Forwarded message from [mmahmood@MAIL.UTEP.EDU (Mo Adam Mahmood)] sent originally on Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:56:53 -0700: : CALL FOR PAPERS : Journal of End User Computing : : Mission: The primary purpose of the Journal of End User Computing(JEUC) is : to provide a forum to information technology educators, researchers, and : practitioners to advance the practice and understanding of end user : computing in organizations. Prospective authors are invited to submit : manuscripts for possible publication in JEUC. The journal publishes : empirical and theoretical research concerned with all aspects of end user : computing including development, utilization, and management. The journal : is especially interested in those studies that show a significant : contribution to the area by relating end user computing to end user : satisfaction, end user productivity, and strategic and competitive advantage. : : Coverage: Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following : areas, with major emphasis on the productivity and strategic and : competitive advantage derived from end user information processing: : : * End user computing (EUC) productivity * End users and down sizing : and quality assurance * Information resources : management and end users : * EUC and strategic and competitive * Information center : management : advantage * Managing emerging EUC : technologies : * EUC satisfaction * EUC in various management : functions : * EUC usage * EUC, piracy and copyright : issues : * EUC succes factors * EUC controls for security : and privacy : * EUC risk factors : * EUC management : * EUC hardware and software : * End user supports and training : : In general, the journal seeks contributions concerning any aspect of end : user information processing including development, usage, satisfaction, : productivity, success, failure, policies, politics, strategies, and : management. The journal invites contributions from educators, researchers, : and practitioners involved in research, management, and utilization of end : user computing. : : Submissions: All manuscripts submitted to the journal will undergo a blind : review. Authors are asked to submit five copies of their original, : previously unpublished manuscript that satisfies the following conditions: : : * Must not be currently under review by another publication. : * Must be written in APA (American Psychological Association) editorial style. : * Should not exceed 25 double-spaced typed pages. : * Must be accompanied by a cover page with author(s)' name, address, : telephone number, and affiliation. : * Must be accompanied by a 150-200 word vita of author(s) on a separate sheet. : * Must be accompanied by a 150-200 word abstract on a separate sheet with : appropriate key words for the papers. : : JEUC also invites case studies, editorials, book reviews, software reviews, : practitioner articles for consideration for the Industry and Practice : section of the journal. Submitted pieces for this section should not : exceed 10 double-spaced typed pages. : : Review process: To ensure the high quality of published material, JEUC : utilizes a group of experts to review submitted manuscripts. Upon receipt : of the manuscript, two reviewers are selected from the Editorial Review : Board of the Journal. The selection is based upon the particular area of : expertise of the reviewers, matched to the subject matter of the : submission. An additional ad-hoc reviewer is also selected to review the : manuscript. Each submission is, therefore, blind reviewed by at : least three reviewers. Revised manuscripts are reviewed by an associate : editor and finally by the editor. Return of a manuscript to the author(s) : for revision does not guarantee acceptance of the manuscript for : publication but it is a step in the right direction. The final decision is : based upon the comments of the reviewers, and the quality of the revised : manuscript. : : ALL SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO: : : M. Adam Mahmood, Ph.D., Editor : Journal of End User Computing : Information & Decision Sciences Department : University of Texas at El Paso : El Paso, TX 79968, USA : Tel: 915/747-5496 or 7754 : Fax: 915/747-5147 : Email:mmahmood@mail.utep.edu : : ÿÿStart of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ÿÿEnd of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ

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