Dear researchers, colleagues, and readers interested in internet-related research,

we are proud to present the new special issue guest-edited by Emma Sorbring and Martin Molin from Centre for Child and Youth Studies, University West, Sweden. The issue contains eleven articles organized in three main themes: (1) Accessibility – risks and opportunities, (2) Vulnerability and victimization and (3) Identity and user perspectives. We would like to thank guest editors as well as authors and reviewers for their hard workon the issue and wish you pleasant summer!

Lenka Dedkova, David Smahel & Kristian Daneback

See the whole issue here.

Dear researchers, colleagues, and readers interested in internet-related research,

We are delighted to present the fourth and final issue of 2016, which comprises of seven articles that cover a variety of topics, theoretical perspectives, and methodological approaches. Besides an article from the U.S., the research presented in this issue is primarily conducted by researchers in Europe. What we especially like to see is the international collaborations between researchers across nations – one of the studies, for example, brings together researchers from Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands. As internet researchers, we sometimes find ourselves alone in our departments, either because of being sort of aliens in relation to our academic discipline or because we run out of funding and have to dissolve our groups. Combining perspectives across disciplines and nations are, of course, other sound reasons for collaboration. Therefore, finding and/or inviting colleagues internationally may keep us in business and able to continue to investigate the different corners of cyberspace in the most fruitful ways.

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We are honored to present the special issue (3-2015) of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace - Experience and Benefits of Game Playing. This special issue reflects the efforts of a range of European, American and Australian researchers who place the experience of playing video games at the core of their reflective work. Studies on video gaming can be differentiated on the basis of the extent to which the research positions games at the heart of their work, in addition to the extent to which research gives attention to the capacities and thinking of the game player to be able to offer perspectives on player experience. This approach to research is evident in all articles included in this special issue.

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Guest editors of the special issue:
Pascaline Lorentz, Christopher J. Ferguson, Gareth Schott

New call for papers for a special issue of Cyberpsychology:
Online self-disclosure and privacy: Unravelling individuals’ motivations and behaviors"

Guest editors of the special issue:
Michel Walrave, Sonja Utz, Alexander Schouten, Wannes Heirman