[AISWorld] Call for Book Chapters: Blockchain and DLT Use Cases

[Horst Treiblmaier]

*** CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS ***

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Use Cases: Applications and 
Lessons Learned

(published by Springer)

Within a short couple of years, Blockchain and other trustless systems 
have turned from being relatively obscure technologies, which were only 
known to a small community of computer scientists and cryptologists, 
into mainstream phenomena that are seen as powerful game changers for 
many industries. Given the manifold potential applications of Blockchain 
to substitute or remove intermediaries, it does not come as a surprise 
that the expectations from industry are high or even exaggerated. 
Simultaneously, various applied academic communities have taken up the 
subject and actively research either the technology or its implications. 
Given that the dust of the initial hype has settled, it is now time to 
explore how sustainable value can be created with the use of Blockchain 
and related technologies implementing, exploring and evaluating real use 
cases.

For this call for papers, we therefore invite chapters that describe the 
application of Blockchain and related technologies in real-world use 
cases. We will publish papers that clearly outline how those 
technologies have been applied, what the rationale for their application 
was and, finally, what the outcome was. It is the goal of this book to 
provide a broad collection of applications, experiences and lessons 
learned pertaining to a wide variety of industries and application 
areas, including, but not limited to, financial markets, energy, 
tourism, SCM, IoT, law and compliance.

*** Structure ***
We are looking for chapters that thoroughly discuss use cases of 
Blockchain and related technologies. Each chapter needs to clearly 
specify how the technology was applied and what exactly the outcome was. 
Ideally, the authors comment on how those technologies helped to improve 
performance in comparison to traditional systems. A critical position 
should be taken and the advantages and disadvantages of Blockchain use 
should be discussed. We highly appreciated the discussion of failures as 
long as the case is well-documented. More specifically, the requirements 
for acceptance are:

•    Case study is relevant to the book’s theme
•    Objectives are clear and well-described
•    Chapter will draw an audience
•    Chapter is well organized and flows logically
•    Methodology is appropriate
•    Evidence supports authors’ arguments

*** Formatting ***
All final submissions must have 6,000-9,000 words and follow the 
template provided by the publisher. The references must be formatted 
following APA style. Submissions that do not use this template or 
deviate from the formatting requirements will be rejected without review.

*** Important Dates ***
•    Submission of an Extended Abstract (~ 1,000 words): before October 
31, 2018
•    Submission of the Chapter: before May 31, 2019

*** Procedure ***

Interested authors can learn more, or submit a paper, by contacting the 
editors directly.

The Cfp together with templates for MS Word and LaTeX can be found at:
https://www.modul.ac.at/about/departments/international-management/projects/

*** Contact ***
Horst Treiblmaier, Professor, Head of the Department of International 
Management, MODUL University Vienna, horst.treiblmaier at modul.ac.at
Christian Sillaber, Postdoctoral Researcher, christian.sillaber at acm.org
Trevor Clohessy, Postdoctoral Researcher, trevor.clohessy at nuigalway.ie