Description:
The International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC) examines current, state-of-the-art research in the areas of information systems and social change, and the interactions, linkages, applications, and support of social change using information systems. This journal... Show More
The International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC) examines current, state-of-the-art research in the areas of information systems and social change, and the interactions, linkages, applications, and support of social change using information systems. This journal encompasses theoretical, analytical, and empirical research, comprehensive reviews of relevant research, technical reports, book reviews, and also case studies emphasizing the use of new frameworks, principles, technologies, methods, and techniques.
Mission & Scope:
Today’s society is fraught with a myriad of constrained opportunities. These challenges are indeed daunting, and the need for change is ever present. The mission of International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC) is to provide an international forum for practitioners and researchers from both the social and natural sciences, along with information systems professionals... Show More
Today’s society is fraught with a myriad of constrained opportunities. These challenges are indeed daunting, and the need for change is ever present. The mission of International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC) is to provide an international forum for practitioners and researchers from both the social and natural sciences, along with information systems professionals, software developers, and vendors, to exchange, share, and present useful and innovative ideas and work. It also enables the presentation and distribution of ground-breaking and original ideas and concepts, which can shape future directions of research. These, when applied, can enable policy makers, government officials, business managers, and social workers to spread over various advanced techniques and new applications of information systems. IJISSC also encourages discussions on how information systems can promote social change, and also in turn, how the advances brought about by these social changes can affect the growth in, and future application of, information systems.
Coverage:
- Anthropology
- Behavioral Science
- Complex adaptive system
- Computer Simulation
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Decision Support Systems
- Decision theory
- Demography
- Disaster management and information systems
- Ecological information systems
- Economics
- Education information systems
- Environmental information systems
- E-society
- Ethics
- Expert Systems
- Fuzzy Logic
- Geography
- Healthcare Information Systems
- Human-centric information systems
- Infrastructure management system
- Knowledge Networks
- Labor management
- Legal information systems
- Natural resource information systems
- Organizational Information Systems
- Policy development and management
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public-use information systems
- Risk Management
- Social informatics
- Social Networking
- Social Sciences
- Social security information systems
- Sociology
- Socio-technical networks
- Strategic Planning
- Sustainable Development
- Urban development information systems
- Web 2.0
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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
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the work, even commercially, without asking prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as
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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
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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
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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.
All inquiries regarding IJISSC should be directed to the attention of:
All inquiries regarding IJISSC should be directed to the attention of:John Wang
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change
Email:
ijissc@igi-global.comEditorial Office
701 E. Chocolate Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033, USA
717-533-8845 x100
Reviews and Testimonials
The IJISSC is a journal that is on the cutting edge of current research. I am particularly impressed by the substantive and methodological range of its articles, its openness to differing perspectives, and its publication of interdisciplinary work.
– Allan J. Lichtman, Distinguished Professor of History, American University, USA
It is with great honor to serve on the editorial board of this journal. While we enjoy the convenience the technology has brought us in this information era, we have also encountered enormous changes it has impacted our lives. This is a great journal that focuses on the information technology and yet more importantly the social impacts causing in every field and discipline. In my opinion the contribution of this journal is distinctive and stimulating.
– Dr. Wilfred V Huang, George G Raymond Chair, Professor of Management Information Systems, Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management (IJCCM), Alfred University, USA
IJISSC is well positioned in a promising crossroad, plainly situated within a reinforced-loop. In fact societies live because they change and these days information technologies are the main drivers of change. So the scope is perfect for IJISSC.
– Dr José Figueiredo, Professor of Engineering and Management, IST, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
This journal offers the opportunity to target research at the cutting edge where technology strategy meets organizational performance, and where organizational performance challenges and provides opportunities for success.
– Gary A. Bojes, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Rural Development Utility Programs, USA
I strongly believe the social change incurred by IS/IT is an important area of research and am confident that this will be a fruitful area for academic and practical research.
– Jungwoo Lee, Yonsei University, Korea
IJISSC serves as a catalyst to stimulate a hot-debate respecting to the role plays the technology in our ever changing world. One of the aspects that characterize the journal is not only the open-mind of its editors as well as the published inter-disciplinary points of views. It exhibits a high-quality platform to explore the benefits and problems of technology for society.
– Maximiliano Korstanje, University of Palermo