[AISWorld] EJIS Special Issue on Information Systems and Philosophy

[Nik Rushdi Hassan]

*Call for Papers: European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS) Special
Issue on IS and Philosophy*

Special Issue Guest Editors
Nik Rushdi Hassan, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, nhassan at d.umn.edu
John Mingers, University of Kent, UK, j.mingers at kent.ac.uk
Bernd Stahl, De Monfort University, UK, bstahl at dmu.ac.uk

This special issue welcomes contributions to an area in the IS field that
has brought among its most cited, and most interesting and insightful
studies. EJIS offers an opportunity for current and new thinkers to analyze
existing dilemmas, introduce new ideas, uncover hidden assumptions, shape
future directions. The relevance of philosophy in IS is well-known and this
Special Issue seeks to not only raise the level of philosophical discourse,
but also connect directly to the demands and concerns of both the IS field
and of society as a whole.

Read the full CFP at
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejis/EJIS_IS_Philosophy_Special_Issue-v6a_Final_Copy.pdf

Philosophical papers can take the form of, but are not limited to, theory,
conceptual development, essays, logical argumentation, reviews,
scientometric research, interpretive, hermeneutic, grounded theory,
discourse or content analysis. Submissions may address the following topic
areas but need not be limited to them:

Metaphysics and ontology
-Philosophy of information
-Philosophy of technology
-Philosophy of design
-Process ontology
-Non-dualist ontologies
-Informational systems or systems of information
-Rethinking the provenance of organizational sciences
-Rethinking use, success, and other core concerns of IS

Epistemology
-The relevance of philosophy to IS
-Paradigms of IS research
-Intellectual traditions and hegemony
-Intellectual ideals of IS research
-Originality in IS research
-Conceptual formation and IS constructs
-The goals of IS research
-Different ways of knowing
-Alternative forms of causality
-Teleology in IS research
-Professionalism and the IS body of knowledge

History, Axiology, Ethics, Morality, Privacy and Security
-Ethics and information systems
-Encroachment of IT into the lives of people
-Teleology and deontological approaches
-Information use and misuse
-Virtual ethics
-Discourse ethics
-Humanities enriched IS
-Historiographical approaches to IS

Aesthetics
-Philosophy of aesthetics in IT
-Balance of form, utility and beauty in IS
-Design aesthetics
-Visual aesthetics
-Emotional human needs in technology

Please feel free to contact Nik, John or Bernd for any questions regarding
the CFP.

Important submission dates:
Initial CFP and solicitation of manuscripts: June 30, 2015 to December 31,
2015
EJIS submission system open for submissions: January 15, 2016 to June 30,
2016
Screening decisions / send out to reviewers: July 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2016
Decisions on revisions / rejections from 1st round: Sept 1, 2016 to October
31, 201
Due date for authors to submit 2nd round of revisions: December 31, 2016
Decision on revisions / rejections from 2nd round: January 15, 2017 to
March 31, 201
Due date for authors to submit 3rd round of revisions (should only be minor
/ moderate, no major revisions at this point to make SI): May 31, 2017
Final publishing decisions, hand-off to publisher for proofs processing:
June 30, 2017

The guest editors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Frantz Rowe,
Rudy Hirschheim, Dirk Hovorka and Par Agerfalk in crafting the CFP.

-- 
Nik Rushdi Hassan, PhD
Assoc. Professor, Finance & MIS Dept.
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
University of Minnesota Duluth
1318 Kirby Drive, LSBE 335Q
Duluth MN 55812
Office Phone: (218) 726-7453
Fax: (218) 726-7516
Home Page: www.d.umn.edu/~nhassan
Email: nhassan at d.umn.edu
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