The Editor-in-Chiefs of the International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance (IJITBAG) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, the coverage, and the guidelines for submission to IJITBAG.

Mission

The mission of theInternational Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance (IJITBAG) is to advance theory building and practice regarding management and governance issues within the IT-related business domain. This jouranl emphasises on how organizations enable both businesses and people to execute their responsibilities in support of business/IT alignment and the creation of business value from corporation investments. This journal distributes leading research that is both academically executed and relevant for practice in the professional IT and business community.

Coverage

The journal encourages practice-oriented research papers from academics, case studies, and reflective papers from practitioners. Both quantitative and qualitative research papers are welcome, and special attention is giving to explorative research reports that leverage innovate research methodologies to explore new insights in the practitioners’ field and theory. Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:

Business cases for IT enabled business investments

Business process management and redesign

Business value creation through IT

Business/IT alignment through the balanced scorecard

CIO and IT leadership

COBIT, VALIT, ITIL, CMMI, and other quality models

E-metrics

Enterprise governance of IT related to enterprise governance

Governance structures, processes, and relational mechanisms

IT balanced scorecard

IT governance roles of the board and executive management

IT related governance and regulatory codes/acts, such as Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley

Maturity models for business governance of IT and IT processes

Other mechanisms for business governance of IT: IT steering committees, information economics, and service level agreements

Practices and cases on enterprise governance of IT

Strategic information systems planning

Theoretical models for enterprise governance of IT and business/IT alignment

Submission

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guide.asp prior to submission. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

Wim Van Grembergen
Steven De Haes
Editors-in-Chief
International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance
Email: wim.vangrembergen@ua.ac.be and steven.dehaes@ua.ac.be