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Invitation to Edit an Encyclopedia or Handbook

The ultimate scholarly recognition in one's discipline can be realized by editing or authoring a book. Granting you the valuable opportunity to enhance your area of expertise, editing or authoring a book and also provides many other scholars with the opportunity to benefit from the contents of the publication. IGI Global endeavors to acquire and develop high-quality titles in the field of information technology utilization and management in the knowledge society. We strive to maintain and enhance publication acquisition, development, production, and marketing processes that offer IGI authors and editors excellent, personal support in developing innovative, quality publications with strong potential sales worldwide.

When submitting a book proposal to IGI Global, you are guaranteed to receive personal service and attention. Our team of qualified editors will keep you informed throughout the process and work with you to create a viable proposal. We encourage you to contribute your expertise to your discipline for the benefit of researchers and for the successful growth of information science and technology.

As we are constantly seeking to increase the availability of emerging research, we are most interested in further discussing your goals and ideas. We develop several types of publications, including Authored Books, Edited Books, Case Books, Handbooks of Research, Encyclopedias and Journals.

Topics of coverage and interest include (but are not limited to):

Publication Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioinformatics
  • Business Information Systems
  • Cognitive Informatics
  • Computational Intelligence
  • Computer Networking
  • Data Mining & Data Warehousing
  • Database Applications
  • Distance Learning
  • Electronic Business
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Government
  • Environmental Information Systems
  • Gaming Technologies
  • Geoinformatics
  • Global Information Technology
  • Grid/High Performance Computing
  • Health Information Systems
  • Human/Behavioral Aspects of Technology
  • Industrial Informatics/ Manufacturing Technologies
  • Information Resources Management
  • Information Security/Privacy/Ethics
  • Internet & Web Technologies
  • Knowledge Management
  • Library Science
  • Machine Learning
  • Medical Technologies
  • Mobile Computing
  • Multimedia Technology
  • Natural Intelligence
  • Social Computing
  • Software/Systems Engineering & Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Web-Based Education
  • Wireless Technologies

So that we may have a clear assessment of your potential publication, we ask that as the initial step of the process, we receive a formal explanation of the project, detailing your themes and intentions in a 5-10 page (not including CV) proposal addressing the following areas of discussion:

  • 3-5 SUGGESTED TITLES for your proposed publication that will distinguish your theme from competing titles
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT AREA addressing a complete explanation of the discipline and its implications
  • 5-10 INDEXING KEYWORDS for your proposed subject area
  • Overall OBJECTIVES AND MISSION of your proposed publication and why it should be published
  • SCHOLARLY VALUE AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION to field of research and available literature in the discussed discipline(s)
  • UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS of your proposed publication and how it is distinguished from existing titles within the subject area
  • PROSPECTIVE AUDIENCE for such a publication and how the availability of such literature will aid this prospective audience
  • POTENTIAL USES for your publication, identifying potential context(s) this book will be utilized, such as library reference, upper-level course supplement, resource for instructors, etc.
  • EXISTING COMPETING PUBLICATIONS and their advantages and disadvantages in comparison to your proposed publication
  • TENTATIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS listing all possible areas of coverage
  • PROJECTED TOTAL PAGE/WORD COUNT for proposed publication
  • TENTATIVE TIMETABLE for the entire project
  • COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS, phone, fax and e-mail information FOR EACH EDITOR/AUTHOR
  • A COPY OF YOUR VITAE, listing education and publication records FOR EACH EDITOR/AUTHOR

To submit a proposal, please send to: acquisition@igi-global.com

For any questions or assistance, please contact:

Kristin M. Klinger
Managing Acquisitions Editor
IGI Global
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Hershey, PA 17033 USA
717-533-8845 ext. 128; 717-533-8661 (fax)
E-mail: acquisition@igi-global.com

ISR's Call for Short Articles

For a complete listing of all "Calls for Short Articles" for upcoming Information Science Reference encyclopedia and handbook titles, please refer to the list below:

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, 2nd Edition
Editor(s): David G. Schwartz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Handbook of Research on Advanced Distributed Event-Based Systems
Editor(s): Annika Hinze and Alejandro Buchmann

Handbook of Research on Advanced Operating Systems and Kernel Applications:
Techniques and Technologies
Editor(s): Dr. Yair Wiseman
The Open University of Israel, Israel

Handbook of Research on Advances in Cyberinfrastructure Engineering:
Technologies and Development
Editor(s): Dr. Junwei Cao
Tsinghua University, P. R. China
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U. S. A.

Handbook of Research on Biocomputation and Biomedical Informatics:
Case Studies & Applications
Editor(s): Athina A. Lazakidou, Ph.D, University of Piraeus, Greece

Handbook of Research on Building Information Modeling and Construction Informatics:
Concepts and Technologies
Editor(s): Editors: Dr. Jason Underwood* and Dr. Umit Isikdag**
*University of Salford, U.K
** BIM Consultant, Turkey

Handbook of Research on Communities of Practice for Organizational Management and Networking:
Methodologies for Competitive Advantage
Editor(s): Eduardo Bueno Campos, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Olga Rivera Hernáez, Deusto University

Handbook of Research on Computational Forensics, Digital Crime and Investigation:
Methods and Solutions
Editor(s): Chang-Tsun Li
Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, UK

Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology:
Perspectives and Models
Editor(s): Dr. Emmanuel Blanchard, Mc Gill University (Canada)
and Dr. Daniele Allard, Dalhousie University (Canada)

Handbook of Research on Data Mining in Public and Private Sectors:
Organizational and Government Applications
Editor(s): Dr. Antti Syväjärvi* and Dr. Jari Stenvall**
*University of Lapland, Finland
**University of Tampere, Finland

Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks:
From Principle to Practice
Editor(s): Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, and Wenbin Jiang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Handbook of Research on Developments in e-Health and Telemedicine:
Technological and Social Perspectives
Editor(s): M. Manuela Cunha, António Tavares and Ricardo Simões
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, 4750 Barcelos, Portugal
http://ehealth_and_telemedicine.ipca.pt/
ehealth.and.telemedicine@gmail.com

Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication:
Language Structures and Social Interaction
Editor(s): ‘Rotimi Taiwo
Albert-Ludwigs University
Germany

Handbook of Research on E-Planning::
ICTs for Urban Development and Monitoring
Editor(s): Carlos Nunes Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Handbook of Research on E-Services in the Public Sector:
E-Government Strategies and Advancements
Editor(s): Abid Thyab Al Ajeeli and Yousif A. Latif Al-Bastaki
University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

Handbook of Research on Innovation Systems for Business:
Technologies and Applications
Editor(s): Latif Al-Hakim, University of Southern Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Chen Jin, Zhenjiang University, CHINA

Handbook of Research on Mobile Marketing Management
Editor(s): Key Pousttchi and Dietmar G. Wiedemann
Mobile Commerce Working Group, Chair of Business Informatics and Systems Engineering
University of Augsburg

Handbook of Research on Multiliteracies and Technology Enhanced Education:
Social Practice and the Global Classroom
Editor(s): Darren Pullen, University of Tasmania
David Cole, University of Tasmania, Australia

Handbook of Research on P2P and Grid Systems for Service-Oriented Computing:
Models, Methodologies and Applications
Editor(s): Dr. Nick Antonopoulos (a), Mr. Georgios Exarchakos (a), Dr. Maozhen Li (b) and Dr. Antonio Liotta (c)
(a) University of Surrey, (b) Brunel University, (c) University of Essex, UK

Handbook of Research on Soft Computing Applications for Database Technologies:
Techniques and Issues
Editor(s): K.Anbumani, Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India and
R.Nedunchezhian, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (Autonomous), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

Handbook of Research on Virtual Environments for Corporate Education:
Employee Learning and Solutions
Editor(s): William F. Ritke-Jones, Ph.D., CyberMations Consulting Group

 
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