Call for Chapters: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Sixth Edition

Editors

Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Founding Editor-in-Chief, Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), USA

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
Full Chapters Due: October 20, 2023

Introduction

More than 20 years ago, I launched the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology when many major publishing houses were not willing to support these types of research-based comprehensive publications in the young field of information science and technology.

The first edition of this encyclopedia was released in 2005 which consisted of five volumes and included more than 1,000 peer-reviewed research papers. Subsequently, the second edition of this encyclopedia which consisted of eight volumes was published in 2010, followed by the third, fourth, and fifth editions during the past decade. So far more than 5,000 research papers have been published in the previous editions of this encyclopedia, and over the past two decades this encyclopedia has become the major source of the latest research in all aspects of information science and technology for many researchers worldwide.

Currently, I am in the process of editing the 6th edition of this encyclopedia and I cordially invite you to consider submitting your latest research to this publication. Previously, the contents of the past editions of this encyclopedia were only available to researchers whose respective institutions had purchased either the print or online version of this publication. In an attempt to allow more researchers around the world to have access to the important groundbreaking contents in this encyclopedia, specifically this upcoming 6th edition of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, this edition of the publication is being published under Gold Open Access (should you have any questions or concerns about open access, please click here). Under Gold Open Access, the contributors of this publication will support the publication of this encyclopedia by providing a small open access CPC (Chapter Processing Charge) of US $600 ONLY if their work is accepted upon the completion of the double-blind peer review process (note: authors of rejected manuscripts will not be expected to pay a CPC). It is important to note that under Gold Open Access, the author(s) of the manuscript will retain the copyright to the published paper and the work can then be fully and freely distributed among researchers around the world without any paywall or login restrictions which can result in much higher usage, download, and citation rates and impact leading to possible inclusion of the work in some of the most prestigious indices. This edition also consists of an online repository where all manuscripts upon their acceptance and processing of the CPC will become available in this online repository immediately for FREE ACCESS by all researchers worldwide. Our plan is to publish the entire repository of contents in print upon the completion of the 6th edition process.



Objective

The Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Sixth Edition, will provide a collection of entries by leading experts, offering an in-depth description of concepts, issues, challenges, innovations, and opportunities in the field of information science and technology and their impact on all aspects of modern organizations and society in general.

Only original, previously unpublished contributions will be considered by this encyclopedia.

The encyclopedia is being published under the Gold Open Access model with a Chapter Processing Charge (CPC) of US $600 (see submission procedure section for more information).



Target Audience

This publication will include topics ideal for a wide audience, including IT specialists, programmers, developers, computer scientists, information professionals, data scientists, security specialists, engineers, educators, executives, scientists, medical professionals, managers, academicians, researchers, and upper-level students.



Recommended Topics

• 3-D Printing
• Accounting and Finance
• Additive Manufacturing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Assistive Technologies
• Big Data
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biometrics
• Blockchain
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
• Business and Organizational Research
• Business Education
• Business Information Systems
• Civil Engineering
• Cloud Computing
• Cloud Maturity
• Cognitive Informatics
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Simulation
• Computer Vision and Image Processing
• Criminal Science and Forensics
• Crisis Response and Management
• Crowdfunding / Crowdsourcing
• Curriculum Development and Instructional Design
• Customer Relationship Management
• Cyber and Network Security
• Cyber Bullying
• Cyber Crime and Digital Terrorism
• Data Analysis and Statistics
• Data Analytics
• Data Mining and Databases
• Data Warehousing
• Decision Support Systems
• Digital Communications and Linguistics
• Digital Currency / BitCoins
• Digital Humanities
• Digital Literacy
• Digital Media
• Distance Education
• Drug Design/Delivery
• E-Books and Digital Publishing
• E-Business
• E-Commerce
• Edge Computing
• Educational Administration and Leadership Educational Technologies
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Government
• Electronic Services
• Energy Management Information Systems
• Engineering Science
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science and Agriculture
• Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Financial Technology (FinTech)
• Gaming
• Gender and IT
• Geographic Information Systems
• Global Information Technology
• Government and Law
• Health Information Systems
• Healthcare Administration
• Hidden Web
• High Performance Computing
• Higher Education
• Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management
• Human Resources Development
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Hydrogen Technology
• Identity Theft & Protection
• Industrial Engineering
• Industrial Informatics
• Information Resources Management
• Information Retrieval
• Information Security & Data Protection
• Internet of Things
• IT Policy and Standardization
• IT Research and Theory
• IT Security and Ethics
• Knowledge Management
• Language Learning
• Learning Assessment and Measurement
• Library Science and Administration
• Machine Learning
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Medical Engineering
• Medical Ethics and Law
• Medical Technologies
• Metaverse
• Mobile and Wireless Computing
• Mobile Learning
• Multigenerational Workforce
• Multimedia Technology
• Music Technologies
• Nanotechnology
• Natural Resource Management
• Networking and Telecommunications
• Neural Networks
• Next-Gen Technology
• Open Research/Resources
• Open Source
• Political Science
• Psychology and Human Behavior
• Public Sector Management
• Quantum Computing/Supercomputers
• Remote/Hybrid Learning
• Remote/Hybrid Workforce
• Renewable Energy
• Research Methods
• Reskilling and Upskilling Programs
• Robotic Process Automation
• Robotics
• Semantic Web
• Services Industry
• Small and Medium Enterprises
• Smart Appliances and Smart Homes
• Social Networking and Computing
• Socio-Economic Development
• Sociology
• Software-as-a-Service
• Sports and Entertainment
• Surveillance Systems
• Sustainability
• Sustainable Development
• Systems and Software Engineering
• Teacher Education
• Theoretical Computer Science
• Urban and Regional Development
• Vaccine Development and Potency
• Virtual Learning Environments
• Virtual Reality
• Virtual Telepathy
• Wearable Computing
• Web Technologies
• Work-Life Balance


Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 1, 2023, a proposal of 500-1,000 words clearly explaining the mission of the proposed chapter entry. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified no later than September 15, 2023, about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines for preparing a full chapter manuscript (of no less than 4,000 total words and a maximum of 5,000 words, though larger manuscripts are also welcome) and at least 10 related terms and their appropriate definitions. Full chapters with the related terms and definitions are expected to be submitted by October 20, 2023. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind peer review basis. Contributors may also be asked to serve as reviewers for this project. Guidelines for preparing your full chapter manuscript and terms and definitions may be found at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ under the Encyclopedia category.

All proposals and chapters MUST be submitted through the E-Editorial Discovery online submission manager. No contributions can be submitted via email.

As this encyclopedia is being published under Gold Open Access and will have no paywalls or restrictions of any kind associated with accessing the published content, the publication will be heavily reliant on Open Access Chapter Processing Charges (CPCs) payment provided by either the author(s) or his/her/their respective institution or another funding agency, AFTER the chapter submission has been through a full double-blind peer review and the Editor-in-Chief (at the Editor-in-Chief’s discretion) has decided to accept the chapter based on the results of the double-blind peer review process. The CPC will offset the costs of all of the activities associated with the publication of the chapter, including the digital tools used to support the chapter management and review process, the typesetting, formatting and layout, online hosting, the submission of the publication’s content to numerous abstracts, directories, and indexes, third-party software (plagiarism checks), editorial support which includes chapter manuscript tracking, communications, submission guideline checks, communications with authors and reviewers, as well as all promotional support and activities which includes metadata distribution, press releases, promotional communications, web content, ads, fliers, brochures, postcards, etc. for the encyclopedia and its published contents; and the fact that all published chapters will of course be freely accessible and able to be posted and disseminated widely by the authors. All chapters will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement.

The Chapter Processing Charge (CPC) for this encyclopedia is currently set at US $600 and authors will not be asked to provide payment of the CPC fee (directly to the publisher) until AFTER their chapter has gone through the full double-blind peer review process and the Editor-in-Chief (at the Editor-in-Chief’s discretion) has decided to accept the manuscript based on the results of the double-blind peer review process. Please note that there is absolutely NO correlation between the CPC being paid by the author and the results of review process outcomes

Under the Gold Open Access model, all content published to a scholarly publication such as this encyclopedia is fully and freely accessible to all researchers worldwide, and the copyright remains with the chapter author(s) as the work is published formally under Creative Commons licensing. As such, authors are free to distribute, build upon, re-publish, etc. the work once it is published in the encyclopedia. Many researchers in the field do not understand how critical it is to have the proper licensing associated with their published work, or the level of flexibility and freedom they can have under Gold Open Access (Creative Commons licensing) to fully and freely share their work globally, without fear of copyright infringement or legal ramifications.

Gold Open Access publishing offers many tangible benefits to authors seeking to:

  • Share their full-text research with colleagues, students, and more all over the world.
  • Make their research more discoverable through social media, directories, etc.
  • Have their research cited and used more often (increasing the potential for indexing). Open Access papers are 2-3 times more likely to be read, have 89% higher download rates, and are 47% more likely to be cited than non-open access papers.
  • Adhere to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) standards.
  • Fulfill government and funding mandates.
  • Increase their networking opportunities.
  • Have their full-text work automatically shared to ResearchGate, AGOSR, CORE, and other leading repositories.

Many full-text manuscripts have already been published in the repository of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology and are freely accessible to all. To view them click here.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. Electronic content for this publication will be released continuously as chapters are accepted following the peer review process. The comprehensive print publication is anticipated to be released in July of 2024 as part of the 2025 copyright. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com.



Important Dates

September 1, 2023: Proposal Submission Deadline
September 15, 2023: Notification of Acceptance
October 20, 2023: Full Chapter Submission
October 20, 2023: Review Results Returned
November 17, 2023: Final Acceptance Notification
December 1, 2023: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Mehdi Khosrow-Pour
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), USA
encycist_@igi-global.com



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