Online Information Review
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Political ideology and differences in seeking COVID-19 information on the internet: examining the comprehensive model of information seeking
Xianlin JinGuided by the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking (CMIS), this article identifies significant predictors that impact individuals seeking COVID-19 information…
A systematic review of socio-technical gender bias in AI algorithms
Paula Hall, Debbie EllisGender bias in artificial intelligence (AI) should be solved as a priority before AI algorithms become ubiquitous, perpetuating and accentuating the bias. While the…
Modeling the acceptance and resistance to use mobile contact tracing apps: a developing nation perspective
Michael Adu Kwarteng, Alex Ntsiful, Christian Nedu Osakwe, Kwame Simpe OforiThis study proposes and validates an integrated theoretical model involving the theory of planned behavior (TPB), health belief model (HBM), personal norms and information…
Viewing advertisements in social networks: the attitude-intention inconsistency revisited
Cuong Hung Nguyen, Hung Vu Nguyen, Theu Kim Doan, Minh Hoang Nguyen, Mai Thi Thu LeThis study provides a framework to explain the attitude–intention gap in viewing advertisements in social networks. Going beyond the literal and evaluative inconsistency…
Digital natives and streaming TV platforms: an integrated perspective to explain continuance usage of over-the-top services
Felix Friederich, Ramon Palau-Saumell, Jorge Matute, Jan-Hinrich MeyerDigital natives constitute a substantial part of consumers nowadays. Yet, a theoretical understanding of the factors driving their engagement with new-age digital services…
When WhatsApp changed its privacy policy: explaining WhatsApp discontinuation using an enablers-inhibitors' perspective
Ali Farooq, Laila Dahabiyeh, Yousra JavedThe purpose of this paper is to understand the factors that enable and inhibit WhatsApp users' discontinuance intention (DI) following the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.
The “gender affinity effect” behind female politicians' social media support: facebook civil talk during Israel's 2021 elections
Tal Samuel-Azran, Moran YarchiThe study aims to examine the validity of the gender affinity effect on social media throughout election campaigns.
YouTube self-directed learning in the US and Taiwan: an application of the personal responsibility orientation model
Claire Youngnyo Joa, Mohammad Abuljadail, Louisa S. HaTo facilitate the use of YouTube as an important global video portal for self-directed learning (SDL), it is important to understand YouTube users' distinctive learning…
Web search to access health information by adults with intellectual disability
Theja Kuruppu Arachchi, Laurianne Sitbon, Jinglan Zhang, Stewart Koplick, Maria Hoogstrate, Margot BreretonThis study explored the current and desired use of web-search, particularly for health information, by adults with intellectual disability.
Access and impact barriers to academic publications: a global study of thesis and dissertation embargo policies
Behrooz Rasuli, Joachim Schöpfel, Michael Boock, Brenda Van WykMany Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) allow students or their advisors to restrict access to theses/dissertations (TDs) by applying embargoes. This study aims to…
From #iononriapro to #ioapro: analysing hashtag activism in the Italian restaurant Twittersphere during the 2020 lockdown
Gevisa La Rocca, Giovanni Boccia Artieri, Francesca GrecoIn this article, the authors analyse the impact of the 2020 lockdown and the subsequent measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Italy in the hospitality industry by…
Data sharing and reuse practices: disciplinary differences and improvements needed
Nushrat Khan, Mike Thelwall, Kayvan KoushaThis study investigates differences and commonalities in data production, sharing and reuse across the widest range of disciplines yet and identifies types of improvements…
Understanding the relationship between social media use and depression: a review of the literature
Wenlong Zhu, Jian Mou, Morad Benyoucef, Jongki Kim, Taeho Hong, Sihua ChenThis paper analyzes the existing body of work on the relationship between depression and social media use in the information system field, including the impact of social…
Tweet for peace: Twitter as a medium for developing a peace discourse in the hands of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders
Christiana Karayianni, Charis PsaltisThe article examines how the two Cypriot leaders – the Greek-Cypriot community leader Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish-Cypriot community leader Mustafa Akinci – have…
The effect of YouTube comment interaction on video engagement: focusing on interactivity centralization and creators' interactivity
Unji Byun, Moonkyoung Jang, Hyunmi BaekThis study aims to reveal the effect of comment interactions on video engagement of users in video-sharing platforms.
COVID-19 fake news among the general population: motives, sociodemographic, attitude/behavior and impacts – a systematic review
Vimala Balakrishnan, Luqman Hakim Abdul Rahman, Jia Kai Tan, Yee Sin LeeThis systematic review aims to synthesize the literature reporting the motives, sociodemographic, attitude/behavior and impacts of fake news during the COVID-19 pandemic…
It's the platform, stupid (-; the elitist nature of sport podcast listeners
Yair Galily, Tal Laor, Tal Samuel-AzranDespite the ability of podcasts to bring free quality content to the masses, studies found that podcast consumption have been identified mostly with the elite class, thus…
Museums and communicating climate change-related issues on Facebook platforms
Dragana Bikovska, Chern Li LiewThis research examines the ways in which museums have utilised their Facebook platforms to communicate about climate and environmental-related challenges. The aim is to…
User profiling and role evaluation of government microbloggers in the context of public emergencies
Lu An, Yan Shen, Yanfang Tao, Gang Li, Chuanming YuThis study aims to profile the government microbloggers and evaluate their roles. The results can help improve the governments' response capability to public emergencies.
Factors influencing researchers to publish in open-access: Is it a self-decision or a self-reinforcing cycle?
Shlomit Hadad, Noa AharonyThe current study examined Israeli researchers from various disciplines concerning their perceptions, attitudes and awareness of scientific publications in open access…
Comment-enriched index terms improve the relevance and novelty of the ranking of the commented medical articles retrieved by an NLP system
Kianoosh Rashidi, Hajar Sotudeh, Alireza NiksereshtThis study aimed to investigate how the enrichment of medical documents' index terms by their comments improves the relevance and novelty of the top-ranked results…
Online political engagement, cognitive skills and engagement with misinformation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States
Saifuddin Ahmed, Dani Madrid-Morales, Melissa TullyInformational use of social media facilitates political engagement. Yet, there is also evidence of the perils of frequent political engagement in misinformation…
Uses and gratifications of a tablet computer for children: an analysis of online customer reviews
Kirsten SchlebbeThe number of children using and owning mobile devices has grown significantly in the last decade. By applying a uses and gratifications approach, this paper aims to…
Learning with smartphones: the acceptance of m-learning in higher education
Özlem Efiloğlu KurtIn parallel with technological developments, mobile devices have become an important part of our daily lives. Nowadays, people, particularly generation Z, actively engage…
Search engine optimization (SEO) for digital marketers: exploring determinants of online search visibility for blood bank service
Dušan Mladenović, Anida Rajapakse, Nikola Kožuljević, Yupal ShuklaGiven that online search visibility is influenced by various determinants, and that influence may vary across industries, this study aims in investigating the major…
Understanding physicians' motivations for community participation and content contribution in online health communities
Qin Chen, Jiahua Jin, Xiangbin YanSince the success of online communities depend on physicians' participation, understanding factors that influence community participation and content contribution are…
Does publication history influence the integrity of the journals: studying publication timelines and their impact on journal metrics?
Ubaid Ullah Shah, Rabiya Mushtaq, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Sumeer GulThe purpose of the study is to evaluate the relationship of Journal Publication Timeline (submission to first decision and submission to final decision) with various…
Empirical investigation of the impact of overload on the discontinuous usage intentions of short video users: a stressor-strain-outcome perspective
Dingyu Ye, Dongmin Cho, Jianyu Chen, Zhengzhi JiaThis study focuses on perceived overload from environmental stimuli and individual psychology and behavioral interactions. It constructs a theoretical model with overload…
Development of the cybercrime awareness scale (CAS): a validity and reliability study in a Turkish sample
Ibrahim Arpaci, Ersin AteşCybercrimes increase day by day in parallel to cyber-attacks and cyber-threats. Due to such an increase, required cybersecurity precautions against all kinds of…
Expectant, anxious and excited: the information journey of Chinese first-time mothers
Meixing Liu, Fang XuThe purpose of this study is to explore the information needs and behaviors of Chinese first-time mothers from the perspective of information journey theory.
Citizen involvement in digital transformation: a systematic review and a framework
Caihua Liu, Didar ZowghiThe purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of the factors influencing the success of digital transformation (DT) and problems/challenges in DT as well as…
“Masks do not work”: COVID-19 misperceptions and theory-driven corrective strategies on Facebook
Porismita Borah, Sojung Kim, Ying-Chia (Louise) HsuOne of the most prolific areas of misinformation research is examining corrective strategies in messaging. The main purposes of the current study are to examine the…
Drivers of e-government use during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Vietnam
Hoai Than Nguyen, Elaine Quintana BorazonThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted various systems that drove people to adapt to certain technologies, such as electronic government services, for daily survival and to…
Evaluating the elevation of authoritative health content online during the COVID-19 pandemic
Michael James Walsh, Stephanie Alice Baker, Matthew WadeTo respond to the COVID-19 “infodemic” and combat fraud and misinformation about the virus, social media platforms coordinated with government healthcare agencies around…
Digital data and practice change: the impact of innovative web portals on user knowledge building and decision-making processes
Angela Murphy, Alison OllerenshawThe impact of innovative web portals on users, from access to application, is gaining interest as the global call for increased data availability gains momentum. This…
Hey, let's take a selfie: insights of selfie defamiliarisation in the classroom
Jeya Amantha Kumar, Paula Alexandra Silva, Sharifah Osman, Brandford BervellSelfie is a popular self-expression platform to visually communicate and represent individual thoughts, beliefs, and creativity. However, not much has been investigated…
Will reviewer recommendation source and cured status bias review helpfulness in online health community?
Yajie Hu, Shasha ZhouOnline reviews in online health communities (OHCs) have been a vital information source for patients. The extant literature on the bias effects of helpful reviews mainly…
Investigating the relationships between MOOC consumers' perceived quality, emotional experiences, and intention to recommend: an NLP-based approach
Lan Ma, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Arghya Ray, Kok Wei KhongThe paper aims to explore and examine the factors that influence the post-consumption behavioral intentions of education consumers with the help of online reviews from a…
The coming of age for paid digital campaigning: equalization or normalization in the 2019 Belgian federal elections?
Gunther Vanden Eynde, Gert-Jan Put, Bart MaddensPaid digital campaigning tools play an increasingly pivotal role in individual election campaigns worldwide. Extant literature often juxtaposes the equalization theory…
Exploring the sociotechnical system of Chinese internet literature online forums: a social network analytical approach
Muh-Chyun Tang, Yu-En Jung, Yuelin LIChinese internet literature (CIL) platforms afford freedom for creative expression and opportunities for direct interactions between writers and fans and among fans…
The impact of social media marketing activities in the museum industry
Nuan Luo, Zhaohai Zhu, Yuan Ni, Li Haodong, Jian ZhangThe social media expands the scope of museum marketing. Through the social media marketing, visitors get a rich and colorful visual experience, and the museum can quickly…
What news sparks interest on YouTube? A study of news content uploaded by India's top five Hindi news networks
Maya Deori, Vinit Kumar, Manoj Kumar VermaThe consumption of news from social media is the new trend, still news channels are the authentic source to transmit relevant news to audiences. Social media has gradually…
Information discernment and online reading behaviour: an experiment
Matthew Pointon, Geoff Walton, Martin Turner, Michael Lackenby, Jamie Barker, Andrew WilkinsonThis paper intends to explore the relationship between participants' eye fixations (a measure of attention) and durations (a measure of concentration) on areas of interest…
Social TV and audience engagement: investigating the relationship between Facebook engagement and TV performance of The Voice (USA)
Hsin-Yi Sandy Tsai, Hui-Fei LinThis study aims to examine entertainment TV shows' social media accounts to theoretically and practically explore the relationship between social media engagement and the…
Brand post popularity on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn: the case of start-ups
Sebastian Robson, Snehasish BanerjeeWith the growing trend of omni-channel marketing, brands are increasingly looking to offer a seamless experience to their online fan base by connecting with them across…
Identifying the characteristics of excellent peer reviewers by using Publons
Zhihong Huang, Qianjin ZongThis study aimed to identify the characteristics of excellent peer reviewers by using Publons.com (an open and free online peer review website).
Egyptian physicians' information-seeking behavior while serving in public isolation hospitals for coronavirus patients
Essam Mansour, Ahmed Shehata, Abdelrahman FarragThe purpose of this study is to explore the information-seeking behavior of Egyptian physicians serving in COVID-19 isolation hospitals.
Structural pluralism and incivility: comparing patterns of moral foundations and incivility in responses to news posts
Bumsoo KimFocusing on the sociological clarification based on structural pluralism, this study explores the degree to which social media users who comment on the news posts of local…
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