Forwarded message from [mraising@GSM.UDALLAS.EDU (Mike Raisinghani)] sent originally on Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:25:54 -0600: : JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH : (SPECIAL ISSUE, IV issue, November 2000) : : Call for Papers on Intelligent Agents in E-Commerce : : ==================================================================== : SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE SPECIAL IV ISSUE IS JUNE 1, 2000 : : ==================================================================== : : Guest Editor: Mahesh S. Raisinghani, Ph.D. : Graduate School of Management, University of Dallas : : Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for consideration : for publication in the : Special Issue of the Journal of Electronic Commerce on Intelligent : Agents in E-Commerce. : One of the most discussed topics in the information systems/e-commerce : literature today is : intelligent agent technology. Software agents are simply high-level : software abstractions : with inherent capabilities for communication, decision making, control : and autonomy. They : have several aliases such as agents, bots, chatterbots, databots, : intellibots, and intelligent : software robots which provide a powerful mechanism to address complex : software : engineering problems such as abstraction, encapsulation, modularity, : reusability, : concurrency and distributed operations. Much research and many articles : have been : devoted to this topic, and the general characteristics of intelligent : agents are accepted as : reactive, autonomous, adaptive, goal-oriented/reasoning, : cooperative/social, flexible, self- : starting, mobile, temporal continuous, and personality. : : A growing number of information systems professionals recognize that : there are certain : problems and issues surrounding intelligent agent terminology and : technology that must be : resolved if agent technology is to continue to develop and mature. The : current research into : intelligent agent software technology can be broken up into two main : areas: technological : and social. The latter area is particularly important since, in the : excitement of new and : emergent technology, people often forget to examine what impact the new : technology will : have on people’s lives. In fact, the social dimension of all : technology is the driving force : and most important consideration of technology itself. The technology : is not created and : produced for its own sake, but to improve people’s lives. Technology : and computers and : software are not created simply to see what the human mind can achieve, : but they are : created for the sake of human beings. In the “Management Challenges : for the 21st Century”, : Peter F. Drucker suggests that in this period of profound social and : economic changes, : managers should focus on the meaning of information, not the technology : that collects it. : What ought to be the focus of attention in this information revolution, : as argued by Peter : Drucker in “The Next Information Revolution,” is how to manage the : information. That is, : the emphasis should shift from the “T” in IT to the “I” : (http://www.forbes.com/asap/98/0824/046.htm, 1998). : : This special issue of the Journal of Electronic Commerce Research is : seeking papers that : address the increasing importance of information value-adding : activities by intelligent agents : and the role of intelligent agents in knowledge management. The target : audience is the : academic and practitioner community. The emphasis is on taking an : interdisciplinary view : that integrates technology and business models. Of particular interest : are papers that : embrace a inter/multidisciplinary perspective on the challenge of : integrated change in the : context of introducing, integrating, and exploiting intelligent agents : in e-commerce. Such : papers will ideally draw on perspectives from the domains of computer : science, : e-commerce, information systems, psychology, and sociology. Papers may : be conceptual, : empirical, theoretical, or descriptive in nature. Rigor and relevance : is stressed and : recommended. : : Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): : : · the design and implementation of intelligent agents in : e-commerce : : · intelligent agents for coordination of : business-to-business services (such as with : Internet-based EDI and supply-chain management) or : consumer-to-consumer services, : such as in electronic auctions, and their impact on the : global economy : : · intelligent agents in dynamic trading and exchange models : : · empirical studies on intelligent agents/case studies of : intelligent agents in various : functional areas of business or other fields from a : single, multi or interdisciplinary : perspective : : · the development and management of the infrastructure and : technologies needed to : deliver electronic services using intelligent agents : : · the impact of intelligent agents on individuals, : organizations and society : : · future research directions for intelligent agent : technology and applications. : : For submission guidelines of the manuscripts see the following URL: : http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/s_g.htm . Email your submission as : an attachment in any : version of Microsoft Word or as a Rich Text File (RTF) to the guest : editor for this special : issue, Dr. Raisinghani at mraising@gsm.udallas.edu. Articles that have : been presented at : a scientific conference are welcome for submission, even though they : may be published in : non-copy protected Proceedings. However, manuscripts being considered : by another journal : at the same time will not be accepted. : : If accepted for publication, the author(s) will be required to submit a : final version of the : manuscript on an IBM-PC compatible disk or as an e-mail attachment in : Microsoft Word or : Rich Text Format (RTF) with a short biographical note and a photograph : of the author(s). All : figures, tables and other artwork must also be submitted in file form : or "camera ready" condition : : For more information on JECR see http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr : : Manuscripts and inquires to: : : Dr. Mahesh S. Raisinghani : Graduate School of Management, University of Dallas : 1845 East Northgate Drive : Irving, TX 75062, USA : Office Telephone: (972) 721-5173 : Fax: (972) 721-4007 : E Mail: mraising@gsm.udallas.edu : : Final dates for submission: June 1, 2000. : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : 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 : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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