Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 17 Issue 4

Editorial

Simon Rogerson

Self-censorship in social networking sites (SNSs) – privacy concerns, privacy awareness, perceived vulnerability and information management

Mark Warner, Victoria Wang

This paper aims to investigate behavioural changes related to self-censorship (SC) in social networking sites (SNSs) as new methods of online surveillance are introduced. In…

The self and the ontic trust: toward technologies of care and meaning

Tim Gorichanaz

Contemporary technology has been implicated in the rise of perfectionism, a personality trait that is associated with depression, suicide and other ills. This paper aims to…

The erosion of ethics: from citizen journalism to social media

Jessica Roberts

The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the shift from citizen journalist to social media user by examining how ethics are addressed on social media sites…

The rise of participatory despotism: a systematic review of online platforms for political engagement

Rose Marie Santini, Hanna Carvalho

The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic literature review of empirical studies into online platforms for political participation. The objective was to diagnose the…

How hyped media and misleading editorials can influence impressions about Beall’s lists of “predatory” publications

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Panagiotis Tsigaris

The issue of “predatory” publishing and the scholarly value of journals that claim to operate within an academic framework, namely, by using peer review and editorial quality…