[AISWorld] The Systems Approach and IT journal: Call for Papers (Feb.28.2013 next deadline)

Thu Aug 23 11:02:26 EDT 2012

Joseph Davis,
Contributions to Systems Science from Professors Ackoff and
Professor Swanson are well known by Systems Approach researchers.
In IJITSA we respect their support for starting this journal.
You should read the IJITSA's interview with Professor Ackoff in
IJITSA 1(1) issue. Link at:

http://www.igi-global.com/Files/Ancillary/IJITSA%20preface%201(1).pdf

There is also an interview with Professor Klir. Another shaper
of Systems Science. On Professor Ackoff, we also thank their
testimonial reported as:

http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-technologies-systems/1098#reviews-and-testimonials

This journal will fill a widely felt need to develop theory and practice
in a critical aspect of organizational management.
– Russell L. Ackoff, University of Pennsylvania, USA

In summary, in Information Systems many scholars (at present) are not
using correctly Theory of Systems, and IJITSA's aim is helping to
solve, resolve or dissolve (Ackoff's core terms) such mistakes.
In the past, exemplary research on Systems Approach applied to IS are:
Ives, Hamilton, and Ives’ study (1980), Nolan and Wetherbe (1980), and
Silver & Markus, 1995. Professor Gordon Davis, also has used SA as it
is required.

Well, I believe that IS scholars are (we) something paranoiac compared
with other colleagues (social science scientists, management science
scientists, etc). My best example is this email, because the claim should
be also by Professor Swanson, an
eminent scholar in Systems Approach also, and that in IJITSA 1(1) also
accepted the editorial invitation to write a special paper titled:

Information Systems Design and the Deeply Embedded Exchange and
Money-Information Systems of Modern Societies (pages 20-37) G.A. Swanson
(Tennessee Technological University, USA)

Ok, thanks.
Manuel Mora
Co-founder and co-EiC of IJITSA

On Wed, August 22, 2012 7:38 pm, Joseph Davis wrote:
> With due respect, it is not at all clear what the role of deceased
> scholars like Russ Ackoff would be on the Honorary Editorial Board of the
> Journal of Information Technology and Systems Approach.
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> Joseph
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> Subject: [AISWorld] The Systems Approach and IT journal: Call for Papers
> (Feb.28.2013 next deadline)
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> ********************* CALL FOR PAPERS *********************
>
>
> SUBMISSION DUE DATE: February 28, 2013
>
>
> JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE SYSTEMS APPROACH
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>
> Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association
> www.igi-global.com/ijitsa
>
> Editors-in-Chief:
> Frank Stowell, Portsmouth University, England
> Manuel Mora, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico
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> Published: Semi annual  (both in Print and Electronic form)
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> Honorary Editorial Board
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> †Russell L. Ackoff, University of Pennsylvania, USA
> †G. A. Swanson(1939-2009), Tennessee Technological University, USA
> Bela A. Banathy, Saybrook Institute, USA
> Yaneer Bar-Yam, New England Complex Systems Institute, USA
> Ovsei Gelman, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
> Adolfo Guzmán-Arenas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico
> Michael C. Jackson, University of Hull, UK
> George J. Klir, State University of New York, USA
> Andrew P. Sage, George Mason University, USA
> Carlos Scheel, Monterrey Tech, Mexico
> Barry G. Silverman, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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> Associate Editors
>
>
> David Brown, University of Lancaster, UK
> Robert Cloutier, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
> Philip Dobson, Edith Cowan University, Australia
> Denis Edgar-Nevill, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
> Miroljub Kljajic, University of Maribor, Slovenia
> Rory O'Connor, Dublin City University, Ireland
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>
> DESCRIPTION
>
>
> The International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems
> Approach
> (IJITSA) is a refereed, international journal on applied and theoretical
> research, aimed at providing coverage of the foundations, challenges,
> opportunities, problems, trends, and solutions encountered by both
> scholars and practitioners in the field of information systems when
> applying systems approach. IJITSA emphasizes the systemic worldview of
> managerial, organizational and engineering interaction facets provided by
>  modern complex information systems and information technologies. The
> articles published in IJITSA will focus on information systems (IS) and
> their interactions with software engineering, systems engineering,
> complex systems, and philosophy of systems science issues for a better
> understanding and development of the information systems discipline.
>
>
> MISSION
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>
> The International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems
> Approach
> (IJITSA) is an academic and practitioner journal created to disseminate
> and discuss high quality research results on information systems and
> related upper and lower level systems as well as on its interactions with
>  software engineering, systems engineering, complex systems and
> philosophy of systems sciences issues, through rigorous theoretical,
> modeling, engineering or behavioral studies in order to explore, describe,
> explain, predict, design, control, evaluate, interpret, intervene and/or
> develop organizational systems where information systems are the main
> objects of study and the systems approach – any variant –is the main
> research method and philosophical stance used
>
> INDICES
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>
> Bacon's Media Directory; Cabell's Directories; CSA Illumina; DBLP;
> GetCited; Google Scholar; INSPEC JournalTOCs; Library & Information
> Science Abstracts (LISA); MediaFinder; Norwegian Social Science; Data
> Services NSD); SCIRUS; SCOPUS; The Index of Information Systems Journals;
> The Standard Periodical Directory; Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.
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> TOPICS COVERED
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> Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to)
> the following:
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> Systemic studies on the diverse types of IS (TPS, MIS, OAS, DMSS, KBS,
> KMS, IS, ERP, EIS, IOS, BPIS, among others)
> Systemic studies on the diverse types of IT organizational settings
> (personal computing, home-based computing, end-user computing,  office
> computing,  corporative computing, inter-organizational computing) IT-based
> system systemic design methodologies IT-based system systemic evaluation
> methodologies IT-based system systemic implementation methodologies
> Systemic evaluation and review of IT (technologies, tools, technological
> trends) International standards and models for IT-based systems and its
> relations with systems approach Systemic innovative IT-based systems
> studies addressing real problems Challenges and ill-structured worldwide
> problems linked to IT-based systems from a systems approach view (green
> IT, national security, human
> rights, global education, mobile education, global economy,  interaction
> between developed and developing organizations, e-digital gap,  service
> systems,  cultural differences, among others) Systemic frameworks, models,
> and theories for engineering issues for IT-based systems
> Systemic frameworks, models, and theories for managerial issues for
> IT-based systems
> Systemic frameworks, models, and theories for organizational issues for
> IT-based systems
> Interdisciplinary systemic relevant themes from information systems and
> software-systems engineering Interdisciplinary systemic relevant themes
> from information systems and complex systems Systems methodologies for
> basic and applied research Systems methodologies for consulting activities
>  IT curriculum systemic studies on undergraduate and graduate programs
> IT systemic studies on accreditation undergraduate and graduate programs
> IT systemic studies on Faculty issues (tenure promotions, profile of
> PhDs, types of institutions (research-oriented vs teaching-oriented ones)
> Multi-method systemic research methods to study IT-based systems
> Debates on research methods and systems approach for IT-based systems
> Philosophical themes related with research methods and systems science
> for IT-based systems
>
> All topics are expected to be integrated or discussed under the
> perspective of the systems approach with the long-term aim of obtaining a
> unified view of information systems. As the systems approach is an
> interdisciplinary one, the diverse research methods are considered:
> conceptual, formal mathematical, systems simulation (discrete,
> multi-agent, or hybrid), systems dynamics, soft systems, action research,
>  critical systems, and multi-methodology.
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> SUBMITTING TO IJITSA
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> Prospective authors should note that only original and previously
> unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT
> THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at
> http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guidelines
> submission.pdf  PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be
> forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the
> journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding
> acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from
> the reviewers. For current call for papers, all submissions must be
> forwarded electronically to [ijitsa at gmail.com] by ****** NO LATER THAN
> [November 30,  2012]. ******
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> PUBLISHER
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> The International Journal of Information Technology and the Systems
> Approach is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher
> of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference),
> “Medical Information Science Reference”, “Business Science Reference”,
> and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information
> regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.
>
> All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the
> attention of:
>
> Frank Stowell, Portsmouth University, England &
> Manuel Mora, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico
> Editosr-in-Chief
> Journal of Information Technology and the Systems Approach
> E-mail: [ijitsa at gmail.com]
> www.igi-global.com/ijitsa
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> International Editorial Review Board
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> Systems Engineering
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> Delen Dursen, Oklahoma State University, USA
> Adir Even, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
> John Farr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
> Moti Frank, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
> Leonardo Garrido, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
> Rafael Gonzalez, Universidad Javierana, Colombia
> Ashish Gupta, Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA
> Walter Huerster, ICT Consultant, Germany
> Carlos Legna, Universidad de la Laguna, Spain
> James Martin, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
> Jack Ring, INCOSE, USA
> Nick Sizemore, INCOSE, USA
> Andrej Skraba, University of Maribor, Slovenia
> Javier Suárez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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> Software Engineering
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> David Bustard, University of Ulster, Ireland
> Gavin Finnie, Bond University, Australia
> Carina Gonzalez, Universidad de la Laguna, Spain
> Doncho Petkov, Eastern Connecticut State University, USA
> Kosheek Sewchurran, University of Cape Town, South Africa
> Annette Steenkamp, Lawrence Technological University, USA
> Frank Tsui, Southern Polytechnic State University, USA
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> Information Systems
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> Steven Alter, University of San Francisco, USA
> Jeimy Cano, University of the Andes, Colombia
> Timo Kakola, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
> Evangelos Katsamakas, Fordham University Business School, USA
> Paul Lewis, University of Lancaster, UK
> Neil McBride, De Montfort University, UK
> Wullianallur Raghupathi, Fordham University Business School, USA
> Rahul Roy, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
> Hans Vanderheijden, University of Surrey, UK
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> Philosophy and Complex Systems
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> Rodrigo Cordoba, University of London, UK
> James Courtney, Louisiana Tech, USA
> Manfred Drack, University of Vienna, Austria
> Payam Hanafizadeh, Allameh Tabatabae'i University, Iran
> Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
> Loet Leydesdorff, Amsterdam School of Communication Research, The
> Netherlands
> David Paradice, Florida State University, USA
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