[AISWorld] CFP: JISA Thematic Series on ³Free and Open Source Software Development²

[Brian.Fitzgerald]

Journal of Internet Services and Applications (SpringerOpen)


Call for Papers: Thematic Series on “Free and Open Source Software Development”


Deadline: Mar 1, 2016.



GUEST EDITORS:

Brian Fitzgerald (Lero Irish Software Research Centre) - <bf at lero.ie<mailto:bf at lero.ie>>
Gregorio Robles (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) - <grex at gsyc.urjc.es<mailto:grex at gsyc.urjc.es>>
Igor Steinmacher (Federal University of Technology – Paraná) - <igorfs at utfpr.edu.br<mailto:igorfs at utfpr.edu.br>>

Tony Wasserman (Carnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley) - <tonyw at cmu.edu<mailto:tonyw at cmu.edu>>



Further details on potential topics and submission guidelines available at:

http://igorsteinmacher.github.io/cfp-jisa-foss/



MOTIVATION

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is now a significant component in the software industry and is recognized as an important area of research within Software Engineering and related disciplines. The FOSS movement has a major impact on how organizations work and how individuals create, distribute, acquire and use software. FOSS development continues to grow, and its development model serves as a foundation for business, collaboration processes, software engineering practices, IT management. On the other hand, the movement has introduced new challenges, especially in relation to openness and the innovative nature of this development model.


This JISA Thematic Series seeks innovative contributions to research and development of Free and Open Source Software Development. The goal is to establish the state of the art for knowledge in this area, and define a research agenda for, creating a source of reference for researchers and practitioners. In this Thematic Series, we are seeking for original contributions of different types, including theoretical foundations, practical, empirical, and conceptual studies.

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Prof Brian Fitzgerald, PhD, FICS, FBCS, CEng.
Chief Scientist
Lero - Irish Software Research Centre
University of Limerick
www.brian-fitzgerald.com