Forwarded message from [laku@INDIANA.EDU (Chidambaram, Laku)] sent originally on Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:46:00 -0500: : ANNOUNCING A NEW JOURNAL FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM! : : The e-Service Qu@rterly : : A Journal of Electronic Services in the Private and Public Sectors : : MISSION: : : The e-Service Qu@rterly is a multi-disciplinary journal aimed at publishing : high-quality, original, innovative, peer-reviewed research about the design, : delivery and impact of electronic services rendered using a variety of : computing and communication technologies. The journal combines both private : sector and public sector perspectives regarding electronic services and thus : bridges e-Business and e-Government. : : The e-Service Qu@rterly will be published by the IU Press--the : second-largest public university press in the U.S., now in its 50th year of : operation--in both hard-copy and electronic formats. Articles published in : the journal are targeted towards those engaged in the academic and practical : aspects of e-Business and e-Government. More information on the journal is : available at http://www.spea.indiana.edu/esq. : : CALL FOR PAPERS: : : Articles are currently being solicited for publication in the inaugural : issue of the e-Service Qu@rterly to be published in the Fall of 2000. The : journal will publish regular research articles and shorter articles : including reviews, outlooks and responses. Any paper submitted to the : journal must be original, previously unpublished and currently not under : consideration for publication elsewhere. : >From time to time, the e-Service Qu@rterly will publish special issues : focused on themes related to e-Business or e-Government. Researchers who : are interested in guest editing such a special issue may submit a proposal : outlining their ideas. : All submissions should be sent as e-mail attachments (in MS Word or similar : format) to esq@indiana.edu. For detailed instructions, please see the : journal's website at: http://www.spea.indiana.edu/esq. : : SCOPE OF THE JOURNAL: : : Research articles published in the e-Service Qu@rterly will focus on one or : more of these areas: : * Individuals: as consumers, users, designers and managers of : electronic services : * Private Sector: as providers, users and disseminators of e-services : * Public Sector: as users, providers, policy makers and regulators of : e-services and, : * Society: as the collective force that impacts and is impacted by : e-services. : In addition, the journal will also publish shorter articles of the following : kinds: : * Reviews: of websites, books, software, and systems related to : e-service and : * Outlooks: of future developments, analysis of emerging trends, and : challenges to conventional wisdom. : * Responses: to articles published in the journal along with responses : to those responses. : : COVERAGE: : : Some examples of topics that fit the above areas include but are not : limited to: : * the design and delivery of electronic services in such fields as : education, entertainment, politics, travel and leisure; : * the transaction of consumer-to-consumer services, such as in : electronic auctions, and their effects on the global economy; : * the coordination of business-to-business services (such as with : Internet-based EDI and supply-chain management); : * designing effective e-service sites, making delivery choices (e.g., : "pull" versus "push" technologies) and evaluating performance; : * the transformation of traditional commercial services such as : banking and retailing via e-Commerce; : * charging for and pricing of electronic services (with digital cash, : electronic coupons etc.); : * the management of services within and across organizations (such as : with virtual teams and outsourcing); : * the role and impact of service providers (including ASPs, ISPs and : WPPs); : * the delivery of public services to citizens via electronic means : (such as in e-stamps and the electronic filing of tax returns); : * the electronic participation of constituents in policy making and : public service (such as in online voting, electronic volunteerism and : digital democracy); : * the development and management of the infrastructure and : technologies needed to deliver electronic services; : * the regulation of, and security for e-Services; and, : * the impact of electronic services on individuals, organizations and : society. : : DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF ADVISORS: : : James A. Barnes, Indiana University : Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia : Robert P. Bostrom, University of Georgia : Mike Dunn, Indiana University : Sid Huff, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand : Sirkka Jarvenpaa, The University of Texas at Austin : Rob Kling, Indiana University : Kenneth L. Kraemer, University of California, Irvine : William F. Miller, Stanford University : James L. Perry, Indiana University : M. A. Venkataramanan, Indiana University : Michael Vitale, University of Melbourne : Richard T. Watson, University of Georgia : Robert W. Zmud, University of Oklahoma : : EDITORIAL BOARD: : : Editor-in-Chief: : Laku Chidambaram, Indiana University : : Senior Editors: : Joey George, Florida State University : Magid Igbaria, Claremont Graduate University & Tel Aviv University : Maung Sein, Agder College, Norway : Henk Sol, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands : Ilze Zigurs, University of Colorado, Boulder : : Associate Editors: : Anil Aggarwal, University of Baltimore : Philip E. Agre, University of California, Los Angeles : Kim Viborg Andersen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark : Andrea Back, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland : Kelly Burke, University of Hawaii, Hilo : Nik Dalal, Oklahoma State University : Sid Davis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln : Amitava Dutta, George Mason University : Mike Ewing, Curtin University, Australia : Jane Fountain, Harvard University : Jagdish Gangolly, State University of New York, Albany : Jon Gant, Indiana University : Monica Garfield, University of South Florida : Robert Hettinga, Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation : Timothy R. Hill, San Jose State University : Tad Hogg, Xerox-PARC : Dianne Jordan, Booz, Allen & Hamilton : Stefan Klein, University of Münster, Germany : Byungtae Lee, University of Illinois, Chicago : Simha R. Magal, Bowling Green State University : Yogesh Malthotra, Florida Atlantic University : Gloria Mark, GMD, Germany & University of California, Irvine : John Mooney, University College, Dublin, Ireland : Cara Okleshen, University of Georgia : Lorne Olfman, Claremont Graduate University : Derrick Ong, National University of Singapore : Aspy Palia, University of Hawaii at Manoa : William C. Perkins, Indiana University : Arun Rai, Georgia State University : Nicolau Reinhard, University of Sao Paolo, Brazil : Ash Soni, Indiana University : Carsten Sørensen, London School of Economics, United Kingdom : Ramesh Venkataraman, Indiana University : Chelley Vician, Michigan Technological University : K. K. Wei, National University of Singapore : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : Moving? Want to subscribe/unsubscribe? Find an old posting? : See: http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ : If you do not find the answer contact gabe@isds.bus.lsu.edu : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====

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