[AISWorld] CFP: Special Issue on Blockchain and Decentralization, Journal of Enterprise Information Management

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Special issue on Blockchain and Decentralization


Call for papers from Journal of Enterprise Information Management


Guest Editors: Professor Marinos Themistocleous, Professor Vincenzo
Morabito, Professor Paulo Rupino da Cunha


Back in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced bitcoin, a new idea for a
peer-to-peer electronic cash system and a new kind of digital currency. At
the time, however, few realized that one of its enabling technologies - the
blockchain - would have a disruptive effect in several domains, challenging
long-established ways of doing business.

A blockchain is a trusted decentralized digital ledger that saves
transactions on thousands of computers around the globe. These are
registered in a way that inhibits their subsequent modification. Blockchain
technology increases the security and speeds up the exchange of information
in a way that is cost-effective and more transparent. It also dispenses with
third parties whose main role was to provide a trust and certification
element in transactions (such as notaries and banks).

The high importance of blockchain has attracted the attention of
organizations in different sectors, with banking sector being the most
active at this stage.  Blockchain has resulted in the development of
thousands of new job positions and new startups ranging from mobile payment
applications to health care applications. The future belongs to blockchain
and this special issue seeks to improve the understanding of the trends,
challenges and developments of blockchain across multiple domains. In doing
so, it aims to speed up the study and accelerate the adoption of this
technology.   
Topics or research questions that are of particular interest include the
following:

*	Blockchain case studies
*	Blockchain applications
*	Blockchain in the banking sector, mobile payments, and new fintech
applications
*	Blockchain and digital currencies
*	Blockchain and Internet-of-Things
*	Blockchain and markets
*	Blockchain and marketplaces
*	Blockchain and healthcare
*	Blockchain and the energy sector
*	Blockchain and e-government
*	Blockchain and regulatory frameworks
*	Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
*	Barriers and enablers in blockchain adoption
*	Smart contracts and Ethereum
*	Innovation in blockchain
*	Business models supported on blockchain
*	Blockchain and digital transformation
*	Blockchain and peer-to-peer transfers
*	Blockchain infrastructure
*	The social impact of blockchain
*	Privacy, Security and Identity in blockchain


Submission guidelines


In preparing manuscripts, authors are asked to follow the Author Guidelines
available on the journal homepage at
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jeim.htm.  To submit your paper online
you must first create an author account at
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeim  <http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeim>
then follow the on-screen guidance which takes you through the submission
process. If you have any queries about the submission process, please
contact the journal's Publisher, Claire Jackson, at
cjackson at emeraldgroup.com.  <mailto:cjackson at emeraldgroup.com> 

Submission deadline: July 1, 2018

Please direct your questions related to this special issue to Professor
Marinos Themistocleous (mthemist at unipi.gr <mailto:mthemist at unipi.gr> )