[AISWorld] CFP -JECR Special Issue on Mobile Analytics and Commerce

[Melody Kiang]

Call for Papers

Journal of Electronic Commerce Research
Special Issue on Mobile Analytics and Commerce


Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR) is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue of the journal focusing on mobile analytics and commerce.

Theme

The extensive use of mobile devices is affecting many aspects of our daily life, ranging from healthcare to transportation. Mobile devices connected through wireless networks offer users rich, interactive, continuous and ambient experiences. This has created the foundation for mobile commerce to flourish. In 2010 mobile channels accounted for only 3% of global electronic commerce transactions, but by the end of 2015 the market share has increased to 40%.

Mobile platforms play a central role in this new paradigm of commerce. Unlike traditional online and other offline platforms, mobile platforms possess unique characteristics, for example, they allow firms to gather location-based information which facilitates some innovative business models, such as mobile transportation network.


To date, the research on mobile analytics and commerce has been focusing on the areas such as technology acceptance in mobile commerce, socio-cultural aspects of mobile commerce, and platform economics and governance. However, the unique and rich data, together with novel business practices, provide fertile ground for more in-depth investigations to advance our understanding of how mobile technologies and networks affect consumer behaviors and firm strategies.

Potential Topics

This special issue seeks papers presenting novel approaches to examine consumer behaviors and business practices in the domain of mobile networks and technologies. Topics that are of interest to this special issue include, but are not limited to:

-          Business model innovation

-          Designing mobile websites

-          User behaviors on mobile platform

-          Mobile advertising and recommendation systems

-          Location-based mobile marketing

-          Mobile service and information goods

-          Mobile auctions

-          Mobile payment and mobile finance

-          Mobile banking

-          Trust in mobile commerce

-          Privacy in mobile commerce

-          Omni-channel ecommerce

-          Platform economics and strategy

-          Mobile transportation network

-          Mobile healthcare

-          Mobile business intelligence
Special Issue Co-Editors

Fei Ren, Peking University
Yong Tan, University of Washington
Junjie Wu, Behang University
Xiangbin Yan, Harbin Institute of Technology

Important Dates

Paper submission:                                            October 1, 2016 (Extended to November 1, 2016)
First round decision:                                        January 1, 2017
Revised paper submission:                              March 1, 2017
Final decision:                                                 May 1, 2017
Tentative publication:                                      August, 2017

Submission Guidelines

JECR publishes original empirical research, theoretical and methodological articles, evaluative and integrative reviews, field research, business surveys, and application papers of interest to a general readership. A submission based on a paper appearing elsewhere (such as conference proceedings or newsletters) must have major value-added extensions to the earlier version. For conference papers, it should have at least 30% new material. The submitted manuscripts should follow the format as suggested in the Submission Guideline found in the journal website. Of particular note is that the manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft Word format. The names, affiliations, and contact information (i.e., phone, fax, email addresses) of all authors should be provided only on the cover page. The submitted paper will undergo a double-blind review. Contributing authors may be asked to serve as reviewers for the special issue.

Authors may submit completed manuscripts electronically at any time prior to the deadline. Questions should be directed to: Yong Tan (ytan at uw.edu<mailto:ytan at uw.edu>).




Dr. Melody Kiang, Editor-in-Chief,

Journal of Electronic Commerce Research

Information Systems Department,

College of Business Administration

California State University, Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd.,

Long Beach, CA 90840

Journal Website: www.jecr.org<http://www.jecr.org/>