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Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Special Issue Call for Participation:

Technology and Social Inclusion: Building a dialectic on the role of technology in inclusion and exclusion from societies, organizations, economies, and academe

DEADLINE: 15 March 2021

GUEST EDITORS

Arlene Bailey, University of the West Indies

Michelle Carter, University of Alabama

Jason Thatcher, University of Alabama

Cathy Urquhart, Manchester Metropolitan University

Jaime Windeler, University of Cincinnati

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Social inclusion-the ability to participate fully in one's social world-presents tremendous challenges in our increasingly digital world and for the IS field. This special issue represents a rallying cry to the IS community; we call for research that theorizes about social inclusion and the critical role of information systems in enabling or preventing individuals and social groups from participating in the societies in which they are embedded.

For more detail on the background and topics of interest, see: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/SocialInclusionSI.pdf

SUBMISSION PARAMETERS

We seek new theories and explanations for how ICT enables exclusion and affords opportunities for inclusion. We encourage authors to frame, theorize, and when possible, measure concepts relating to inclusion/exclusion. Including demographic moderators in existing models and offering "social inclusion explanations" for these differences is not sufficient because this approach is largely atheoretical (Trauth 2013). A social inclusion lens should pervade the research--driving the research questions, theory, model development, and explanation of findings. We particularly emphasize the need for social inclusion theories--imported or indigenous--that provide a strong grounding for research studies.

We invite researchers who do not consider themselves "social inclusion scholars" to apply a social inclusion lens to their area of expertise. As we extend this invitation, we also offer an assurance that we understand the difficulty of studying social inclusion and recognize the perceived risks surrounding the topic area: fear of saying the wrong thing, of unintentionally offending an audience or reviewer, or not having a "right" to speak about certain topics because one does not come from the context of study. This special issue represents the intentional creation of space for difficult conversations with a team of open-minded editors and reviewers equipped to mediate such conversations.

We welcome submissions from various research traditions, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and design science research. We will consider four types of articles:

1. Research Articles, i.e., traditional empirical scholarly work

2. Review/Theory Articles, i.e., development of new theory that may not be empirically tested and/or synthesis of an area of research. See JAIS's manuscript categories page for more detail: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/authorinfo.html

3. Editorials/Issues and Opinions, i.e., identifying opportunities for future work and/or critiques of current research

4. Policy Papers, i.e., frameworks based on an analysis of evidence that offer prescriptive comments on how to create a more socially inclusive, equitable society related to IS/IT

Please contact the editors if you are not sure whether your research falls in the scope of the call. In the spirit of inclusion, we will consider any submission that examines diversity and inclusion challenges in the IS field, from any perspective, and then apply the high editorial standards of JAIS.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Pamela Abbott, University of Sheffield

Jason Chan, University of Minnesota

Kathy Chudoba, Utah State University

Antonio Diaz Andrade, Auckland University of Technology

Andreas Eckhardt, German Graduate School of Management and Law

Jane Fedorowicz, Bentley University

G. Harindranath, University of London

Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin

K.D. Joshi, University of Nevada Reno

Hanna Krasnova, University of Potsdam

Allen Lee, Virginia Commonwealth University

Eleanor Loiacono, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Alta van der Merwe, University of Pretoria

Shaila Miranda, University of Oklahoma

M.N. Ravishankar, Loughborough University

Matti Rossi, Aalto University

Sundeep Sahay, University of Oslo

H. H. Teo, National University of Singapore

Eileen Trauth, Pennsylvania State University

Manuel Wiesche, TU Dortmund University

SUBMISSION PROCESS

This special issue aims to support the further development of research on social inclusion, and it is anticipated that there may be a large number of submissions. Prior to the submission deadline of 15 March 2021, there is an optional pre-submission feedback process.

Authors are strongly encouraged to submit a 1-page abstract by 30 May 2020. Papers that fit with the goals of the special issue will be asked to submit a 5-8 page extended abstract for feedback and will be invited to participate in a JAIS Special Issue Paper Development Workshop at ICIS 2020. Extended abstracts (5 - 8 pages) should be submitted by 1 December 2020 for circulation among participants and discussion at round tables at the Workshop at ICIS 2020. While participation in the pre-submission feedback process is optional, it is nevertheless strongly encouraged as it enables a dialogue between authors and editors and helps shape the paper. If authors cannot attend the workshop, one-on-one meetings with editors at AIS conferences or via Skype may be possible, depending on availability.

OPTIONAL PRE-SUBMISSION FEEDBACK TIMELINE

30 May 2020 - 1-page abstracts due

01 August 2020 - Notifications of invitation to workshop

01 December 2020 - Extended abstracts due

TBD December 2020 - ICIS research development workshop

SUBMISSION/REVISION TIMELINE

15 March 2021 - Submissions due

19 July 2021 - First round decisions made

15 November 2021 - 1st Revision due

14 March 2022 - Second round decision made

18 July 2022 - 2nd Revision due

14 November 2022 - Final decisions rendered

Address all communication, including abstract and manuscript submissions to: JAISinclusion@gmail.commailto:JAISinclusion@gmail.com

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Jaime Windeler, PhD

Associate Professor of Information Systems

Carl H. Lindner College of Business

University of Cincinnati

318 Lindner Hall

Cincinnati, OH 45221

Tel: 513-556-7120

Fax: 513-556-5499

E-mail: Jaime.Windeler@uc.edu

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