Call for Papers This special issue of the *Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology* (*JASIST*), “Healthier Information Ecosystems,” will focus on the interconnected nature of online pathologies, draw attention to the socio-technical aspects of information technology, and animate interdisciplinary approaches to addressing these problems. Similar to Buckminster Fuller’s mission of “World Game,” we want to aid in developing a wide variety of solutions (including but not limited to technical, political, social, and educational) to the wicked problems of our time to make “the world work for 100% of humanity, in the shortest period of time… without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.” We invite contributions that address the socio-cultural embeddedness of the problems plaguing information ecosystems and provide new ways of thinking about and strategies to achieve a healthier global information environment. We are actively seeking a broad approach to issues of healthier information ecosystems, including both theoretical and applied, qualitative and quantitative, as well as inside and outside the discipline of information science and technology. We are interested in transdisciplinary contributions that move beyond narrow, cross-sectional treatments of online phenomena to highlight the socio-technical dynamics of online spaces framed in cultural-historical contexts. Themes to Consider We are open to a wide variety of methodologies, including empirical, theoretical, and applied. We are also open to contributions that propose new approaches to exploring these issues and/or solutions from an interconnected information ecosystem perspective, but such papers should clearly explain how the proposed approaches will contribute to substantive solutions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Definitions of healthy ecosystems - Ethical models for evaluating the health of online information ecosystems - Multilevel metrics for evaluating the health of online information ecosystems Strategies for creating healthy ecosystems - Design and collective human dynamics - Disrupting systems of mis- and dis-information in politics and democracy, including national, state, and local politics. - Educational interventions Connecting information to other disciplines - Information as a social, political, economic, and cultural phenomenon - Interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to information and media - The role of information ecosystems in conspiracy theories - Interactions between online and offline decision making and behavior - Information architecture, interface design and psychological biases of information consumers - Engaging with systems of power; who is advantaged and who is disadvantaged from current or future systems New methods of theory, research, and application of information ecosystems - Complex dynamics of information, social interaction and cognition - Social dynamics and digital media ecosystems - How policy, economic, and market forces shape algorithm design and development - Big data, open science, and their socio-cultural impacts - Hijacking of user-generated content and / or AI-generated content - Mis- and dis-information transference during the COVID 19 pandemic Papers should speak to the information science community, but do so in an interdisciplinary manner that centers on the interplay of information, technology, and society. We are eager to receive contributions from disciplines that might lend new perspectives, including (but not limited to) statistical physics, complex systems, biology, environmental science, economics, management science, organization science, communication, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and philosophy. All contributions should clarify how they can be used to help our information ecosystems work for the betterment of society at large, developing an inclusive and thus “healthy” ecosystem. Introduction to Guest Editors Josh Introne is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, USA, and director of the C4-Lab, which focuses on research at the intersection of complexity, cognition, communication, and computation. He studies the dynamics of misinformation and has partnered with industry and non-profit agencies to develop technology solutions for marginalized populations. jeintron@syr.edu Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay is an Associate Professor of Communications at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, USA. Trained in social psychology and critical media studies, Charisse investigates how users think about themselves and others via media. clcorsbi@syr.edu Brian McKernan is a Research Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, USA, and an expert in human-centered design, complex human reasoning, conspiracies and misinformation, the study of the cultures of online communities, and game studies. Brian conducts research and contributes to the development of tools to help monitor strategic communication by U.S. political actors on social media. bmckerna@syr.edu Deana Rohlinger is a Professor of Sociology, a Director of Research for the Institute of Politics, and an Associated Dean in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University, USA. Deana’s current research explores incivility, polarization, and extremism in individual claims around political controversies, including Supreme Court hearings and school shootings. drohling@fsu.edu Olof Sundin is a professor of information studies at Lund University, Sweden. He has extensive experience in researching the configuration of information in contemporary society, the construction of trustworthiness, and media and information literacy practises in schools and everyday life. He is co-author of Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy: The Crisis of Information (Routledge, 2022). olof.sundin@kultur.lu.se Francesa Tripodi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and a Senior Research at the Center for Information Technology and Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, USA. Her research examines the relationship between social media, political partisanship, and digital inequality; she is currently studying the cultural complexities of search literacy and misinformation. ftripodi@email.unc.edu Paper Development Workshop We will be hosting an online paper development workshop on February 3, 2023. The workshop will provide an opportunity for those interested in submitting to the special issue to present their in-progress papers and receive feedback and guidance from the guest editors on how to develop their research into papers suitable for the special issue. For those interested in participating in the workshop, please submit an extended abstract of up to 1,000 words by September 7, 2022 via the following form: https://forms.gle/nPZ3b9gy3Wy61iyg7. Participation in the workshop is not required for submissions to the special issue, but we encourage those interested in submitting to the special issue to take advantage of this opportunity and receive feedback prior to submitting papers for consideration in the special issue. Submission Guidelines Submit your manuscript through your JASIST author account at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jasist. Submissions should comply with JASIST criteria for a ‘Research Article’ and be at most 7000 words in length. https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/23301643/homepage/foraut... Special Issue Timeline (subject to change) - Submissions due: May 1, 2023 - Decisions after first round of reviews: August 1, 2023 - Special Issue to be published in January 2024 More information about the CFP can be found here: https://www.asist.org/2022/08/17/call-for-papers-jasist-special-issue-health...