[Students-l] Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] Call For Papers- SIGMET Student Paper Contest

[Michel Menou]

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Subject: 	[SIGMETRICS] Call For Papers- SIGMET Student Paper Contest
Date: 	Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:06:22 +0000
From: 	Powell, Kimberly Robin <krpowel at EMORY.EDU>
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  Hello.

Please find attached and below the 2015 Call for Student Papers from 
ASIS&T SIG/MET.  Please excuse any cross postings and feel free to 
distribute widely.  Please direct any questions regarding the contest or 
submission guidelines to Kim Powell at krpowel at emory.edu 
<mailto:krpowel at emory.edu>

*2015 ASIS&T SIG/MET*

*Student Paper Contest*

/Are you tired of preparing papers which immediately migrate into your 
professors’ files and have not been seen ever since?/

/Recover your papers and send your most promising papers to the 2015 
ASIST SIG/MET Student paper contest!/

*Purpose *

SIG/MET (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGMET/) seeks to encourage the 
development and networking opportunities of all those interested in the 
measurement of information. This contest is intended to foster student 
growth and promote the generation of new ideas and research in 
metric-related topics, including bibliometrics, scientometrics, 
informetrics, and altmetrics.

**

*Eligibility *

The first author of contest submissions must be a full-time student at 
the time of submission, irrespective of ASIS&T or SIG/MET membership. 
SIG/MET reserves the right to request proof of enrollment. Submissions 
should not be published work,

*Theme *

Papers should discuss theories, methods, policies, case studies, etc. on 
aspects of the measurement of information production and use. Topics 
could include: Metric-Related Theory, Methods and new techniques, 
Citation and co-citation analysis, Indicators, Information 
visualization, Research policy, Productivity, Journals, databases and 
electronic publications, Collaboration/Co-authorship, Patent analysis, 
Knowledge and topic diffusion, Altmetrics

*Selection *

Papers will be reviewed by SIG/MET officers and advisors to the SIG/MET 
workshop. At least one winner will be chosen. In the past, we have also 
given commendation to other particularly outstanding papers. Selection 
criteria include the quality of the research, the presentation of the 
results, and the originality of the research question.

*Prizes *

The winner will be awarded a one-year membership to ASIS&T and a cash 
prize. Authors of highly rated papers will be invit-ed to present their 
research under their own expense at the SIG/MET workshop held during the 
2015 Annual ASIS&T Meeting 
(https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2015/).

*Format *

Submissions can be of any length and format, but should ideally reflect 
typical standards of a journal article (i.e., approximately 6,000 words 
and in an appropriate citation style for the social sciences).

*Submission & Deadline *

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts by *midnight EST on Monday 
August 31, 2015*, to the following website:

*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigmetspc2015 *

Authors will be notified about the results by */September 12, 2015/*. 
For inquiries and further information please contact

*/Kim Powell /**(krpowel at emory.edu <mailto:krpowel at emory.edu>).*


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