PACMHCI V6, MHCI, September 2022 Editorial

Abstract

Welcome to this issue of the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, the first to bring together contributions from the community on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI). The pervasive impact of mobile technologies over the last few years of the global pandemic is clear. They have become the de facto means for connecting children to their virtual classrooms, for remote doctor visits, to keep us 'in touch' with loved ones, for allowing us to keep working, and everything else in between. Yet, as researchers and practitioners, we are humbled by the many gaps that have needed our renewed attention. The call for articles for this first issue focused on contributions on the Mobile HCI theme received 113 valid submissions from across the world. After the first round of reviews, 56 contributions were invited to submit revised versions of their articles. After second round reviews 41 articles were accepted, giving an acceptance rate of 36%. We would like to thank our dedicated team of 35 associate editors and the external reviewers they recruited who have ensured the articles in this issue were rigorously reviewed to form a collection of high-quality articles on the theme of Mobile HCI.