[AISWorld] [AJIS] New Section Published: Research on Indigenous ICT

[John Lamp]

Hi,

The Australasian Journal of Information Systems has just published its latest Special Section, Research on Indigenous ICT.

Social media is transforming the way Indigenous peoples interact and connect with each other at a local, regional, national and global level. Facebook and other social media facilitate this interaction and allow users to maintain relationships across vast distances and time zones, thereby increasing social and political connectivity and impact. Indeed, social media users transcend time and space, yet they produce content, set up links and connect communities of practice. There is now a constantly networked world in every dimension of human experience. Social movements, like every other aspect of life, are becoming increasingly reliant on online networking and information sharing.

In this Special Section of the Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) entitled, "Research on Indigenous use of Information and Communication Technologies: Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up" authors describe specific aspects of "reterritorialisation". Mainstream media cannot necessarily be counted upon to take interest in issues specific to or of concern to Indigenous peoples. Social media however, is providing the means whereby Indigenous people can "reterritorialise" and "Indigenise" the information and communication space. The ability to create international solidarity as well as elevating Indigenous issues to a global platform remain key strengths for Indigenous activism. The level of visibility social media has given Indigenous issues is unprecedented.

Wilson, A., Carlson, B., & Sciascia, A. (2017). Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1591

Rolleston, T. (2017). Social Media Exploration 1.1.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1524

Latimore, J., Nolan, D., Simons, M., & Khan, E. (2017). Reassembling the Indigenous Public Sphere.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1529

Duarte, M. (2017). Connected Activism: Indigenous Uses of Social Media for Shaping Political Change.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1525

Carlson, B., Jones, L., Harris, M., Quezada, N., & Frazer, R. (2017). Trauma, Shared Recognition and Indigenous Resistance on Social Media.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1570

Parkhurst, N. (2017). Protecting Oak Flat: Narratives Of Survivance As Observed Through Digital Activism.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1567

McLean, S., Wilson, A., & Lee, E. (2017). The Whiteness of Redmen: Indigenous Mascots, Social media and an Antiracist Intervention.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1590

Otenyo, E. (2017). Being Left Behind Amidst Africa's Rising Imagery: The Maasai In The World Of Information And Communication Technologies (ICTs).
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1526

Berglund, J. (2017). 'Go Cry Over Someone Else's Tragedy': The YouTube Activism of The 1491s.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1581

Farrell, A. (2017). Archiving the Aboriginal Rainbow: Building an Aboriginal LGBTIQ Portal.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1589

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Call for Papers

AJIS publishes high quality contributions to the global Information Systems (IS) discipline with an emphasis on theory and practice on the Australasian context.

Topics cover core IS theory development and application (the nature of data, information and knowledge; formal representations of the world, the interaction of people, organisations and information technologies; the analysis, design and deployment of information systems; the impacts of information systems on individuals, organisations and society), IS domains (e-business, e-government, e-learning, e-law, etc) and IS research approaches.

Research and conceptual development based in a very wide range of epistemological methods are welcomed.

All manuscripts undergo double blind reviewing by at least 2 well qualified reviewers. Their task is to provide constructive, fair, and timely advice to authors and editor.

AJIS welcomes research and conceptual development of the IS discipline based
in a very wide range of epistemologies. Different types of research paper need to be judged by different criteria. Here are some assessment criteria that may be applied:

*       Relevance - topic or focus is part of the IS discipline.
*       Effectiveness - paper makes a significant contribution to the IS body of knowledge.
*       Impact - paper will be used for further research and/or practice.
*       Uniqueness - paper is innovative, original & unique.
*       Conceptual soundness - theory, model or framework made explicit.
*       Argument - design of the research or investigation is sound; methods appropriate.
*       Clarity - Topic is clearly stated; illustrations, charts & examples support content.
*       Reliability - data available; replication possible.
*       References - sound, used appropriately, and sufficient - appropriate AJIS articles referenced
*       Style - appropriate language, manuscript flows.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

AJIS has been published since 1993 and appears in the Index of Information Systems Journals, is ranked "A" by both the Australian Council of Professors and Heads of Information Systems and the Australian Business Deans' Council.

In addition to web distribution, AJIS is distributed by EBSCO, it is listed in Cabell's International Directory and is indexed by EBSCO, Elsevier, Scopus and the Directory of Open Access Journals.

Thanks for the continuing interest in our work,

Cheers
John
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