Call for Papers: Electronic Green Journal (Bill Johnson) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 03 Sep 1999 18:14 UTC
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 08:59:55 -0700 From: William Johnson <scilib@ASU.EDU> Subject: Call for Papers: Electronic Green Journal The Electronic Green Journal is pleased to issue a call for papers for its Earth Day 2000 issue. The theme for this issue is Environmental Information: Historical and Futuristic Perspectives. Please excuse the duplication, as this message has been cross-posted to several lists. _____ The Electronic Green Journal < http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu>, a peer-reviewed e-journal, requests submission of manuscripts for its special issue in commemoration of Earth Day 2000. International in scope, this scholarly e-journal is looking for articles focusing on environmental information from both historical and futuristic perspectives. Sample topics include: * Biographical sketches of historically significant environmentalists and conservationists (John Muir, HenryThoreau, Gifford Pinchot, etc.); * An historical survey (timeline) of environmental conservation over the past 100 to 1000 years; * Reviews of recent international environmental treaties; * Descriptions of future conservation agendas; * Forecasts of the Earth's environmental/human health with our children and grandchildren in mind; * Discussion of how technological advances (e.g. GIS) may impact the environment in the future. Articles may address any number of questions, such as: * How will recent cultural, economic, and technological changes impact environmental/human health into the next millenium? * How will increasing globalization impact local environments? * How can developed and underdeveloped countries cooperate to insure a healthy planet through the next millenium? * How can industry, government, and education cooperate to improve the health of local neighborhoods? * How may recent interest in alternative medicine impact the environment? * How may library and other information specialists help society find environmental information to answer practical questions and solve local environmental problems? This special issue is scheduled for electronic publication in March of 1999. If you are interested in writing an article, please send a 50 to 75 word abstract to Maria Anna Jankowska <majanko@uidaho.edu> or Bill Johnson <scilib@asu.edu> via e-mail mail by November 15, 1999. Completed manuscripts must be submitted by January 15, 2000 to undergo blind peer review. Manuscripts should conform to APA style as described in the 4th edition of the APA Style Manual. Once an abstract has been approved, the manuscript must be submitted electronically in ASCII format via e-mail. Those interested are encouraged to discuss the special issue with Maria Anna Jankowska or Bill Johnson. We are looking forward to hearing from you. MARIA ANNA JANKOWSKA majanko@uidaho.edu <mailto:majanko@uidaho.edu> General Editor, Electronic Green Journal http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/ <http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/> University of Idaho Library, Rayburn Street, Moscow, ID 83844-2350 voice: 208-885-6631 fax: 208- 885-6817 and Bill Johnson scilib@asu.edu Managing Editor, Electronic Green Journal Arizona State University East 7001 E. Williams Field Rd. Building 20 Mail Code 0180 Mesa AZ 85212 voice: 480-727-1160, fax: 480-727-1077