Important Dates
Conference: July 31 - August 2 2008

Submit by May 15, 2008

 

Submission System
Research paper submissions can be made online. Click here to access the submission page



Nature and Scope
Papers dealing with all aspects of Information Science Technology and Management are welcome. In particular, papers that explore the multidisciplinary nature of the subject matter are encouraged. The nature and scope of CISTM is best described in the editorial of the inaugural issue of Journal of Information Science and Technology, where Steve Simon argues, "Practitioners and researchers have often held stereotypical views of each other, with practitioners viewing researchers as interested only in methodological rigor while failing to concern themselves with anything in the real world, and researchers damning practitioners for embracing the latest fads, regardless of theory or evidence."



Submission Instructions
Submissions can be made in a number of categories: Completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, case studies, panels and posters/round table discussion papers. Please follow the following guidelines in preparing your submission.
 

    Completed research papers
    Typically 5,000 words long (excluding abstract and references)

    Research in progress papers
    Typically 2,500 words (excluding abstract and references).

    Case studies
    Typically between 3,000 and 5,000 words long

    Posters and round table discussion
    Typically a 1000 word synopsis of the topic area to be presented.

    Panel proposals

    Typically a 1000 word description, identifying the panelists to

    be involved

In preparing your papers, please use the Harvard referencing style. In text citations should be in an Author (date) format with the bibliographical list inserted at the end of the paper.

Submission and review process will be handled electronically. Please make your submission as one MSWord or RTF file. Include all figures and tables in relevant places in the text. The title page should indicate the title, author affiliations including telephone, fax and email, in case of multiple authors corresponding author details should be clearly identified. The title page should also identify the track for which you wish your paper to be considered. All submissions will be double blind peer reviewed



Limits on number of papers
There is no limit on number of papers submitted by an author, however no one author can present more than two papers. In instances where an author has collaborated with multiple researchers, other co-authors must register and present.