[AISWorld] Call for Papers - 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017) ?Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation?, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Wed Aug 17 07:39:45 EDT 2016

Dear IS-Community, 

The 13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (www.wi2017.ch) 
will take place from February 12th ‐ 15th, 2017 at the University of 
St.Gallen (St.Gallen, Switzerland).  With this mail I would like to 
cordially invite you to submit papers to the WI 2017. Please find below 
the Call for Papers. 

The Call for Papers provides you for example detailed information about 
the WI2017 conference and its topics, the WI 2017 awards, the paper 
submission and review process, the possibility to Fast-Track Journal 
publication, and the deadlines.

Papers can be submitted from now and until 

August 26th, 2016. 

Sincerely, 
Jan Marco Leimeister

CALL FOR PAPERS
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13th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017)
“Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation”

February 12th-15th, 2017
University of St. Gallen

http://www.wi2017.ch/en 
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WI 2017 conference
- The largest “Wirtschaftsinformatik” conference in the German-speaking 
tradition of information systems research.
- With 800 - 1.000 participants, it is larger than other leading 
international IS conferences such as ECIS.
- High percentage of top leaders from practice! Currently, more than 10 
presentations at CIO level and CEO level.
- Wide variety of different formats for submission (e.g. full paper, 
prototype) and during the conference (e.g. Business Day).
Opportunity to Fast-Track Publication in well-respected journals (BISE, 
EM, EMISA, HMD, i-com, ISeB).

+++ Get in touch with the European area of information systems research 
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+++ NEWS +++ The WI 2017 Awards
Scientific and innovative contributions and the support in terms of a 
high-quality review process need to be honored! The WI 2017 assigns awards 
for outstanding work in five categories: (1) Best-Paper Award; (2) 
Prototype Award; (3) Reviewer Award; (4) Associate Editor Award; (5) 
Student Paper Award
The award ceremony will take place in a particular setting on Tuesday 
(2017/02/14) during ?Business Day“. 
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With this Call for Papers we cordially invite you to submit your best work 
to WI 2017. This mail provides you with information about (1) the aim of 
the WI 2017 conference; (2) the fourteen scientific tracks; (3) reasons 
why to submit a paper to the WI 2017; and (4) preparing a submission.

(1) AIM
The International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), besides ICIS 
and ECIS, is one of the most important conferences in the field of 
information systems for European researchers and the flagship conference 
of the German-speaking information systems community. The conference is 
usually attended by 800 - 1.000 participants. The 13th International 
Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2017) will be held in St. Gallen, 
Switzerland, and offers an exchange forum for innovative and relevant 
topics of information systems ‐ for both research and practice. The 
conference motto “Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation” 
constitutes the substantial focus of WI 2017. “Thought Leadership” hence 
leads to innovative and substantial results that provide new insights into 
the modes of action of digital transformation and moreover present 
innovative solutions to the design of organizations and information 
systems (“from insight to impact”).

(2) SCIENTIFIC TRACKS 1-14 
Researchers and practitioners are cordially invited to submit research 
papers to WI 2017. For each track, two track chairs have determined a 
committee of associate editors, which will coordinate a double-blind 
review process for every submission. Accepted contributions will be 
published in the conference proceedings as well as in the AIS eLibrary. 
Apart from the twelve themed research tracks, a conference theme track 
will be offered as well, as has been done at past WI conferences. WI 2017 
will further provide a Prototype & Experiment track, concerning which WI 
2017 invites to submit innovative prototypes and their experimental 
evaluations. 

Overview of Tracks:
- Track 1: Digitization in the Industry (Christine Legner, Boris Otto)
- Track 2: Service Systems and Hybrid Value Creation (Tilo Boehmann, 
Kathrin Moeslein)
- Track 3: Enterprise Architecture Management and Business Process 
Management (Jan Mendling, Peter Loos)
- Track 4: Digital Work (Tim Weitzel, Bjoern Niehaves)
- Track 5: IT Management and IT Strategy (Susanne Strahringer, Thomas 
Widjaja)
- Track 6: Interactions and Interfaces (Ulrike Lechner, Michael Koch)
- Track 7: Learning and Knowledge Management (Matthias Schumann, Ronald 
Maier)
- Track 8: Information Privacy and Information Security (Ali Sunyaev, 
Hanna Krasnova)
- Track 9: Business Innovations and Business Models (Daniel Veit, 
Alexander Benlian)
- Track 10: User-Centered Information Systems (Thomas Hess, Alexander 
Maedche)
- Track 11: Research Methods and Philosophy of Science (Stefan Strecker, 
Joerg Becker)
- Track 12: Data Science & Business Analytics (Barbara Dinter, Jan 
Kraemer)
- Track 13: Prototype & Experiment (Elgar Fleisch)
- Track 14: Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation: From Insight to 
Impact (Daniel Beverungen, Susanne Leist)

A detailed description of each track and its topics can be found on 
https://www.wi2017.ch/en/tracks . There, you will also find a short video 
that outlines a brief description of each track. The short videos are also 
available via the WI 2017 YouTube channel 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0dQn4xw9g2OZYtrWrcTNA .

(3) WHY SUBMIT TO THE WI 2017? 

Get in touch with the European area of information systems research ‐ 
become part of it!
- WI 2017 - the most important “Wirtschaftsinformatik” conference in the 
German-speaking tradition of information systems research.
- Approx. 30 track chairs, 230 associate editors, and hundreds of 
reviewers care for a high-qualitative review process.
- Top-positioning of your own research by publishing it in the conference 
proceedings and the possibility for fast-track publication in 
well-respected journals (BISE, EM, EMISA, HMD, i-com, ISeB).
- Deepening own and up-to-date information systems topics at the gateway 
of sciences and practice.

NEW Review Process 
As part of the review process, submissions will be examined by associate 
editors before the actual review process for the first time, enabling 
authors an as fast and constructive feedback as possible. A short video of 
the conference chair Jan Marco Leimeister explaining the ‘Fast and 
Constructive AE Reject’ can be found on 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZzhEov_o0 

Publication Process
For accepted contributions, authors can further choose between publishing 
the full paper or a two-page summary of their accepted paper (extended 
abstract) in the proceedings. 

Fast-Track Publication in Well-Respected Journals 
Authors of selected and especially top-quality contributions to WI 2017 
have the possibility of a fast track for a later journal publication. Fast 
tracks are possible across all tracks as well as track-specific regarding 
the following journals, including as part of special issues & sections: 
- Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE, across all tracks and 
topics)
- Electronic Markets (EM, across all tracks with the specific theme 
“Data-Driven Innovations”)
- Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures (EMISA, Track 
3)
- HMD - Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik (Track 5)
- i-com ‐ Journal of Interactive Media (Track 6)
- Information Systems and e-Business Management (ISeB, Special Issue 
“Digitization in the Industry” - Track 1)

(4) PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSION

Conference Language
Paper submissions can be in English or German.

Guidelines, Review Criteria and Other Information
Please make sure to adhere to the guidelines that can be found at 
http://www.wi2017.ch/download/WI2017_Guidelines_for_Reviewing.pdf/ . The 
document outlines, for example the review criteria and other interesting 
information. For more information about the submission see 
https://www.wi2017.ch/en/submission . This may help you to prepare your 
paper.

Template and Submission System
- Template for Submissions: 
www.wi2017.ch/download/Author_Guidelines_for_the_Preparation_of_Contributions_to_WI_2017_final.docx/

- Submission System: http://www.editorialmanager.com/wi2017/

Type of Submission and Page Limit
- Full Papers: The maximum page limit must not exceed the limit of 15 
pages (including title, abstract, references, and appendix)
- Prototypes: Prototypes are an important research artifact and WI2017 
embraces this by providing a forum for scholarly exchange around 
prototype-based research. This submission format has specific 
requirements, please check for more information 
https://www.wi2017.ch/en/track13

Contact Information
- If there are track specific questions, do not hesitate to contact the 
track chairs. The contact information of all track chairs is provided at 
https://www.wi2017.ch/en/tracks
- If there are any questions concerning the review process or the 
submission system, do not hesitate to contact us: submission at wi2017.ch

Important Dates
- Submission of Papers: August 26th, 2016
- Notification of Fast- and Constructive AE Rejects: September 16th, 2016
- Notification of Review Results: October 17th, 2016
- Submission of Revised Papers: November 03th, 2016 

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister
University of St. Gallen
Institute of Information Management
Unterer Graben 21, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Internet: http://www.iwi.unisg.ch
Email:  conference.chairs at wi2017.ch

Prof. Dr. Walter Brenner
University of St. Gallen
Institute of Information Management
Unterer Graben 21, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Internet: http://www.iwi.unisg.ch
Email:  conference.chairs at wi2017.ch

PROJECT MANAGER WI 2017
Dr. Christoph Peters 
University of St. Gallen
Institute of Information Management
Unterer Graben 21, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Internet: http://www.iwi.unisg.ch
Email: info at wi2017.ch

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How to follow, communicate or share current WI 2017 activities? 
- Website: www.wi2017.ch 
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/wi_2017  ? #wi2017 
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wi2017/ ? @wi2017 
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