Social media are digitalizing massive amounts of users' cognitions in terms of timelines and
emotional content. Such Big Data opens unprecedented opportunities for investigating …

Introduction The growing interest in networks of interactions is sustained by the conviction
that they can be leveraged to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery …

Collecting social network data among organization members using surveys is challenging
and requires a well-considered strategy. Based on extensive past experience with collecting …

Research in social network analysis (SNA) faces unprecedented ethical challenges today
due to both technological developments ('big'data) and a growing tendency toward …

Anorexia is a serious threat to young women's wellbeing worldwide. The effectiveness of
mental health intervention and treatment is often evaluated on the basis of changes in the …

Social network analysis (SNA) holds great potential for examining the influence of peers and
group dynamics on the development of criminal behavior among adolescents as it offers a …

Digital maternity support communities are increasingly popular. The communities are often
based on discussion forums called 'birth clubs', to which users are assigned according to …

This issue has brought into focus a well needed explication of how networks results are not
neutral. While the data may be known to some, the knowledge that we derive from this data …

The authors of articles in this special issue on “Ethics in SNA” contribute to enriching the
continuing discussion of major ethical dilemmas that social network analysts need to …

Misreporting is a common source of bias in population surveys involving sensitive topics
such as sexual behaviours, abortion or criminal activity. To protect their privacy due to …