Dear AoIRists, I am very pleased to call your attention to a new publication venue that should be of interest to many of you - namely, the Journal of Media Innovations. Please distribute the following as appropriate. The Journal of Media Innovations explores how changing technologies and changing modes of usage and engagement with media bring about innovations in media. It is an Open Access journal published by Fritt (Frie tidskrifter fra UiO - free journals from the University of Oslo), using the Open Journal Systems. Under this system, authors retain copyright of their work. The Journal emphasizes innovations in the following areas: § New media services § New players in the media landscape § New roles of users § New practices by existing media organizations Users of digital media are becoming increasingly more active as producers (and re-distributors) of content, contributing to new services, new social constellations and new business models. Over the last decade a number of studies have focused on how Internet and mobile communication impact media services, business models and strategies, and user patterns. The Journal of Media Innovations builds on this large body of research, and takes it one step further by explicitly integrating perspectives on the roles of media technology and innovation, with perspectives on the roles users have in generating innovation and transformation in the media sector. We invite submissions to our inaugural issue, Researching Media Innovations: Defining the Fields; Tracing Research Trajectories¹ The aim of this inaugural issue is to bring together articles that explore how interrelations between media technology and users contribute to driving innovation. In doing so, we wish to collate and demarcate overviews of relevant fields, perspectives and trajectories for studying innovations in media. The articles will also facilitate critical reflection of the social, economic and political implications of Media Innovations. Theoretical perspectives may be linked to any field within the humanities or social sciences. These include, but are not limited to: user perspectives; economic perspectives; product perspectives; regulatory perspectives; and, strategic and organisational perspectives. Issue Coordinators Editor: Charles Ess; Editorial Assistant: Karoline Andrea Ihlæbeck Publication Information: Deadline for Submission of Papers: 30 September 2013; Publication Date: 15 January 2014 Articles should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length. All articles will be reviewed in a double-blind system. Additional inquiries should be addressed to: Karoline Andrea Ihlæbeck <k.a.ihlebak@media.uio.no> Editorial Board: Piet Bakker, Technical University Utrecht, The Netherlands; Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology; Pieter Ballon, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; Sabine Baumann, Jade University, Germany; Niamh Ní Bhroin, University of Oslo, Norway; Terje Colbjørnsen, University of Oslo. Norway; Charles H. Davis, Ryerson University, Canada; Leyla Dogruel, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; Rasmus Helles, Institut for Medier, Erkendelse og Formidling, Københavns Universitet; Arne H. Krumsvik, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway; Lucy Küng, University of Jönköping, Sweden; Rich Ling, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Stine Lomborg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Jérémie Nicey, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, France; Daniel J. Paré, University of Ottawa, Canada; Jo Pierson, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; Philippe Ross, University of Ottawa, Canada; Eli Skogerbø, University of Oslo, Norway; Tanja Storsul, University of Oslo, Norway; Wendy Van den Broeck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Oscar Westlund, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Many thanks in advance for distribution and potential interest. - charles ess Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication Director, Centre for Research on Media Innovations <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/research/center/media-innovations/> University of Oslo P.O. Box 1093 Blindern NO-0317 Oslo Norway email: c.m.ess@media.uio.no