Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. Call for Papers Special Issue on Web Services-Based E-Business Systems International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) January 2006 Web services – software components and applications that use standard Internet technologies and are accessed through the Internet and intranet - , are now gaining foothold as a key integration technology and as an approach to development and deployment of e-business systems and applications. Vendors and standardization bodies are making significant progress toward providing interoperable infrastructures that are essential for building bridges between these systems and enabling closer collaboration and interaction among businesses. Now, Web services seem to be ready for induction into the mainstream. We are moving towards application and service integration, rather than dedicated system development that require extensive deployment and integration efforts. The next generation of Internet- and Intranet-based e-business systems are more likely to be based on Web services. The new-generation e-business systems would compose services dynamically, as needed, by binding several lower-level services, thus overcoming major limitations of traditional Web/software development and evolution. Web services also have the potential for transforming how businesses and enterprises interact within themselves and with other enterprises. Besides being a catalyst for transformation, Web services offer businesses the agility to buy and implement e-business and information systems in pace with their growth and market trends. The potential savings to be made, combined with increased flexibility and growth potential, makes Web services very attractive for a range of enterprise/e-business applications. This special issue aims to focus on this emerging new paradigm in e- business application development and deployment. In spite of significant potential benefits, only a few large enterprises have put into practice Web services-based e-business applications so far, while Web services seem to be potentially more attractive even for small and medium enterprises. This low adoption is partly due to problems and challenges in developing and deploying real-life applications based on Web services. This is an area in need of further investigation and study, and this special issue focuses on these efforts. We seek quality papers which identify and address relevant issues, recommend success factors, outline experiences and lessons learned, and present case studies and empirical analyses. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: -Issues and considerations in deploying Web services in e-business -System development methodologies -Composition of e-Business systems/applications using Web services -Web services and interorganizational workflows -New interaction and coordination models -Management and monitoring of Web services-based e-business systems -Business models for Web services -Dependability (availability, reliability and security) of systems based on Web services -Performance and scalability -Testing and evaluation -Quality of Services (QoS) of Web Services, Quality assurance -Innovative e-business applications supported by Web services -Case studies -Success factors and barriers to adoption -Pros and cons of Web services in the context of e-business -Impact of Web services on enterprises -Legal obligations and requirements Submission Authors intending to submit papers for the special issue are advised to submit a 100-150 word abstract of their paper highlighting the objectives and coverage of the paper, including title, authors name and address and 5 keywords, by 10 January 2005, and full paper by 31 January 2005. Guidelines on preparation of manuscript are available at: http://www.idea-group.com/ijebr Guest Editors San Murugesan School of Multimedia and Information Technology Southern Cross University Coffs Harbour NSW 2457, Australia [log in to unmask] Schahram Dustdar Vienna University of Technology Argentinierstr. 8 /184-1 A-1040 Vienna, Austria [log in to unmask] Timeline Submission of Abstract/Expression of Interest 10 Jan 2005 Submission of full paper 31 Jan 2005 Notification of decision on submission 25 April 2005 Publication January 2006 -------------- 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.