<p class="MsoNormal">JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The premier journal in Global Information Technology
Management (in its FOURTEENTH year of publication). <span style=""> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Listed with the Social Sciences Citation
Index (SSCI) and CC/S&BS.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Editor in Chief: Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">THREE ITEMS:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1.<span style=""> </span>CFP: The journal
continuously seeks quality manuscripts from all parts of the world.<span style=""> </span>Submissions need to be made
electronically.<span style=""> </span>Send as a Word
attachment to: <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a>.<span style=""> </span>Besides being quality work, at a minimum each
submitted article should have the following three components:<span style=""> </span>an MIS topic, an international orientation
(e.g., cross cultural studies or strong international implications), and strong
evidence (e.g., survey data, case studies, secondary data, etc.).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2.<span style=""> </span>Special
Issue:<span style=""> </span>If you or your colleagues would
like to propose a special issue of JGITM, please contact the Editor in Chief
(EIC) with a proposal.<span style=""> </span>You will have much
guidance and assistance in preparing the special issue from the EIC.<span style=""> </span>Each issue typically requires three fully
referred articles, an editorial, a professional interview, and a book review.<span style=""> </span>The usual lead time for a special issue is
12-15 months.<span style=""> </span>The theme of the special
issue must be in global IT, e.g., a topic area or focus on a world region. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. <span style=""> </span>ERB: We have a few
vacancies on the Editorial Review Board, especially for scholars from outside USA.<span style=""> </span>If you have an interest and credentials in
global IT and would like to serve on the Board, please contact the Editor in
Chief at <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a>.<span style=""> </span>Please include a 100-word bio with your
request.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is more information about the journal:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MISSION:<span style=""> </span>The Journal of Global Information Technology
Management (JGITM) is a refereed international journal that is supported by
Global IT scholars from all over the world.<span style="">
</span>JGITM publishes articles and reports related to all aspects of the
application of information technology for international business.<span style=""> </span>For example, it reports on information
resource management, managerial and organizational concerns, and innovative applications
related to global IT. Very important to the journal is its emphasis on quality
and relevance.<span style=""> </span>Furthermore, the journal
will disseminate this knowledge to researchers, practitioners, academicians,
and educators all over the world on a timely basis.<span style=""> </span>Finally, the journal is international in all
respects: content, article authorship, readership, and the editorial board.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SCOPE AND COVERAGE:<span style="">
</span>The journal's scope is multidisciplinary.<span style=""> </span>It will publish research and applied articles
from all areas of MIS as well as functional IT applications that have
international focus. The journal will also consider a variety of methodological
approaches. The journal encourages manuscript submissions from authors all over
the world, both from academia and industry. In addition, the journal will also
include reviews of MIS books that have bearing on global aspects. Practitioner
input will be specifically solicited from time-to-time in the form of invited
columns or interviews.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Articles in the Journal of Global Information Technology
Management include, but are not limited to:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cross-cultural IS studies</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frameworks/models for global information systems (GIS)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Development, evaluation and management of GIS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Information Resource Management</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Electronic Commerce</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Privacy & Security</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Societal impacts of IT in developing countries</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT and Economic Development</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT Diffusion in developing countries</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT in Health Care</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT human resource issues</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DSS/EIS/ES in international settings</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Organizational and management structures for GIS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Transborder data flow issues</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Supply Chain Management</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Distributed global databases and networks</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cultural and societal impacts</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Comparative studies of nations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications and case studies<span style=""> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Editor in Chief:</p>
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<pre><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor </span><br>Bryan School of Business & Economics</font></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal">The University of North Carolina - Greensboro</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Greensboro,
NC 27402-6170,
USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ph: 336.334.4818 <span style=""> </span>Fax:
336.334.4550 <span style=""> </span>Email:
<a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Editors:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Luca Iandoli, University
of Naples, <span style="">Federico II, Naples, Italy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">- Chechen Liao, <span style="color: black;">National Chung Cheng
University, Ming-Hsiung, Chia-Yi 621, Taiwan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Celia Romm Livermore, Wayne State University, Detroit,
Michigan, USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">- Joan Mann, IS/DS Dept., Old
Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA
23508, USA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Carol Pollard, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
28608, USA </p>
<pre><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">- Mahesh Raisinghani, Graduate School of Management, University of Dallas, Texas, USA</span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Barry Shore, Whittemore School of Business &
Economics, University of New Hampshire, McConnell - Hall, Durham, New Hampshire
03824-3593, USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" lang="ES">- Thomas Stafford,
Assóciate Profesor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="" lang="ES"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For
copies of the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM),
please check your institution's library.<span style="">
</span>If you would like to receive a free sample copy, and have not received
one in the past, please write or send an email message to the Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Prashant Palvia, The University of North Carolina Greensboro (email:
<a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a>)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GLOBAL
IT CONFERENCE: The next Global Information Technology Management Association
(GITMA) World Conference will be held in Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA on June 5-7, 2011.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""></span><a href="http://www.gitma.org/">http://www.gitma.org</a>.
Please join us; it is a great opportunity to network, make new friends, and
start collaborative projects.</span></p>