[AISWorld] ACM-SIGMIS: RFP for new Data Base Editor(s)

[Janice Sipior]

Formal RFP for new Data Base Editor(s), commencing January 1, 2012



The ACM-SIGMIS (Association for Computing Machinery - Special Interest Group on Management Information Systems) leadership invites you to consider becoming the Editor or Co-Editor of The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems (Data Base, for short).



This is a Formal Request for Proposals.  If you are interested in moving into the Editor's role, please prepare a Formal Proposal to become the new Data Base Editor or Co-Editor by following the instructions below.  The deadline for the proposal is Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Please email all proposals to janice.sipior at villanova.edu<mailto:janice.sipior at villanova.edu>.  You will receive confirmation of receipt.



The new Editor or Co-Editors should expect to officially begin their roles commencing on January 1, 2012.  At the end of December 2011, our current Data Base Editor Tom Stafford, University of Memphis and Global Co-Editor Patrick Y.K. Chau, The University of Hong Kong, cycle off after having served for five years.  We wish to thank them again for the excellent job they have done in increasing the high quality of this quarterly refereed publication.



The Editor or Co-Editors must be members of SIGMIS.  Interested applicants should have a history of service to the IS profession, such as having held an associate editorship or senior editorship position with an IS journal. While such experience is not a requirement, it would clearly benefit Data Base and ease the transition if the new Editor or Co-Editors have significant editorial or conference program experiences.



INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMAL PROPOSAL FOR NEW DATA BASE EDITORS:



The SIGMIS leadership requires the Editor or Co-Editors to gain support from your institution (e.g., department, school, university, company) to ensure that you have the resources to do an excellent job.  Experience in recent decades has shown that good institutional support for some of the Editors' inevitable administrative functions goes a long way to ensure good results for authors and readers.



1. Editor or Co-Editors



Please provide the names, affiliations, postal address, e-mail address, and expected term of office (specify 3, 4, or 5 years) for the Editor or Co-Editors submitting the formal proposal.  The intended term of office is 3-5 years.  The Editor or Co-Editors may request to be renewed for a subsequent term(s).  Please note:



a) There are a number of activities for which the Editor(s) are responsible.  These activities might be performed by the Editor(s) or by their designees in support roles (see #2 below).

b) At least one of the Co-Editors must be affiliated with the institution at which Data Base will be housed.

c) Co-Editors are suggested because we have found the model of Co-Editors has worked well for SIGMIS, given the magnitude of the communication and attention to detail that is required.

d) Editor(s) are responsible for timely quarterly publication of refereed original scholarly work, including managing the editorial board, providing guidelines to Associate Editors and reviewers, soliciting articles from the MIS community, soliciting special issue ideas and editors, enhancing visibility for Data Base and SIGMIS through electronic and other means.

e) The Editor, or one of the Co-Editors, will become a member of the SIGMIS leadership that also includes the SIGMIS Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, and Information Director, thereby ensuring good coordination and communication with SIGMIS leadership.



2. Support Roles



Please identify the intended responsible parties for each of the activities below (e.g., Editor, Co-Editor1, Co-Editor2, administrative staff member, graduate assistant, other (please specify), internal or external to the editorial institution, who will fulfill the roles identified.  Please note that for proposals that reach the final stage, a written commitment (from a Department Chair, Dean, or other appropriate administrator) for institutional support will be required:



a)  Administrative Roles

* coordinate with ACM headquarters (ACM HQ inserts front matter, some advertising/filler to ensure page count, and prints and mails each issue) * coordinate with Special Issue Editors * coordinate with other contributors (e.g., special sections, columnists, paying and nonpaying advertisers, etc.) * track submissions through to acceptance/rejection * make sure Associate Editors complete the review/revision process in a timely manner * manage the calendar for authors' responsibilities in the publication process (e.g., review of galleys, submission of copyright release, etc.) * maintain a Data Base website linking to the SIGMIS Website (the current website is provided by Network Solutions for $150 for web hosting and domain name fees)



b)  Technical - Copy Editing

* work with Co-Editors, Associate Editors, reviewers, and authors throughout the manuscript cycle to assure proper use of grammar, clarity of writing, consistent citations, scholarly tone



c)  Technical - Layout

* assure consistency in layout by applying the Data Base manuscript template * assure that each paper and section of each issue of Data Base is complete and consistent with the overall template



3. Include a plan for securing advertising revenue and/or institutional sponsorship



4. Include any Features/Enhancements



Please detail the special features and enhancements you believe you can bring to Data Base in your role as Editor(s).  These may include:



* Electronic publication of Data Base (to supplant or replace the paper version) * Electronic submission process (the current online submission system is Editorial Manager(r) for an annual fee of $3,000 to Aries Systems) * Electronic galley review (e.g., via privately accessible website) * Electronic subscription and/or SIGMIS membership application process



Proposals are due by email to janice.sipior at villanova.edu<mailto:janice.sipior at villanova.edu> by Wednesday, June 1, 2011.  You will receive confirmation of receipt.



We expect to announce the new Data Base Editor(s) by September 2011.  If you have any questions, please contact any one of us.  We also welcome feedback and suggestions from the MIS community.



Thank you for your interest in Data Base and ACM-SIGMIS,



Janice C. Sipior, ACM-SIGMIS Chair

Villanova School of Business

janice.sipior at villanova.edu<mailto:janice.sipior at villanova.edu>



Eileen Trauth, ACM-SIGMIS Vice Chair

Pennsylvania State University

etrauth at ist.psu.edu<mailto:etrauth at ist.psu.edu>



Christina Outlay, ACM-SIGMIS Secretary/Treasurer

DePaul University

coutlay at depaul.edu<mailto:coutlay at depaul.edu>



Conrad Shayo, ACM-SIGMIS CPR (Computer Personnel Research) Committee Chair

California State University, San Bernardino

cshayo at csusb.edu<mailto:cshayo at csusb.edu>



Nita Brooks, ACM-SIGMIS Information Director

Middle Tennessee State University

jgbrooks at mtsu.edu<mailto:jgbrooks at mtsu.edu>

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