcc hawaii edu>
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We are very pleased by the great interest in The Electronic
Journal on Virtual Culture.  There are already more than
1,600 people subscribed.

Our first issue was distributed in March 1993.  The future
looks very interesting.  Editors are working on Special Issues
on education, law, qualitative research, and dynamics in
virtual culture.

The Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture (EJVC) is a
refereed scholarly journal that fosters, encourages,
advances and communicates scholarly thought on virtual
culture. Virtual culture is computer-mediated experience,
behavior, action, interaction and thought, including
electronic conferences, electronic journals, networked
information systems, the construction and visualization
of models of reality, and global connectivity.

EJVC is published monthly.  Some parts may be distributed
at different times during the month or published only
occasionally (e.g., CyberSpace Monitor).  If you would
be interested in writing a column on some general topic
area in the Virtual Culture (e.g., an advice column for
questions about etiquette, technology, etc.?) or have an article
to submit or would be interested in editing a special issue
contact Ermel Stepp Editor-in-Chief or Diane Kovacs Co-Editor at
the e-mail addresses listed below.  You can retrieve the file EJVC
AUTHORS via anonymous ftp to byrd.mu.wvnet.edu (pub/ejvc) or
via e-mail to via e-mail to listserv@kentvm or listserv () kentvm kent edu

Cordially,

Ermel Stepp,  Marshall University, Editor-in-Chief
   M034050 () Marshall wvnet edu
Diane (Di) Kovacs, Kent State University, Co-Editor
   DKOVACS () Kentvm Kent edu