CALL FOR PAPERS
ICT IN CULTURE PUBLICATION - CETIC.br | NIC.br | CGI.br  

The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society of the Brazilian Network Information Center (Cetic.br|NIC.br) invites researchers and other professionals to submit proposals for article to be published in the publication ICT in Culture 2022. Besides the data analysis and methodological reports for the survey conducted by Cetic.br|NIC.br in 2022, the publication will contain a section with selected papers, which will be published in English and in Portuguese both in print and online formats, to be launched in 2023. 

Authors should submit an expanded abstract of between 800 and 1,000 words by June 24, 2022, indicating at least one of the thematic lines presented below. Authors of the accepted proposals should submit the full article (up to 3,000 words) by September 16, 2022. Articles may be submitted in either English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

The Cetic.br|NIC.br is linked to Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br). More information about the ICT in Culture survey is available at: https://cetic.br/en/pesquisa/cultura/. 

IMPORTANT DATES

• June 24, 2022: deadline for abstract submission
• July 8, 2022: result of abstract selection
• September 16, 2022: deadline for submission of the full article 

SUGGESTED THEMES
Submitted proposals will be assessed by Cetic.br|NIC.br’s editorial team. The use of the aggregate data or microdata of the surveys will be considered as an asset in the selection process. 

Articles must cover the following themes: 

• Digital archives;
• Creation, diffusion, and fruition of Web content;
• Creative economy and the use of information and communication technologies (ICT);
• Connectivity and access to technologies;
• Digital divide and inequalities
• Cultural diversity in the digital environment;
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the cultural field;
• Digital platforms and online cultural practices. 

HOW TO APPLY
Submit the article proposal to publicacao@nic.br.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Title: up to 80 characters
• Text length: between 800 and 1,000 words, excluding references (mandatory; in APA style)
• File format: editable text (.docx, .doc, or .odt)
• Formatting: Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing
• Short bio: up to 150 words 

FULL ARTICLE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Text length: up to 3,000 words
• Formatting: based on the template to be sent to the selected authors 

Articles that do not follow these guidelines may be disqualified.

 
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About Cetic.br
The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br), a department of NIC.br, is responsible for producing indicators and statistics on the availability and use of the Internet in Brazil and publishes regular analyses and information about the development of the Internet in the country. Cetic.br|NIC.br is a regional center for studies under the auspices of UNESCO. More information can be found at: https://cetic.br.

About NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br (https://nic.br) is a nonprofit civil society organization that implements the decisions and projects developed by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. Its permanent activities consist of coordinating the registration of domain names through Registro.br (https://registro.br), studying, responding to and resolving security incidents in Brazil through CERT.br (https://cert.br), studying and researching network and operational technologies through Ceptro.br (https://ceptro.br), producing indicators on information and communication technologies through Cetic.br (https://cetic.br), the promotion of open technology use through Ceweb.br (https://ceweb.br/) and hosting the W3C Brazil Office (https://w3c.br).

About CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) is responsible for establishing strategic directives related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, and coordinates and integrates all the Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting technical quality, innovation and dissemination of the services provided. Based on the principles of multilateralism, transparency, and democracy, CGI.br represents a multistakeholder Internet governance model that includes the effective participation of all sectors of society in its decisions. One of its formulations is the 10 Principles for Internet Governance and Use (https://principios.cgi.br). More information can be found at: https://cgi.br.