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International Journal of E-Business Research
Inaugural Issue: January 2005

Editor-in-Chief
In Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Information Management and Decision Sciences
College of Business and Technology
Western Illinois University

Published: Quarterly (Print and Electronic)
ISSN: 1548-1131; E-ISSN: 1548-114X

Publisher: IJEBR will be published by Idea Group Inc, publisher of "Idea Group
Publishing", "Information Science Publishing", "IRM Press", "Idea Group
Reference" and "CyberTech" imprints, www.idea-group.com.

Overview
The emergence of electronic business is one of the most profound changes that
revolutionized the process of buying, selling, and exchanging products and
services over the Internet. Organizations and customers have access to vast
amounts of data, information, and services that are not limited in time or
space. There is a growing demand in electronic business research that will
provide insights into issues, challenges, and solutions related to the
successful application and management aspects of electronic business.

Mission
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
in order 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.

Coverage
IJEBR appears quarterly and maintains rigorous review processes. Theoretical,
experimental, survey, and case studies are all appropriate. Among topics to be
included (but not limited) are the followings:
• E-business models and architectures
• Applications of new technologies to e-business
• Economics of e-business
• Global e-business
• E-procurement methods
• E-business systems integration
• E-business standardizations
• Mobile commerce
• Collaborative commerce
• Electronic markets and infrastructures
• Trends in e-business models and technologies
• Trust, security, and privacy of e-business transactions and information
• Electronic supply chain management and the Internet-based electronic data
interchange
• Valuing e-business assets
• Evaluation methodologies for e-business systems
• E-business technology investment strategies
• E-business process modeling and simulation studies
• Intelligent agent technologies and their impacts
• Web-based languages, application development methodologies, and tools
• Developing and managing middleware to support e-business
• Web personalization and mass customization technologies
• Digital libraries

and other related issues that will contribute to the advancement of e-business
research.

Submission Guidelines
Interested authors are asked to submit their manuscript as an attachment to an
email. The manuscript must be in Word or PDF format. For additional
information on submission guidelines, please consult the journal website at
http://www.idea-group.com/ijebr. All submissions and evaluations are processed
electronically. Send all submissions and inquiries to:

Dr. In Lee
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All submissions will be forwarded to at least three members of the
International Editorial Review Board of the Journal for a peer blind review.
Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the
reviews received from the reviewers.

Direct your inquiries and submissions (via email only) to:

In Lee, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)
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