---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Special issue of ISF on Business Applications of Uncertain Reasoning Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:44:52 -0400 From: "Prof. H. R. Rao" mgmtrao@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

Dear Colleagues: Some of you may be interested in the CFP below Raghav Rao ----------------- Special issue of Information Systems Frontiers on Business Applications of Uncertain Reasoning.

Uncertain reasoning, an integral part of information systems, is a decision support modeling tool that has taken on increasing importance in the recent past. It has been utilized in applications as diverse as credit ratings, medical diagnosis, multi-sensor fusion, and aggregating audit evidence. This special issue focuses on the business aspects of uncertain reasoning and will bring a cross-disciplinary awareness to the business community. This includes applications of uncertain reasoning to accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, strategic management, human resources management, information systems, and business law. The special issue will be published in December 2002. Details of Information Systems Frontiers can be found at http://www.som.buffalo.edu/isinterface/ISFrontiers/.

The guest editors are:

Prakash P. Shenoy, Ronald G. Harper Distinguished Professor & Rajendra P. Srivastava, Ernst & Young Professor University of Kansas School of Business 1300 Sunnyside Av, Summerfield Hall Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7585 Phone: (785) 864-7551, Fax: (785) 864-5328, Email: pshenoy@ku.edu and rsrivastava@ku.edu Homepage: http://www.bschool.ukans.edu/People/Faculty/PShenoy Homepage: http://www.bschool.ukans.edu/People/Faculty/RSrivastava/

The schedule with deadlines is as follows:

September 30, 2001: Send in your intention to submit a contribution. This will help the guest editors in planning the special issue. November 1, 2001: Four copies of your contribution should be sent to one of the two guest editors with a list of five potential reviewers with no conflict of interest (recent collaborators, students, advisors, etc are not appropriate). Manuscripts should be no more than 30 pages total (including figures, tables, and references), double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides, US letter (or A4) sized pages, and 12-point font. Guidelines for authors can be found at: http://www.som.buffalo.edu/isinterface/ISFrontiers/ISF_EDPolicies.html#pol.

March 30, 2002: Initial review of paper with preliminary decision. July 31, 2002: Final review of paper with final decision. August 31, 2002: Final copy of manuscript with reviewer/editor comments incorporated.

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