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International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR)

International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR)

Editor-in-Chief: Kai Jakobs (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Indexed In: Compendex (Elsevier Engineering Index), INSPEC, SCOPUS and 33 more indices
Published: Semi-Annually |Established: 2003
ISSN: 1539-3062|EISSN: 1539-3054|DOI: 10.4018/IJITSR
Out of print.
Description & Scope
Description:
The International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR) publishes research findings with the goal of advancing knowledge and research in all aspects of IT standards and standardization in modern organizations. IJITSR is an authoritative source and information outlet for the... Show More
Mission & Scope:
The primary mission of the International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR) is to publish research findings to advance knowledge and research in all aspects of IT standards and standardization in modern organizations. IJITSR is considered an authoritative source and information outlet for the diverse community of IT standards researchers. JITSR is targeted towards... Show More
Coverage:
  • Conformity assessment
  • Economics of Standardization
  • Emerging roles of formal standards
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • National, regional, international, and corporate standards strategies
  • Open source and standardization
  • Organizations and consortia
  • Standardization and economic development
  • Standardization and Regulation
  • Standardization in public policy
  • Standardization in the Public Sphere
  • Standards for information infrastructures
  • Technological innovation and standardization
  • Tools and services related to standardization
Editorial Board

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Kai Jakobs, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Associate Editors
Henk de Vries, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-2715
J. Carl Cargill, Adobe Systems Inc, United States
Ken Krechmer, University of Colorado, United States
Knut Blind, Berlin University of Technology, Germany
Mostafa Sherif, IEEE, United States
Richard Hawkins, University of Calgary, Canada
Robin Williams, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Timothy Schoechle, International Center for Standards Research, United States
Tineke Egyedi, DIRoS, Netherlands
Editorial Review Board
Eric Iverson, NIFU, Norway
Eric Monteiro, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway
Eva Soderstrom, University of Skovde, Sweden
Francesco Virili, Università di Sassari, Italy ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-576X
Geerten van de Kaa, Delft University of Technology, Germany
Heejin Lee, Yonsei University, Korea, Republic Of
Ian Graham, University of Edinburgh Business School, United Kingdom
Jack Verhoosel, TNO Information en Communicatietechnologie, Netherlands
Jan Smits, Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands
Jean-Christophe Graz, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Jorge Contreras, University of Utah, United States
Kalle Lyytinen, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Kees Stuurman, University of Tilburg, Netherlands
Klaus Turowski, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Majed Al-Mashari, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Manfred Holler, University of Hamburg, Germany
Martin Libicki, US Naval Academy, United States
Martin Weiss, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Michael Spring, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Peter Buxmann, Technische Universtat Darmstadt, Germany
Ricardo Jardim-Gonçalves, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Roy Rada, UMBC, United States
Rudi Bekkers, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Simao Campos Neto, NETO and International Technological University, Switzerland
Stephan Gauch, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Tim Weitzel, University of Bamberg, Germany
Vladislav Fomin, Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty, Lithuania ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-2500
Willem Wakker, ACE Consulting, Netherlands
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