[AISWorld] [AJIS] Special Section Call for Papers: First Nations Peoples’ Sovereignty: Implications of sovereignty for information systems

[Ajis Editor]

Hi,

The *Australasian Journal of Information Systems *has just issued a Call
for Papers for a special section in Indigenous use of ICT

First Nations Peoples’ Sovereignty: Implications of sovereignty for
information systems

Sovereignty is an important area of concern for First Nations peoples.
People underestimate the ethical, social and moral obligations involved
with information systems (IS). IS products can represent a consumer
capitalist system at odds with First Nations societies. Processes can
render First Nations peoples invisible by excluding them, intentionally and
unintentionally, from participating in the design of systems which gather
and use their data. Practices, while seemingly innocuous, could devalue the
cultural strengths of First Nations peoples who thereby view the IS with
distrust. For this special section we invite papers that examine the
implications of sovereignty for all aspects of IS. The remit is broad,
papers can be applied, philosophical and theoretical to engage with the
diversity of views consonant with the diversity of the world’s First
Nations peoples. Papers written with and by First Nations authors are
desired, but critical is that an explicit IS focus is reflected in paper
submissions.

IS research needs to be relevant to practice, whilst reflecting rigour in
regards to theory. However, too often the theory development has not
included the contextual, political and historical situations of First
Nations. For instance, the Information Systems Journal (ISJ) recently
called for a special issue on First Nations theory extensions to
contemporary IS theories , arguing that almost exclusively current IS
theories reflect western cultures, with the majority of those theories
arising from the USA. The ISJ call was theory focused and generalist in
nature, that is, involving First Nations from around the world. Similarly,
this AJIS call allows for First Nations IS contributions from across the
globe, but is particularly interested in contributions affecting our region
of the world, that is, ones which reflect an Australasian perspective and
one which encompasses more than just IS theory.

Full details can be found at
https://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/announcement/view/175

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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
Associate Professor John Lamp
Editor-in-Chief, Australasian Journal of Information Systems
http://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/

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