-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: Special Issue on Blockchain and Decentralization, Journal of Enterprise Information Management Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:50:37 +0200 From: mthemist@unipi.gr To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org CC: mthemist@unipi.gr

Special issue on Blockchain and Decentralization

Call for papers from Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Guest Editors: Professor Marinos Themistocleous, Professor Vincenzo Morabito, Professor Paulo Rupino da Cunha

Back in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced bitcoin, a new idea for a peer-to-peer electronic cash system and a new kind of digital currency. At the time, however, few realized that one of its enabling technologies - the blockchain - would have a disruptive effect in several domains, challenging long-established ways of doing business.

A blockchain is a trusted decentralized digital ledger that saves transactions on thousands of computers around the globe. These are registered in a way that inhibits their subsequent modification. Blockchain technology increases the security and speeds up the exchange of information in a way that is cost-effective and more transparent. It also dispenses with third parties whose main role was to provide a trust and certification element in transactions (such as notaries and banks).

The high importance of blockchain has attracted the attention of organizations in different sectors, with banking sector being the most active at this stage. Blockchain has resulted in the development of thousands of new job positions and new startups ranging from mobile payment applications to health care applications. The future belongs to blockchain and this special issue seeks to improve the understanding of the trends, challenges and developments of blockchain across multiple domains. In doing so, it aims to speed up the study and accelerate the adoption of this technology. Topics or research questions that are of particular interest include the following:

* Blockchain case studies * Blockchain applications * Blockchain in the banking sector, mobile payments, and new fintech applications * Blockchain and digital currencies * Blockchain and Internet-of-Things * Blockchain and markets * Blockchain and marketplaces * Blockchain and healthcare * Blockchain and the energy sector * Blockchain and e-government * Blockchain and regulatory frameworks * Blockchain and cryptocurrencies * Barriers and enablers in blockchain adoption * Smart contracts and Ethereum * Innovation in blockchain * Business models supported on blockchain * Blockchain and digital transformation * Blockchain and peer-to-peer transfers * Blockchain infrastructure * The social impact of blockchain * Privacy, Security and Identity in blockchain

Submission guidelines

In preparing manuscripts, authors are asked to follow the Author Guidelines available on the journal homepage at http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jeim.htm. To submit your paper online you must first create an author account at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeim http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeim then follow the on-screen guidance which takes you through the submission process. If you have any queries about the submission process, please contact the journal's Publisher, Claire Jackson, at cjackson@emeraldgroup.com. mailto:cjackson@emeraldgroup.com Submission deadline: July 1, 2018

Please direct your questions related to this special issue to Professor Marinos Themistocleous (mthemist@unipi.gr mailto:mthemist@unipi.gr )

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