-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CFP – The International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) Datum: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:18:34 -0400 (EDT) Von: Celia R. Livermore ak1667@wayne.edu Antwort an: Celia R. Livermore ak1667@wayne.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org
Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association
www.igi-global.com/ IJEP
Editor-in-Chief: Celia Romm Livermore
Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)
International Editorial Review Board:
Advisory board members
Ada Scupola, Carol Saunders, Christine Williams, Lynne Markus, Philip Ein-Dor, Prashant Palvia, Robert Davison, Ron Rice, Shailendria Palvia, Shezaf Rafaeli, Steven Gordon
Associate editors
Andrea Calderaro, Arik Ragowsky, Balaji Rajagopalan, Carlo Bellini, Cathy Urquhart, Changchit Chuleeporn, Christopher Reddick, Dave Oliver, Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic, Isaac Mostovicz, Jack Quarter, Joan Francesc Fondevila i Gascón, Joy Peluchette, Karine Barzilai-Nahon, Katherine Karl, Laurie Schatzberg, Linda Coleman, Luciano Paccagnella, Marick Masters, Myles Stern, Nada Kakabadse, Nava Pliskin, Nico Carpentier, Nicolas Ducheneaut, Pippa Norris, Ramesh Srinivasan, Sandy Staples, Stephen Fox, Tim Roberts, Toni Somers, Toru Sakaguchi
MISSION OF IJEP:
The primary objective of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) is to lay the foundations of E-Politics as an emerging interdisciplinary area of research and practice, as well as, to offer a venue for publications that focus on theories and empirical research on the manifestations of E-Politics in various contexts and environments. E-Politcs is defined as influence attempts facilitated by or related to electronic media or to the information technology field. As such, it is seen as interdisciplinary, encompassing areas such as information systems, political science, social science (psychology, sociology, and cultural studies), security, ethics, law, management and others.
RECOMMENDED TOPICS:
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:
The politics of the IT function and its role in organizations
The political activities of members of the IT function vis-à-vis the rest of the organization Changes in the power of the IT unit as a function of the diffusion of new technologies The strategies used by members of the IT unit to influence others The impact of global issues such as outsourcing, downsizing, political upheavals, etc. on the political role played by the IT unit within organizations.
The politics of virtual communities
The use of electronic media for industrial relations and negotiations with employers The use of electronic media for surveillance manipulation and harassment in commercial and non-commercial environments The impact of status and authority on electronically enabled political maneuvering by management and the effects of culture, race, and gender on political activities within and between organizations. The political dynamics of geographically based communities (community informatics) The political dynamics of virtual communities of practice, including: learning communities, customers’ communities, eDating communities, gaming communities, support group communities, social networking communities, etc.
Party politics and social activism
eVoting and electronically enabled eGovernment The role electronic media in political campaigns. Including their impact on political debate, information sharing, political decision making, fund raising, etc. As electronically enabled party politicking is becoming a global phenomenon, the utilization of E-Politcs at all levels of governance, including the city, the state, the country and the global arenas.
SUBMITTING TO IJEP:
Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines submission.pdf PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to ak1667@wayne.edu.
PUBLISHER:
The International Journal of E-Politics is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference) and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.
All inquiries and submissions should be directed to the attention of:
Celia Romm Livermore (PhD) Editor-in-Chief International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP) School of Business Administration Wayne State University Detroit, MI, 48202, USA E-mail address: ak1667@wayne.edu www.igi-global.com/IJEP
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