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<h1><span id="ctl00_cphCenterContent_lblHeader">Calls for Papers (special): Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO)</span></h1>
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<h2>Special Issue On: M-Commerce and Social Networking</h2>
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<b>Submission Due Date</b><br>
5/30/2013<br>
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<b>Guest Editors</b><br>
Hongjiang Xu<br>
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<b>Introduction</b><br>
M-commerce includes any business activity conducted over a wireless telecommunications network. Mobile applications have become more popular among businesses and users. For example, location-based M-commerce delivers transactions to individuals in a specific
location, at a specific time. Although M-commerce is powerful and helpful in many parts of business, the new techniques and the acceptance and understanding of this technology for users have a conspicuous impact on business decisions.
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Social networks are a place where people create their own space or homepage on which they write blogs, post pictures, videos, or music, share ideas, or link to other Web locations they find interesting. Mobile social networking members converse and connect
with one another using cell phones or other mobile devices. Businesses seek to use M-commerce applications through social networks to reach for their customers. The merging of M-commerce and social networks has created new opportunities from both business
and user perspectives. <br>
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Developing countries have particular situations that impact M-commerce and social networking development and management. Therefore, the challenges faced by developing countries are different for M-commerce and social networking applications.
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<b>Objective</b><br>
This special issue increases the understanding of M-commerce applications and social networking and provides opportunities for researcher and practitioners to share their current research efforts and practice of M-commerce and social networking development
and management.<br>
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<b>Recommended Topics</b><br>
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:<br>
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<li>E-business social networks </li><li>L-commerce (location-based commerce) </li><li>M-commerce and social networking </li><li>M-commerce and social networking in developing countries </li><li>M-commerce development and management </li><li>Mobile enterprise </li><li>Mobile financial applications </li><li>Mobile marketing and advertising </li><li>Mobile social networking </li><li>Social commerce</li></ul>
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<b>Submission Procedure</b><br>
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on M-commerce and Social Networking on or before May 30, 2013. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD
CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at <a href="http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf" target="_blank">
http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf</a>. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.<br>
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<b>All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:</b><br>
Hongjiang Xu, PhD<br>
Guest Editor<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:hxu@butler.edu" target="_blank">hxu@butler.edu</a><br>
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