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The Journal of Information Systems invites proposals for a research forum to be published as a special section of the Fall 2007 issue entitled The Role of Technology and Accounting in the New Information Era. The purpose of the forum is to stimulate research that addresses current issues of importance related to information technology and accounting. All research methods including theoretical, empirical, archival, small sample studies, field cases, behavioral and experimental as well as analytical methods will be considered. Academic, education, and practice proposals are encouraged.
Relevant research topics include but are not limited to:
- Security
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Artificial intelligence and continuous audit
- Internal control
- ERP systems
- Fraud detection
- Corporate IT governance
- System integration up and down the value chain
- Ethics in AIS
- Outsourcing
- IT audit and internal auditing
- IT control frameworks
- IS management and organizational issues
- Mangers', accountants', system analysts' and auditors' incentives and motivations
- Financial reporting issues
Proposal Parameters:
Academic proposals should clearly identify a research question related to the forum topic and outline a viable method for addressing that question. Expected data sources should be described and research instruments included if available. Education proposals should inform pedagogy that relates to the forum topic. Practice proposals should also inform the forum topic and adhere to the JIS editorial guidelines by informing academic research on the state of practice. Proposals are to be a maximum of three pages excluding references and research instruments.
The deadline for proposals is August 31, 2005, and accept or reject decisions along with the editor's feedback will be communicated by September 30, 2005. Authors of all accepted proposals will have until January 1, 2007 in which to submit a manuscript to JIS based upon their proposal. Submitted manuscripts will receive an expedited review and authors will be informed of final decisions by May 2007. Accepted manuscripts will be published in the Fall 2007 issue of Journal of Information Systems.
Proposals should be submitted by emailing a Microsoft Word file conforming to JIS guidelines to:
Christopher Wolfe, guest editor
Journal of Information Systems
Mays Business School
Texas A&M University
4353 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-4353
Phone: 979-845-0964
email: cwolfe@mays.tamu.edu
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