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SUBMISSION DUE DATE: August 30, 2013
International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD)
Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association
www.igi-global.com/ijicthd
Editor-in-Chief: Hakikur Rahman
Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)
International Editorial Review Board
Associate Editors
Manuel Acevedo, International Consultant on ICTs for Development, Argentina
Mila Gasco, Institute of Public Governance and Management, Spain
Carlos Jimenez, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers & Estratic, Spain
Sangeeta Sharma, University of Rajasthan, India
Chia-Wen Tsai, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan
International Editorial Review Board
Vincenzo Ambriola, Università di Pisa, Italy
Kaushik Anjali, Management Development Institute – Gurgaon, India
L. Ariunaa, Intec Co. Ltd, Mongolia
Charles Ayo, Covenant University, Nigeria
Robert Cropf, Saint Louis University, USA
Sam Goundar, United Nations University, Macau
D. P. Goyal, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India
D. N. Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Edward F. Halpin, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Sanjay Kaushik, Punjab University, India
Rafi Ahmad Khan, The University of Kashmir, India
Gashaw Kebede, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
John Lannon, University of Limerick, Ireland, and The Praxis Centre, UK
Euripides Loukis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes, Universidad de las Américas, Mexico
Sushila Madan, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, India
P. Malyadri, Osmania University, India
Sareen Mamta, University of Delhi, India
Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, UK
Ana Aleksic Miric, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Alemayehu Molla, RMIT University, Australia
Bantu Morolong, University of Botswana, Botswana
Kumar Muneesh, University of Delhi – South Campus, India
Irena Ograjenšek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Anne-Marie Oostveen, Oxford Internet Institute, UK
Ismael Pena, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Daniel Pimienta, FUNREDES, Dominican Republic
Radha Krishnamurti Poolla, Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sciences, India
Miguel Porrua, Organization of American States, USA
Singh Ramanjeet, Institute of Management & Technology, India
Saeed Saqib, University of Siegen, Germany
M. P. Satija, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Tino Schuppan, The Postdam University Institute for eGovernment, Germany
Bharati Sen, SNDT Women’s University, India
Christian Serarols, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Jamal Shahin, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carlos Nunes Silva, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Pawan Kumar Tiwari, St. Ann’s College, Assam, India
Teresa Torres, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Kumar Vilendar, Fortune Institute of International Business, India
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MISSION OF IJICTHD:
Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development. The primary objective of IJICTHD is to create awareness of how ICTs can contribute to human development in several areas. IJICTHD describes the link between ICTs and human development (which includes economic, social and political development), identifies the potential applications of ICTs for the development of human beings, and provides insightful analysis about those factors (also contextual and institutional ones) that affect ICTs for human development initiatives. This journal also proposes strategies (to both governments and international cooperation organizations) to move forward and to address future challenges.
RECOMMENDED TOPICS:
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:
Digital divide
ICTs and agriculture
ICTs and citizen participation
ICTs and commerce
ICTs and culture
ICTs and disasters management
ICTs and economic development
ICTs and education
ICTs and ethics
ICTs and gender equality
ICTs and governance
ICTs and health
ICTs and human empowerment
ICTs and human rights
ICTs and international cooperation
ICTs and poverty alleviation
ICTs and the environment
ICTs and innovation
Knowledge for development
Policy making with regard to ICTs for development
SUBMITTING TO IJICTHD:
Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guidelinessubmission.pdf PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically to email@hakik.org by ****** NO LATER THAN August 30, 2013. ******
PUBLISHER:
The International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference”, “Business Science Reference”, and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.
All inquiries and submissions should be should be directed to the attention of:
Hakikur Rahman
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development
E-mail: email@hakik.org
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