Journal of the American Society for Information Science

Special Topics Issue: Law in Cyberspace

The next Special Topics Issue of Journal of the Ameri- can Society for Information Science (JASIS) is scheduled to come out in late 1997 on the topic of Law in Cyberspace. The guest editor for this special issue will be Professor David E. Sorkin of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.

National and international electronic information net- works have given rise to a new jurisdiction. Traditional legal rules and structures often are inadequate to address the unique characteristics of cyberspace. Industry is rush- ing to exploit the new frontier, and lawmakers are attempt- ing to regulate it. Meanwhile, commentators are divided on whether cyberspace is fundamentally different: Can existing laws be adapted to cyberspace, or is an entirely new approach necessary?

Papers in this area are sought. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Jurisdiction in borderless environments
• Electronic currency and commerce
• Anonymity, pseudonymity, impersonation, and authentication
• Liability and accountability for wrongful acts in cyberspace
• Netiquette and cultural norms in cyberspace
• Regulation and governance of international networks
• Informational privacy and confidentiality in cyberspace
• Regulation of electronic transborder data flows

Inquiries and manuscript submissions (four copies of full articles) should be addressed to:

Professor David E. Sorkin
Associate Director, Center for Informatics Law
The John Marshall Law School
315 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604
Voice: (312) 987-2387
Fax: (312) 427-9974
E-mail: sorkin@jmls.edu

Manuscripts may be submitted in hard copy, on disk (MS-DOS format, either plain ASCII text or WordPerfect 5.1), or by electronic mail (plain ASCII text or UUencoded Word- Perfect 5.1). The deadline for accepting manuscripts for consideration for publication in this special issue is October 1, 1996.

 All manuscripts will be reviewed by a select panel of referees, and those accepted will be published in a special issue of JASIS. Original artwork and a signed copy of the copyright release form will be required for all accepted papers. A copy of the call for papers will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.mcs.net/~sorkin/jasis/.