Call for Papers

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Abstract Submission Deadline:
November 15, 2008

Full Paper Submission Deadline to be considered for inclusion into the reviewing process of the Social Science Computer Review special issue:
February 28, 2009

Download SSCR Call for Papers & Guide for Authors as PDF

Scholars and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts for competitive papers or posters related to at least one of the following areas:

Issues in mobile survey research with a strong emphasis on estimating and/or reducing survey errors (i.e., coverage, sampling, measurement, and nonresponse errors);
Cost efficiency of using mobile technology in survey research (i.e. cost-error balance of mobile survey research);
Contributions aimed at predicting and explaining mobile technology usage;
Comparative studies using mobile technology, e.g. within multi-mode data collection frameworks or cross-cultural contexts;
Technological advances in using mobile devices, applications, and procedures for primary data collection.

Keynote speakers (tentative; in alphabetical order):

Marek Fuchs, University of Kassel, Germany
“Mobile surveys. The future of survey research or just another mode?”
Tim Macer, meaning ltd., United Kingdom
"Mobile technology in research: Trends and perspectives"
Vasja Vehovar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
"Mobile phone surveys in mixed mode environment: Balancing costs and errors"

Additional keynote speaker will be announced soon.

For a detailed description of the conferences´ topics, journal coverage, program structure, timeline, abstract submission procedure, and further details, please refer to the sections below: