Call for Papers-Special Issue on International Perspectives on Alcohol and Traffic Safety

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Call for Papers
Special Issue on International Perspectives on Alcohol and Traffic
Safety

The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research Deadline for
Submissions: December 31, 2012


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The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, a peer-
reviewed, free-of-charge, open access journal and the official Journal
of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on
Alcohol (KBS), invites the submission of papers on international
perspectives on alcohol and traffic safety. Papers may deal with any
aspect of the impact of alcohol on traffic safety, ranging from
biological and behavioural aspects to social, policy and public health
concerns. We encourage submissions that seek to improve understanding
the nature of the problem, that identify and evaluate current
practices to address the problem, and that consider new or innovative
countermeasures. The target date for publication of the Special Issue
is October 2013. Accepted papers will be published online prior to
their inclusion in this special issue in order to make the research
available more quickly.

It has long been known that alcohol impairs driving-related skills,
and increases the likelihood of collision involvement. In spite of
many efforts to address the drinking-driving problem, it remains a
leading cause of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries. We
encourage the submission of original articles (including both
quantitative and qualitative research), methodological pieces,
reviews, and policy analyses for consideration for the special issue.
Examples of papers that would be of interest include, but are not
limited to, the following: papers that examine the impact of comorbid
conditions on drinking driving and alcohol effects; synergistic
combinations of alcohol and other drugs on driving impairment issues;
papers that examine the rates or determinants of drinking- driving in
specific populations, groups or parts of the world; papers that review
measures to address drinking driving or factors that influence
drinking driving rates in specific countries or regions of the world;
international reviews of drinking driving rates or initiatives. We are
particularly interested in creating a forum for viewing the drinking
driving issue from an international perspective. Interested authors
are encouraged to contact the two editors of the special issue for
additional information, and we particularly encourage submission of
papers from authors in developing countries (i.e., low and middle
income countries). All submissions should be prepared in accordance
with the Author Guidelines outlined in the Journal website at www.ijadr.org,
and be submitted through the website. Please indicate in the cover
letter accompanying your manuscript that you would like to have the
paper considered for the special issue on alcohol and traffic safety.
Guest editors of the special issue on the alcohol and traffic safety
are Drs. Jim Lange and Robert Mann. Contact information is below.

Dr. Jim Lange
AOD Initiatives, San Diego State University
6386 Alvarado Ct, Suite 224,San Diego, CA 92120 jla...@mail.sdsu.edu

Robert Mann, PhD
Social and Epidemiological Research
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1 rober...@camh.net