Description:
The International Journal of Ethics in Digital Research and Scholarship (IJEDRS) provides state-of-the-art research on the impact, application, theoretical issues and implications related to the ethics of using digital technologies in various fields. These fields include but are not limited to... Show More
The International Journal of Ethics in Digital Research and Scholarship (IJEDRS) provides state-of-the-art research on the impact, application, theoretical issues and implications related to the ethics of using digital technologies in various fields. These fields include but are not limited to education, industry, government, and health care. Of particular interest are topics related to computer psychology, online behavior, and issues of privacy, security, surveillance, and confidentiality. As a semi-annual journal, IJEDRS publishes empirical research, theoretical studies, case studies, and book reviews that focus on ethics and the integrity of computer use in education, industry, medicine, government, and in the global business community.
Mission & Scope:
The mission of the International Journal of Ethics in Digital Research and Scholarship (IJEDRS) is to provide the latest research on issues, applications, implications, and outcomes related to ethics and how this perspective relates to the use of computer and digital technologies. This journal provides significant coverage of computer use, development, impact, policy, theory, and methodology... Show More
The mission of the International Journal of Ethics in Digital Research and Scholarship (IJEDRS) is to provide the latest research on issues, applications, implications, and outcomes related to ethics and how this perspective relates to the use of computer and digital technologies. This journal provides significant coverage of computer use, development, impact, policy, theory, and methodology related to ethical use of Internet and computer-based applications. IJEDRS seeks articles from researchers in both educational and industry/business settings.
Coverage:
- Computer crime and ethics
- Cyber philosophy and ethics
- Ethical aspects of Internet use in education, business, government
- Ethical issues in e-learning
- Ethical issues related to the use of personal, confidential, and medical information
- Ethical issues relating to healthcare information
- Ethical issues relating to the use of social media.
- Ethical judgments
- Ethical use and reuse of digital resources
- Ethical/moral use of computers
- Ethical/unethical behaviors in virtual environments
- Ethics in open science
- Hacking and internet use/abuse
- Infringements of privacy or intellectual property
- Intellectual property/copyright issues
- Management of computer ethics
- Online behavior including online addiction, internet predation, and impacts of computer gaming
- Open educational resources and ethical use of OER
- Plagiarism and intellectual property rights
- Principles of cyber ethics and/or computer ethics in education
- Privacy and piracy issues
- Psychology of computer and digital technology use
- Safety in computer use
- School administration and ethical computer use issues
- School leadership and cyber ethics
- Software privacy
- Software reliability
- Surveillance and spying
- Teachers and ethical use of computers
- Theory of ethics and cyber ethics
- Uncontrolled access to obscene materials
IGI Global holds its journals to the highest ethical practices.
View Full Editorial PolicyAs this journal is under the Hybrid Open Access model, authors can choose between Standard (Non-OA) publishing or Open Access publishing. Find the policies for the publishing models below:
- Standard (Non-OA) Publishing: If the author chooses to publish under the Standard (Non-OA) model, the article will be published under a Green OA model and the copyright of
their article will transfer to IGI Global under our Author Warranty and Transfer of Copyright Agreement.
However, through Green OA, IGI Global supports a Fair Use Policy, enabling authors to Post the final
typeset PDF (which includes the title page, table of contents and other front materials, and the copyright
statement) of their chapter or article (NOT THE ENTIRE BOOK OR JOURNAL ISSUE), on the author or
editor's secure personal website and/or their university repository site. See the Fair Use Policy for sharing allowances conducive to Green Open Access.
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work remains solely with the author(s) of the article. Others may distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon
the work, even commercially, without asking prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as
they credit the author for the original creation. All authors are required to sign an author's warranty
stating that the materials are original and unpublished elsewhere. The journal will not publish any
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This journal operates under the Hybrid Open Access model,
allowing the author to choose between traditional, subscription-based publishing, or Open Access publishing.
Subscription-Based Publishing/Green Open Access:
Article manuscripts require no Article Processing Charge (APC) and require authors to transfer the copyright of the
manuscript to IGI Global. Manuscripts are published behind a paywall and must be purchased for use. See the
Fair Use Policy
for sharing allowances conducive to Green Open Access.
Open Access Publishing:
Article manuscripts receive the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
(CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement. The copyright for the work remains solely with the author(s) of
the article. Others may distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, without asking
prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as they credit the author for the original creation.
A one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) of US $2,300 must be paid AFTER the manuscript has gone
through the full double-blind peer review process and the Editor(s)-in-Chief at his/her/their full discretion
has decided to accept the manuscript based on the results of the double-blind peer review process. Learn
more about APCs
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Open Access Funding:
IGI Global recognizes that many researchers may not know where to begin when searching for OA funding opportunities. IGI Global recently
launched an
Open Access Funding Resources
page for researchers to browse. This page provides a comprehensive list of OA funding sources available for researchers to secure funds
for their various OA publications.
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The International Journal of Ethics in Digital Research and Scholarship (IJEDRS) is owned and published by IGI Global.
International Journal of Ethics in Digital Research and Scholarship (IJEDRS) is editorially independent, with full authority of the journal's content falling to the Editor-in-Chief and the journal's
Editorial Board.
The In-House Editorial Office manages the publishing operations of the journal.
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Jaimie Watts
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