<p class="MsoNormal">JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (JGITM)<br>
The premier journal in Global Information Technology Management (in its FIFTEENTH
year of publication). Listed with the Social Sciences Citation
Index (SSCI) and CC/S&BS.<br>
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Editor in Chief: Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a><br>
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THREE ITEMS:<br>
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1. Special Issue: If you or your colleagues would like to propose a
special issue of JGITM, please contact the Editor in Chief (EIC) with a
proposal. You will have much guidance and assistance in preparing the
special issue from the EIC. Each issue typically requires three fully
referred articles, an editorial, a professional interview, and a book
review. The usual lead time for a special issue is 12-15 months.
The theme of the special issue must be in global IT, e.g., a topic area or
focus on a world region. <br style>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. CFP: The journal continuously seeks quality
manuscripts from all parts of the world. Submissions need to be made
electronically. Send as a Word attachment to: <a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a>.
Besides being quality work, at a minimum each submitted article should have the
following three components: 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.).<br>
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3. ERB: We have a few vacancies on the Editorial Review Board, especially
for scholars from outside USA. 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>. Please include a 100-word bio with your
request.<br>
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Here is more information about the journal:<br>
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MISSION: 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. JGITM publishes articles and reports related to
all aspects of the application of information technology for international
business. 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. Furthermore, the journal will disseminate this knowledge to researchers,
practitioners, academicians, and educators all over the world on a timely
basis. Finally, the journal is international in all respects: content,
article authorship, readership, and the editorial board.<br>
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SCOPE AND COVERAGE: The journal's scope is multidisciplinary. 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.<br>
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Articles in the Journal of Global Information Technology Management include,
but are not limited to:<br>
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Cross-cultural IS studies<br>
Frameworks/models for global information systems (GIS)<br>
Development, evaluation and management of GIS<br>
Information Resource Management<br>
Electronic Commerce<br>
Privacy & Security<br>
Societal impacts of IT in developing countries<br>
IT and Economic Development<br>
IT Diffusion in developing countries<br>
IT in Health Care<br>
IT human resource issues<br>
DSS/EIS/ES in international settings<br>
Organizational and management structures for GIS<br>
Transborder data flow issues<br>
Supply Chain Management<br>
Distributed global databases and networks<br>
Cultural and societal impacts<br>
Comparative studies of nations<br>
Applications and case studies <br>
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Editor in Chief:<br>
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Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor <br>
Bryan School of Business & Economics<br>
The University of North Carolina - Greensboro<br>
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA<br>
Ph: 336.334.4818 Fax: 336.334.4550 Email:
<a href="mailto:pcpalvia@uncg.edu">pcpalvia@uncg.edu</a><br>
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Associate Editors:<br>
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- Kallol Bagchi, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso , Texas 79968, USA <br>
- Luca Iandoli, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, Italy<br>
- Chechen Liao, National Chung Cheng University, Ming-Hsiung, Chia-Yi 621, Taiwan<br>
- Celia Livermore, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA<br>
- Carol Pollard, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA <br>
- Mahesh Raisinghani, TWU School of Management, Denton/Dallas, Texas, USA<br>
- Barry Shore, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3593,
USA<br>
- Thomas Stafford, Assóciate Profesor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152<br>
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For copies of the Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM),
please check your institution's library. 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>)<br>
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GLOBAL IT CONFERENCE: The next Global Information Technology Management
Association (GITMA) World Conference will be held in Bangalore, India on June
17-19, 2012. <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.</p>