Important Dates
 Conference: October 18-19, 2007
Submission deadline: September 30, 2007

 

 

Submission System
Research paper submissions can be made online. Click here to access the submission page.
Official Softwars journals are: JISSec - the Journal of Information System Security. www.jissec.org and Journal of Information Science and Technology. www.jist.info

Call for Papers
As attention to organizational, economic, social and ethical issues continues both among technology managers and academics, important questions emerge: What is the impact of IT on organizations and society? What are the organizational benefits of IT investments? What counts as a social and ethical issue? Is it privacy and security? Or, is it fairness, equality and justice in access to technology? Is it responsible corporate governance?

 

You are invited to engage in a discussion of a range of issues related to social, organizational, economic and ethical impact of information technology. Representative topics include, but are not limited to:

Information Systems Security
Business Process Management
Knowledge Management
Risk Management
Social Networking
Enterprise Systems Impact on Organizations
Business Benefits from IS Investments
Managing Customer Relationships
Aspects of Free Speech in a Technology Enabled World
Intellectual Property Issues
 New Technologies and Privacy
Social and Ethical Challenges in Technology Transfer
Techno Crimes and Related Management Challenges
A Surveillance Society
e-Government and e-Voting

 

Submission details

Submissions can be made in a number of categories: completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, case studies, panels and posters/round table discussion papers. Please follow the following guidelines in preparing your submission.
 

 

Completed research papers
Typically 5,000 words long (excluding abstract and references)

Research in progress papers
Typically 2,500 words (excluding abstract and references).

Case studies
Typically between 3,000 and 5,000 words long

Posters and round table discussion
Typically a 1000 word synopsis of the topic area to be presented.

Poster size: A1/ANSI D.

Panel proposals

Typically a 1000 word description, identifying the panelists to be involved

 

In preparing your papers, please use the Harvard referencing style. In text citations should be in an Author (date) format with the bibliographical list inserted at the end of the paper.

 

Submissions will be accepted in English and Portuguese.

Submission and review process will be handled electronically. Please make your submission as one MS-Word or RTF file. Include all figures and tables in relevant places in the text. The title page should indicate the title, author affiliations, including telephone, fax and email. In case of multiple authors, corresponding author details should be clearly identified.