-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Call for PAPERS: September Special Issue of the International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) Datum: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:59:15 -0500 Von: Richard Herschel herschel@sju.edu Antwort an: Richard Herschel herschel@sju.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

Call for Papers International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) Special Issue September 2009 �Industry/Academic Collaborations�

Guest Editors: Virginia Miori, Saint Joseph�s University, USA Ronal Klimberg, Saint Joseph�s University, USA

Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association www.igi-global.com/ijbir

Call for Papers � Special Issue The Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in a special issue of this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, the coverage, and directions for submission to IJBIR. Mission: The mission of the journal is to advance research in the field of business intelligence and analytics. The IJBIR is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to the exchange of the latest academic research on all aspects of practicing and managing business intelligence in organizations. The journal will publish original research and case studies by academic, business, and government contributors on strategies, practices, techniques, and technologies that advance the understanding and practice of Business Intelligence. The focus of this journal is to identify innovative Business Intelligence strategies and to assess the application of theoretical concepts to real-world situations. IJBIR takes a multidisciplinary approach to the examination of business intelligence.

Business Intelligence has been commonly defined in industry as the skills, technologies, applications and practices used to support better business decision making and help businesses better understand their commercial context. BI applications provide historical, current, and predictive views of business operations.

Academically, BI is defined as the collection of tools necessary to perform business analyses (predictive analytics). These tools represent a cross section of information systems, single and multivariate statistical analysis, data mining, OLAP, supply chain, business process analysis, six sigma and many other areas of business modeling. The greatest value of business intelligence lies in collaborations between industry and academics. This special issue of IJBIR will focus on these collaborations. High quality submissions are encouraged using qualitative or quantitative research methodologies. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

� Theories that enlighten business intelligence & decision-making � Examination of the use of analytics in support of business processes and decision-making � Applications of decision making tools in Business Intelligence � Issues pertaining to analyst/decision-maker interactions � Organizational culture and its impact on business intelligence � The relationship between knowledge management and business intelligence � Enablers and inhibitors for business intelligence � Group practices in business intelligence � Knowledge transfer and sharing behaviors in business intelligence � Business intelligence technology utilization in organizations � Development of business intelligence architectures � Business intelligence education � Case studies in business intelligence � Metrics and their effectiveness in business intelligence analyses � Business intelligence in small and medium enterprises � Methodologies and processes for managing business intelligence activities � Critical success factors in business intelligence adoption and practice � Global issues in business intelligence � Analyses of business intelligence applications & analytics � Data warehousing and data mining strategies for business intelligence � Business intelligence training issues � Critical assessments of business intelligence solutions � Best practices in business intelligence (industry and academic) � Using business intelligence for security analysis and fraud detection � Business intelligence and CRM � Business intelligence and market basket analysis � Retail business intelligence and analytics � Trends in business intelligence research

Submitting to IJBIR: 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 for the special edition must be forwarded electronically to specialIJBIR@gmail.com All papers should actively include Implications for Industry.

Publisher: The International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR) 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.

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Richard T. Herschel, Saint Joseph�s University, USA Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)

Submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

Dr. Virginia Miori Guest Editor Saint Joseph�s University Email: specialIJBIR@gmail.com Subject: IJBIR Special Issue on BI Collaborations

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