Dear colleague: We are happy to announce the newest issue (Vol. 4, issue 1) of the International Journal of Internet Science. The current issue features four original research contributions in the field of Internet science. In our editorial we continue our analysis of the journal's impact from the previous editorial by extending it to webometrics. The specific areas covered by the research articles are the coverage bias of mobile surveys (beginning to be lower than for landlines!), the continuous online measurement of emotions induced by music, the detrimental effect of racial stereotypes on performance in competitive online environments (like virtual teams), and (non-)effects of textual messages of encouragement and other feedback mechanisms on drop-out in web surveys. International Journal of Internet Science Volume 4, Issue 1 (2009), Content: Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Deusto, Spain) & Uwe Matzat (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands): Webometrics for an Open Access Start-Up Journal (Editorial) Articles Hauke Egermann, Frederik Nagel, Eckart Altenmüller & Reinhard Kopiez (Hanover University of Music and Drama): Continuous Measurement of Musically-Induced Emotion: A Web Experiment Marek Fuchs & Britta Busse (Darmstadt University of Technology): The Coverage Bias of Mobile Web Surveys Across European Countries Jong-Eun Roselyn Lee (Martha Miller Center for Global Communication Hope College): To Reveal or To Cloak? Effects of Identity Salience on Stereotype Threat Responses in Avatar-Represented Group Contexts Joseph W. Sakshaug (University of Michigan) & Scott D. Crawford (Survey Sciences Group): The Impact of Textual Messages of Encouragement on Web Survey Breakoffs: An Experiment Please find the issue at http://ijis.net Kind regards, Ulf-Dietrich Reips / Uwe Matzat Editors, International Journal of Internet Science http://ijis.net _______________________________ Scope The International Journal of Internet Science (IJIS) provides an interdisciplinary outlet for high quality research articles on the Internet as a medium of research and on the social implications of the Internet. IJIS is a peer reviewed open access journal for empirical findings, methodology, and theory of social and behavioral science concerning the Internet and its implications for individuals, social groups, organizations, and society. Submission of manuscripts Manuscripts that are to be published in the International Journal of Internet Science (IJIS) need to be original research contributions. They have to be formatted according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Style Guide, 5th edition). Please visit http://ijis.net and click on "Submit Article" for the online submission of manuscripts. All manuscripts that are eligible for publication will be peer-reviewed within a few weeks. Editors Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Deusto and Basque Foundation for Science, Spain), Uwe Matzat (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) Editorial Board Michael Birnbaum (California State University at Fullerton, USA), Tom Buchanan (Westminster University, UK), Don Dillman (Washington State University, USA), Frank Faulbaum (University Duisburg-Essen, Germany), Adam Joinson (University of Bath, UK), Chris Snijders (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands), Barry Wellman (University of Toronto, Canada) -- ---------------------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips Editor, International Journal of Internet Science Departamento de Psicología Universidad de Deusto Apartado 1, 48080 Bilbao, España reips@deusto.es Secretary & Fax: +34 944 139 085 http://www.ijis.net