International Journal of Trust Management in Computing and Communications (IJTMCC)
ISSN: 2048-8378 (Print) 2048-8386 (Online), Inder Science Publishers, Switzerland http://www.inderscience.com/IJTMCC Call for Special Issue Proposals ------------------------------------ The International Journal of Trust Management in Computing and Communications (IJTMCC) invites proposals for a special issue on a topic related to the focus of IJTMCC. Special issues provide an excellent opportunity to summarize the state-of-the-art on a specific topic, exchange perspectives, and develop new theoretical approaches to research questions. This open call invites researchers to submit a proposal for a special issue to be published in 2013. IJTMCC is a fully refereed international journal that is targeted at academic researchers, policy makers and practicing IT professionals. IJTMCC publishes two types of rigorous and top quality articles: research articles and research reviews. The average size of a special issue is about 100-112 typeset journal printed pages for a single issue or about 200 typeset printed journal pages for a double issue. At this stage there are no restrictions on the size and number of high quality papers accepted for publication in the special issue. However, if Guest Editors would like to publish 12-15 papers, for example, they need to invite at least 30 experts to write papers for the special issue. It is preferable to have special issues published as single, since subscribers and the citation services prefer single issue sizes to a double issue size. However, if Guest Editors have a large number of high quality papers refereed and accepted for publication, they must contact the Editor and/or Inderscience to discuss publishing a large single issue, a double issue or more than one special issue if necessary. Proposals for a special issue should have a well-articulated unifying theme and should describe state-of-the-art, leading edge research on this theme. A special issue will typically include a review article of research in the area of focus, and empirical articles that report complementary lines of evidence, or contrasting research methodologies. Each proposal should consist of the following: - Name and affiliation of Guest Editor(s). - Concise CV of Guest Editor(s). - A provisional title for the special issue. - A general summary (max. 1 page) describing the general focus and aims of the special issue. - A motivation why IJTMCC should publish this special issue (max. 1 page). - A proposed timeline and schedule which includes: Deadline for submission, First round of review and Tentative publication date. The selection of the special issue proposals will be made by the Editor-in-Chief and the Associate Editors. As part of the evaluation process, the editorial team may ask experts on the special issue topic to evaluate the proposal. We anticipate making a decision and notifying the authors no later than two months after the submission deadline. Criteria for identifying the proposal of the highest quality include: 1) Novelty and timeliness of the topic; 2) The extent to which the special issue will advance our understanding and break new ground for future research; 3) Relevance for the journal’s readership. Special issue proposals can be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief Sabu M. Thampi ([email protected] (or) [email protected]) For inquiry and correspondence, please contact: Dr. Sabu M. Thampi Editor-in-Chief (IJTMCC) Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala (IIITM-K) Technopark Campus, Trivandrum 695581, INDIA Email:[email protected] _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
