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Subject: JoM Call for Papers: Cognitive Mapping and Participatory Research

Cognitive Mapping and Participatory Research
Special Issue of the Journal of Maps
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We would like to invite contributions to a special edition of the Journal of Maps devoted to cognitive (mental) maps and their application. The broad theme is participatory mapping and more specifically:

-how cognitive maps have developed as a research method;
-application areas of cognitive maps;
-wider development of participatory mapping.

This may incorporate or develop the following issues within the presentation of the accompanying map:

-measurement issues for assessing cognitive maps (e.g. "accuracy")
-techniques for collecting cognitive maps
-role of new technologies (GPS, tablet PCs, PDAs, Google Maps etc)
-cognitive maps of local environments vs global
-cognitive mapping in virtual or simulated or cyberspace environments
-differences in spatial cognition (age, gender, disability, socio-economic, access to maps etc.)
-empowerment though participatory mapping
-online vs offline ("on the ground") participatory mapping
-participatory mapping generating change

The Journal of Maps (http://www.journalofmaps.com/) is an open-access electronic journal that aims to provide a forum for researchers to publish maps and spatial diagrams. It provides a unique outlet for graphical material that may otherwise be expensive or difficult to publish in a conventional paper-based journal.

SUBMISSION
All papers are expected to consist of a map or series of maps accompanied by fairly brief explanatory text. Papers should be bespoke, and the mapping of reasonable quality. All papers in this special edition will be peer reviewed. To submit a paper, authors should do the following:

1. Submit a short draft (500 word limit) outlining the key themes and scope of the paper, where possible including example mapping, by 30th  February 2009.

2. Submit a completed paper (2500 word limit) by 31st May 2009.

3. The special edition will be published in January 2010.

Reviewers are happy to discuss ideas for papers and their suitability with potential contributors prior to the short draft submission stage. Please email Dan Jacobson ([log in to unmask]) in the first instance.

All submissions should be made via the Journal of Maps website where further guidance on all aspects of submission can be found. The Journal is managed as a charitable learned society, and it charges a nominal submission fee to cover administrative costs. All papers will be peer reviewed and publication cannot be guaranteed.

Dan Jacobson, University of Calgary
Mike Smith, Kingston University


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