Call for Special Issue Papers: Virtual Consumerism.

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Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social NetworkingVol. 25, No. 2 Calls For PapersFree AccessCall for Special Issue Papers: Virtual ConsumerismDeadline for Manuscript Submission: April 1, 2022Editor-in-Chief: Brenda K. WiederholdEditor-in-Chief: Brenda K. WiederholdScripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:10 Feb 2022https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2021.29233.cfp2AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is developing a special issue dedicated to virtual consumerism.Ushered in by Amazon and fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual consumerism (VC) is more than simply the act of buying products on the Internet. The term encompasses entire economies and the study of each facet of these intricate new systems. Modern technologies, buoyed by current world conditions and trends, have enabled the creation of a seemingly inexhaustible parade of consumer products and services, forming new markets, and effectively blurring the boundary between “virtual” and “real” consumerism.1Special consideration will be given to articles that go beyond documenting a current state of affairs in VC to those taking a data-driven approach to understanding virtual consumerism in a rapidly changing digital environment.We are seeking high-quality original empirical articles and review articles on the following topics (though other topics will be considered): - Virtual Consumerism as an evolving and essential topic- Using virtual reality (VR)/mixed reality (MR)/extended reality/augmented reality (AR) in online purchasing- Current state of online shopping (in the post-pandemic/peri-pandemic environment of 2021)- Consumerism in online games- Virtual consumer health and supportive technologies- Using data to study the needs, motives, and buying behaviors of consumers- The influence of online marketing tools of customer's decision-making processes and choices- New theoretical perspectives that enable getting ahead of the data given a rapidly changing VC environmentThe deadline for manuscript submission is April 1, 2022.Please submit papers online to the web-based manuscript submission and peer-review system. For questions, contact the journal editorial office at cyberpsych@vrphobia.com.Visit the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website at www.liebertpub.com/cyber to learn about the benefits of submitting, to view our information for Authors, and for manuscript submission guidelines.Reference1. Wiederhold BK. Purchasing in a pandemic? Virtual consumerism in 2021. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 2021; 24:77–78. Link, Google ScholarVisit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/cyberSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cyberpsychFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 25Issue 2Feb 2022 InformationCopyright 2022, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Editor-in-Chief: Brenda K. Wiederhold.Call for Special Issue Papers: Virtual Consumerism.Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.Feb 2022.83-84.http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2021.29233.cfp2Published in Volume: 25 Issue 2: February 10, 2022Online Ahead of Print:January 27, 2022PDF download