Springer-ECRJ JOURNAL CFP 2009

Springer-ECRJ JOURNAL CFP

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Special Issue of Electronic Commerce Research Journal on Trust and Privacy Aspects of Electronic Commerce

http://www.springer.com/business/business+information+systems/journal/10660 ---

Scope:

Although the internet has opened the door for businesses and consumers across the globe, many issues and challenges remain in order to take full advantage of this unprecedented opportunity. The lack of trust in online transactions is one of the main reasons for the relatively low electronic commerce adoption. Research on trust in e-commerce typically views trust as an important condition of successful commercial exchange. Consumers? trust in their online transactions is vital for the sustained progress and development of electronic commerce. More specifically, businesses engaged in electronic commerce can take advantage of current technologies that allow them to collect vast amounts of information about their customers. Therefore, techniques guaranteeing privacy in the management of customers? data in Web stores can help building trust by giving users a feeling of control on the vendor?s handling of their personal information.

The main objective of this Special Issue is to report the state-of-the-art research in this fast-growing area, and to propose new methods, techniques and approaches for enhancing both trustability and privacy of the electronic commerce applications.

Topics: Some suggested topics include but are not limited to: -- - Trust models, formalization, specification, analysis and reasoning - Reputation systems and architectures - Privacy issues - Legal aspects and law enforcement - Ethical aspects - Mechanisms for guaranteeing non-repudiation - Trust management frameworks for secure collaborations - Trust and privacy for electronic commerce - Legal issues related to the management of trust - Anonymity and privacy vs. accountability - Privacy and identity management in e-services - Robustness of trust and reputation systems - Distributed trust and reputation management systems - Human computer interaction aspects of privacy & trust - Applications of trust and reputation management in electronic commerce - Trusted platforms and trustworthy systems - Privacy and anonymity issues in trust negotiation

Submission Format and Review Guidelines: --- All papers are refereed through a peer review process. Concerning the preparation of the manuscript, please refer to the "For authors and editors" of the journal. The manuscript must be submitted in the form of PDF file to the following addresses: herrmann@item.ntnu.no or mozhgan@q2s.ntnu.no. The submission must include the title, abstract of your paper, and the corresponding author's name and affiliation. In addition, the papers, which have been previously presented in conferences, could be submitted to this special issue if they are substantially revised and enhanced by at least 30% from their earlier versions. Please include in your submission the subject line: "ECRJ Special Issue Submission".

Important Dates: - Paper submission: 15 March 2009 Acceptance notification: 15 August 2009 Final papers: 30 September 2009

Guest Editors: -- Prof. Peter Herrmann Dept. of Telematics Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Email: herrmann@item.ntnu.no

Mozhgan Tavakolifard Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Email: mozhgan@q2s.ntnu.no

-- Mozhgan Tavakolifard PhD Student Q2S-National Centre of Excellence Norwegian University of Science and Technology Phone: +47 73 592788 Fax: +47 73 592640 http://mozhgantavakolifard.com/ This CfP was obtained from WikiCFP