Call for Short Articles for:

Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management

Editors: Elayne Coakes and Steve Clarke

Editorial Board:

	Professor Miles G Nicholls, Swinburne Univ of Technology, (Australia)
	Dr Jose-Rodrigo Cordoba-Pachon, Univ of Hull Business School, (UK)
	Barbara J Cargill, Dean, Swinburne Univ of Technology, (Australia)
	Barbara Allan, Univ of Hull Business School, (UK)
	Andrew Wenn, Victoria Univ of Technology, (Australia)
	Dr Gordon Hunter,Univ of Lethbridge, (Canada)
	Dr Fei Gao, JAIST, (Japan)
	Professor John Edwards, Aston University (UK)
	Professor Brian Lehaney, Coventry University (UK)

Information technology is one of the most rapidly changing disciplines. New technologies and concepts are being developed and new ways of utilizing older and newer technologies are being constantly developed. In such an ever-evolving environment, teachers, researchers and professionals of the discipline need access to the most current information about the concepts, issues, trends and technologies in this emerging field. The Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management, will be most helpful as it provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends and technologies in IS and IT. This important new publication will be distributed worldwide among academic and professional institutions and will be instrumental in providing researchers, scholars, students and professionals’ access to the latest knowledge related to information science and technology. Contributions to this important publication will be made by scholars throughout the world with notable research portfolios and expertise.

Coverage:

The Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management

will provide a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms. Additionally, this volume will feature short articles (1,500 - 3,500 words) authored by leading experts offering an in-depth description of key terms and concepts related to different areas, issues and trends in information science and technologies in modern organizations worldwide.

Invited Submissions: for individuals interested in submitting short articles on suggested topics is attached to this page. Initially, you are invited to submit a proposal of no more than 500 words. Upon acceptance of your proposal, you will have two months to prepare your article (1,500 - 3,500 words) and 7-10 related terms and their appropriate definitions. Guidelines for preparing your short piece and terms and definitions will be supplied on acceptance of your proposal. However, a sample chapter for a similar encyclopaedia and preliminary submission instructions are attached.

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