-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] Call for Papers - 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017) ?Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation?, St. Gallen, Switzerland Datum: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:39:45 +0200 Von: Jan Marco Leimeister Prof. Dr. leimeister@uni-kassel.de An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
Dear IS-Community,
The 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (www.wi2017.ch) will take place from February 12th ‐ 15th, 2017 at the University of St.Gallen (St.Gallen, Switzerland). With this mail I would like to cordially invite you to submit papers to the WI 2017. Please find below the Call for Papers.
The Call for Papers provides you for example detailed information about the WI2017 conference and its topics, the WI 2017 awards, the paper submission and review process, the possibility to Fast-Track Journal publication, and the deadlines.
Papers can be submitted from now and until
August 26th, 2016.
Sincerely, Jan Marco Leimeister
CALL FOR PAPERS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017) “Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation”
February 12th-15th, 2017 University of St. Gallen
http://www.wi2017.ch/en ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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WI 2017 conference - The largest “Wirtschaftsinformatik” conference in the German-speaking tradition of information systems research. - With 800 - 1.000 participants, it is larger than other leading international IS conferences such as ECIS. - High percentage of top leaders from practice! Currently, more than 10 presentations at CIO level and CEO level. - Wide variety of different formats for submission (e.g. full paper, prototype) and during the conference (e.g. Business Day). Opportunity to Fast-Track Publication in well-respected journals (BISE, EM, EMISA, HMD, i-com, ISeB).
+++ Get in touch with the European area of information systems research +++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+++ NEWS +++ The WI 2017 Awards Scientific and innovative contributions and the support in terms of a high-quality review process need to be honored! The WI 2017 assigns awards for outstanding work in five categories: (1) Best-Paper Award; (2) Prototype Award; (3) Reviewer Award; (4) Associate Editor Award; (5) Student Paper Award The award ceremony will take place in a particular setting on Tuesday (2017/02/14) during ?Business Day“. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With this Call for Papers we cordially invite you to submit your best work to WI 2017. This mail provides you with information about (1) the aim of the WI 2017 conference; (2) the fourteen scientific tracks; (3) reasons why to submit a paper to the WI 2017; and (4) preparing a submission.
(1) AIM The International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), besides ICIS and ECIS, is one of the most important conferences in the field of information systems for European researchers and the flagship conference of the German-speaking information systems community. The conference is usually attended by 800 - 1.000 participants. The 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017) will be held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and offers an exchange forum for innovative and relevant topics of information systems ‐ for both research and practice. The conference motto “Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation” constitutes the substantial focus of WI 2017. “Thought Leadership” hence leads to innovative and substantial results that provide new insights into the modes of action of digital transformation and moreover present innovative solutions to the design of organizations and information systems (“from insight to impact”).
(2) SCIENTIFIC TRACKS 1-14 Researchers and practitioners are cordially invited to submit research papers to WI 2017. For each track, two track chairs have determined a committee of associate editors, which will coordinate a double-blind review process for every submission. Accepted contributions will be published in the conference proceedings as well as in the AIS eLibrary. Apart from the twelve themed research tracks, a conference theme track will be offered as well, as has been done at past WI conferences. WI 2017 will further provide a Prototype & Experiment track, concerning which WI 2017 invites to submit innovative prototypes and their experimental evaluations.
Overview of Tracks: - Track 1: Digitization in the Industry (Christine Legner, Boris Otto) - Track 2: Service Systems and Hybrid Value Creation (Tilo Boehmann, Kathrin Moeslein) - Track 3: Enterprise Architecture Management and Business Process Management (Jan Mendling, Peter Loos) - Track 4: Digital Work (Tim Weitzel, Bjoern Niehaves) - Track 5: IT Management and IT Strategy (Susanne Strahringer, Thomas Widjaja) - Track 6: Interactions and Interfaces (Ulrike Lechner, Michael Koch) - Track 7: Learning and Knowledge Management (Matthias Schumann, Ronald Maier) - Track 8: Information Privacy and Information Security (Ali Sunyaev, Hanna Krasnova) - Track 9: Business Innovations and Business Models (Daniel Veit, Alexander Benlian) - Track 10: User-Centered Information Systems (Thomas Hess, Alexander Maedche) - Track 11: Research Methods and Philosophy of Science (Stefan Strecker, Joerg Becker) - Track 12: Data Science & Business Analytics (Barbara Dinter, Jan Kraemer) - Track 13: Prototype & Experiment (Elgar Fleisch) - Track 14: Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation: From Insight to Impact (Daniel Beverungen, Susanne Leist)
A detailed description of each track and its topics can be found on https://www.wi2017.ch/en/tracks . There, you will also find a short video that outlines a brief description of each track. The short videos are also available via the WI 2017 YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0dQn4xw9g2OZYtrWrcTNA .
(3) WHY SUBMIT TO THE WI 2017?
Get in touch with the European area of information systems research ‐ become part of it! - WI 2017 - the most important “Wirtschaftsinformatik” conference in the German-speaking tradition of information systems research. - Approx. 30 track chairs, 230 associate editors, and hundreds of reviewers care for a high-qualitative review process. - Top-positioning of your own research by publishing it in the conference proceedings and the possibility for fast-track publication in well-respected journals (BISE, EM, EMISA, HMD, i-com, ISeB). - Deepening own and up-to-date information systems topics at the gateway of sciences and practice.
NEW Review Process As part of the review process, submissions will be examined by associate editors before the actual review process for the first time, enabling authors an as fast and constructive feedback as possible. A short video of the conference chair Jan Marco Leimeister explaining the ‘Fast and Constructive AE Reject’ can be found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZzhEov_o0
Publication Process For accepted contributions, authors can further choose between publishing the full paper or a two-page summary of their accepted paper (extended abstract) in the proceedings.
Fast-Track Publication in Well-Respected Journals Authors of selected and especially top-quality contributions to WI 2017 have the possibility of a fast track for a later journal publication. Fast tracks are possible across all tracks as well as track-specific regarding the following journals, including as part of special issues & sections: - Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE, across all tracks and topics) - Electronic Markets (EM, across all tracks with the specific theme “Data-Driven Innovations”) - Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures (EMISA, Track 3) - HMD - Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik (Track 5) - i-com ‐ Journal of Interactive Media (Track 6) - Information Systems and e-Business Management (ISeB, Special Issue “Digitization in the Industry” - Track 1)
(4) PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSION
Conference Language Paper submissions can be in English or German.
Guidelines, Review Criteria and Other Information Please make sure to adhere to the guidelines that can be found at http://www.wi2017.ch/download/WI2017_Guidelines_for_Reviewing.pdf/ . The document outlines, for example the review criteria and other interesting information. For more information about the submission see https://www.wi2017.ch/en/submission . This may help you to prepare your paper.
Template and Submission System - Template for Submissions: www.wi2017.ch/download/Author_Guidelines_for_the_Preparation_of_Contributions_to_WI_2017_final.docx/
- Submission System: http://www.editorialmanager.com/wi2017/
Type of Submission and Page Limit - Full Papers: The maximum page limit must not exceed the limit of 15 pages (including title, abstract, references, and appendix) - Prototypes: Prototypes are an important research artifact and WI2017 embraces this by providing a forum for scholarly exchange around prototype-based research. This submission format has specific requirements, please check for more information https://www.wi2017.ch/en/track13
Contact Information - If there are track specific questions, do not hesitate to contact the track chairs. The contact information of all track chairs is provided at https://www.wi2017.ch/en/tracks - If there are any questions concerning the review process or the submission system, do not hesitate to contact us: submission@wi2017.ch
Important Dates - Submission of Papers: August 26th, 2016 - Notification of Fast- and Constructive AE Rejects: September 16th, 2016 - Notification of Review Results: October 17th, 2016 - Submission of Revised Papers: November 03th, 2016
CONFERENCE CHAIRS Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister University of St. Gallen Institute of Information Management Unterer Graben 21, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland Internet: http://www.iwi.unisg.ch Email: conference.chairs@wi2017.ch
Prof. Dr. Walter Brenner University of St. Gallen Institute of Information Management Unterer Graben 21, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland Internet: http://www.iwi.unisg.ch Email: conference.chairs@wi2017.ch
PROJECT MANAGER WI 2017 Dr. Christoph Peters University of St. Gallen Institute of Information Management Unterer Graben 21, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland Internet: http://www.iwi.unisg.ch Email: info@wi2017.ch
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How to follow, communicate or share current WI 2017 activities? - Website: www.wi2017.ch - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wi_2017 ? #wi2017 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wi2017/ ? @wi2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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