**Apologies for cross posting** Call for papers for a special issue of "Zeitschrift fuer Sozialpsychologie" on "New Media and Social Psychology" by guest editors Bernad Batinic & Anja Goeritz Data collection based on novel communication technologies such as the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. The possibilities of adaptive testing, integration of multimedia elements, data collection independent of a particular time and place as well as reduced costs for implementing studies have made these innovative methods particularly appealing to social psychological researchers. Besides using electronic networks for gathering data obtrusively (e.g., online surveys, Web-based experiments, interviews) the Internet can also be used as a platform for unobtrusive data collection such as observations of virtual communities or analyses of log files. Moreover, with the help of Internet services and mobile communication technologies, online and offline elements of data collection can be combined into mixed-mode studies. A special issue of the peer-reviewed journal "Zeitschrift fuer Sozialpsychologie" will present empirical as well as theoretical contributions to data collection involving novel communication technologies. Contributions should have a bearing on social psychology. Topics may range from comparisons of data collection methods via issues of data quality in online studies to innovations at the frontier of methodological development such as Web-based network analysis. Articles may include examinations of a genuinely social psychological phenomenon with the help of new media. Articles may also focus on innovative research methods while establishing a link with social psychology. The special issue "New Media and Social Psychology" will appear in the English language. Contributions may be submitted from now until the 15th of December, 2006. Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Please send your manuscript in Word format attached to an email to the following email address: special_issue_zfsp@wiso.uni-erlangen.de Regards, Anja Goeritz -- Dr. Anja Goeritz Erlangen-Nuremberg University Dept. of Organizational & Social Psychology Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nuremberg, Germany Tel +49/(0)911/5302373 http://www.goeritz.net