There are several Special Issues and Special Sections of IJEC in preparation
by Guest Editors at any given time. Experts in specific domains of e-commerce
are invited to propose such issues or sections to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Vladimir
Zwass, at zwass@fdu.edu.
Information on current special issues on Social Commerce and Mobile Commerce is provided below:
Special Issue on: Mobile Commerce (m-commerce)
Mobility represents a natural human state, hence mobile commerce (m-commerce)
has been hailed as the complement, and in many aspects a natural successor
to traditional desk-bound e-commerce. The proliferation of smartphones and
wireless networks has brought the dream of seamless mobility and always-on
connectivity closer to reality – albeit not without new challenges related
to technologies, platforms, systems, applications, and business models to name
but a few.
The goal of this special issue is to report frontier research addressing
the current status and future prospects of m-commerce and to reflect on business
innovation and social transformation through mobility. The issue aims to offer
an integrated view of the field by presenting approaches originating from and
drawing upon multiple disciplines.
The special issue welcomes theoretical, experimental, or survey-based studies
that make a significant novel contribution to the field. Submissions should describe
original, previously unpublished research, not currently under review by another
conference or journal.
Guest Editors:
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George M. Giaglis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece giaglis@aueb.gr
- Panos E. Kourouthanassis, Ionian University, Greece pkour@ionio.gr
Important Dates
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1 March 2011
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Submission deadline |
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15 June 2011
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Review results |
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15 August 2011
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Revised manuscripts due |
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1 October 2011
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Final decisions |
For more information please download a detailed description
Special Issue on: Social Commerce
The increased popularity of social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and
Twitter, has opened opportunities for a new type of electronic commerce, often
referred as social commerce. Social commerce involves using Web 2.0 social
media that support online interaction and user contributions to assist in the
acquisition of products and services. There are many different ways to take
advantage of social commerce. For instance, individuals and merchants may solicit
inputs from social communities to identify products with high market potential,
or utilize the social networks to market their products. Many new social factors
that have not been well-explored in e-commerce may become important in social
commerce. The new social media provides not only a new platform for entrepreneurs
to innovate, but also a variety of new research issues that require new theories
to be developed by e-commerce researchers. This promises to become the most
challenging research arena in the coming decade.
The primary goal of the special issue is to foster the production and dissemination
of knowledge and findings in this new area. Our focus will be on the development
of new theoretical foundation and insightful empirical findings associated
with the commercial use of social networks.
Guest Editors:
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Ting-Peng Liang , National Sun Yat-Sen University and
City University of Hong Kong (Email: tpliang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw) -
Efraim Turban , University of Hawaii (Email: efraimtur@yahoo.com)
Important Dates
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June 30, 2010
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Abstracts Due |
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August 31, 2010
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Full paper due |
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February 1, 2011
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Acceptance decision |
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April 1, 2011
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Final paper due |
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Fall 2011
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Publication date |
For more information please download a detailed description
