From: Ulf Reips <
ureips@genpsy.unizh.ch>
Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS - EP: Internet-Based Psychological Experimenting
"Experimental Psychology" (the upcoming successor of the German
"Zeitschrift fuer Experimentelle Psychologie", now appearing in
English language) is pleased to announce a special issue on
"Internet-based psychological experimenting". Guest editors will be
Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Jochen
Musch (University of Bonn, Germany).
INTERNET-BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTING
To provide a forum for the critical discussion of a major new
methodological trend in current psychological research, "Experimental
Psychology" will publish a special issue on conducting experiments in
the Internet. This special issue will focus on methodological,
empirical, and theoretical approaches to Web experimentation in
psychology. We particularly welcome manuscripts that report
innovative, original, high-quality experimental research. Although
the special issue will emphasize empirical reports, there will also be
room for one theoretical or review paper.
One major focus of the special issue will be the methodologically
sound use of the Internet for conducting fundamental and applied
psychological experiments. The scope of the special issue is defined
by the experimental method, and thus, papers based on experiments and
quasi-experiments from all areas of psychology are invited. To name
just a few typical fields and domains of inquiry, this includes - but
is not limited to - experimental work on social cognition, thinking,
problem-solving, decision-making, judgment, perception, learning,
language, memory, and research methods in psychology. Correlational
research without an experimental manipulation is not considered
suitable for the special issue. Although the World Wide Web is most
frequently used for psychological research on the Internet, all other
forms of Internet experimentation are also of interest.
A second major focus of the special issue will be the methodology of
Web experimenting. What are the pros and cons of Internet research?
How can the internal and external validity of Web experiments be
determined and increased? Which advanced techniques allow for greater
control and avoidance of pitfalls in Internet experiments? What are
the features of experiments that make them suitable for the Internet,
and what kind of experiments should better be conducted in a
non-virtual environment? Which problems have come up during the six
years of Web experimentation, and what solutions can be offered? We
welcome the submission of all papers addressing one or more of these
and related questions on psychological online research. Of particular
interest will be papers comparing the results of Web experiments with
those of laboratory or field experiments.
Empirical articles may contain up to 10,000 words including tables and
references, and up to six figures. Theoretical and review articles of
particular interest may exceed this page limit. Papers should be
submitted via e-mail (
webexppsy@genpsy.unizh.ch) to Ulf-Dietrich Reips
and Jochen Musch. The deadline for submissions is February 1st, 2002.
All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers and the
best papers will be published in a special issue of "Experimental
Psychology" in late 2002.
For further inquiries, please contact the editors of the special issue
of "Experimental Psychology" on "Internet-based psychological
experimenting":
Ulf-Dietrich Reips,
ureips@genpsy.unizh.ch
http://www.psych.unizh.ch/genpsy/reips/reipspers.html
or Jochen Musch,
jochen.musch@uni-bonn.de
http://www.psychologie.uni-bonn.de/sozial/staff/musch/musch.htm