Call for Papers
Revista de Bioética y Derecho of the University of Barcelona
Monographic issue dedicated to artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of things
http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/RBD/announcement/view/369
Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2018
Revista de Bioética y Derecho of the University of Barcelona announces a call for papers for a monographic issue dedicated to artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of things. There is a growing interest in the bioethical, social and legal implications of new technological developments, bringing us closer to a world that seemed to be only science fiction.
We invite submissions on all areas related to these topics, including, but not limited to, any of the following issues:
- The concept of person, robot, and cyborg
- Minors, robotics and the Internet
- Impact on people’s freedom and privacy
- Automated decision making and algorithms
- Lovotics, person-to-person or person-to-robot affective development
- Security and cyber-security
- Assistive Technologies and Domotics
- Digital currency or cryptocurrency (Blockchain)
- The role of Big Data in GDPR, digital bias, and discrimination
The journal will accept original works written in Spanish, Catalan, French or English, with a maximum length of 6,000 words, including references, bibliography, tables, and graphics. The paper must be sent only in MS Word format, Cambria or Arial 12, double-spaced. Originals must be sent via this link. All papers are subject to peer-review and those that pass the selection process will be accepted for publication.
Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2018.
Revista de Bioética y Derecho is published every four months by the Bioethics and Law Observatory-UNESCO Chair of Bioethics of the University of Barcelona. It is a source of reference for researchers interested in bioethics applied to health and new technologies, within the framework of respect for human rights and with a plural, secular, and interdisciplinary methodological approach. Our journal is indexed in SciELO, Erih Plus, IBECS, Carhus+, Redalyc, Latindex Catalogue, among other indexes and repositories of recognized quality.
For more information [available in Spanish and Catalan] please visit http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/RBD/
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