SUBMISSION DUE DATE: 15th April 2009

SPECIAL ISSUE ON:

HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION VALUE FOR E-BUSINESS

International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)

Guest Editors: Dr Constantinos Coursaris (Michigan State University, US) & Dr Savvas Papagiannidis (Newcastle University, UK)

INTRODUCTION:
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field that has attracted researchers, educators, and practitioners from many different disciplines. To better utilize information communication technologies, we need to better understand the interplay among users, tasks, technology, and environment in the context of e-business applications and services.

OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:
The objective of the special issue is to provide an open and constructive discussion forum of important HCI research issues related to the history, reference disciplines, theories, practice, methodologies, techniques, new development, and applications of the ways humans interact with information communication technologies, especially in the business, managerial, organizational, social and/or cultural contexts.

The editors are looking for interesting and novel research that address important HCI challenges in today's electronic communities and organizations by drawing upon theories and/or methodologies from all relevant reference disciplines. The special issue is open to all types of research methodologies (e.g., conceptualization, theory development, case study, action research, experimentation, survey, simulation).

RECOMMENDED TOPICS:
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:

Informed user interface design and evaluation for all types of business and organizational applications such as:
B2B, B2C, C2C E-Commerce
E-marketplace and supply chain management
Group collaboration and social computing
Negotiation and auction
Enterprise systems
Intranets and Extranets
Human factors issues related to human interaction with e-business technologies
The perceptual, behavioral, cognitive, motivational, and affective/emotional aspects of human and their interaction with e-business technology
The impact of e-business interfaces on attitudes, behavior, performance, perception, and productivity
Digital documents/genres and human information seeking behavior
Small-screen mobile devices and pervasive computing for e-business
Integrated or innovative approaches and guidelines for analysis, design, and development of interactive devices and systems
Usability engineering, metrics, and methods for user interface assessment
Evaluation of end-user computing in a work or non-work environment
E-business technology acceptance and diffusion issues from cognitive, behavioral, affective, motivational, cultural, and user interface design perspectives
Gender and technology
Issues related to the elderly, the young and special needs populations
Interface design for group, community, and other collaborative environments
Adaptive interfaces
Computer-augmented environment and virtual reality
Cross-cultural interfaces and communities
Interaction through wireless communication networks
Interfaces for distributed environments
Multimedia design
Usability testing
User support systems
Communities of interest, practice, civil society, and social change
Mobile, weblog, and marketplace communities
Universal access and usability
Visualizing social interaction
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on Human-Computer Interaction Value for E-business on or before 15th of April 2009. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines.html. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

To submit a paper, please send it as an email attachment to both guest editors (coursari@msu.edu and savvas.papagiannidis@ncl.ac.uk).

TIMELINE:

Last date for submitting the manuscript: April 15, 2009
End of the first review cycle: March 15, 2009
Tentative date for completing the revised papers: May 15, 2009
Tentative date for completing the second review cycle: August 1, 2009
Publication: April 1, 2010
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-BUSINESS RESEARCH (IJEBR):

The primary objective of the International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) is to provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to advance the knowledge and practice of all facets of electronic business. Emerging e-business theories, architectures, and technologies are emphasized to stimulate and disseminate cutting-edge information into research and business communities in a timely fashion. The secondary objective of this journal is to develop a comprehensive framework of e-business by taking a multidisciplinary approach to understanding e-business and its implications on businesses and economies. This journal will serve as an integrated e-business knowledge base for those who are interested in contributing to the advancement of e-business theory and practice through a variety of research methods including theoretical, experimental, case, and survey research methods.

This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association www.igi-global.com/ijebr

Editor-in-Chief: In Lee, Ph.D.
Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)

PUBLISHER:
The International Journal of E-Business Research is published by IGI Global, publisher of the “Information Science Reference,” and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

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

Dr Constantinos Coursaris & Dr Savvas Papagiannidis
Guest Editors
International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)
E-mails: coursari@msu.edu / savvas.papagiannidis@ncl.ac.uk