Dear Prospective Authors:
I am delighted to inform you that this game-changing publishing initiative for bringing the best actionable insights on cybersecurity is entering its second year. The review team of highly accomplished business leaders and outstanding scholars have been doing an exceptional job in providing top quality feedback in a timely manner. In 2018, four papers were accepted for publication, one of which was published the same year. I am looking forward to another very productive year and made some modifications to the submission guidelines to make the review process even more efficient and effective.
Sincerely,
Dave Chatterjee
Senior Editor
Content Coverage
The following questions are representative of the desired scope of coverage by papers in the series:
1. What are the key elements of a comprehensive and robust approach to defending against various forms of cyberattacks on public and private sector organizations and infrastructure?
2. What are the key current and emerging technologies or techniques that we can leverage to effectively identify and respond to attacks?
3. What methods or approaches can organizations introduce to provide better intelligence about attacks against their networks and systems (thinking internal threat intelligence and honeypots)?
4. What role should senior leadership play in ensuring effective and mature cybersecurity governance practices?
5. What does it take to get senior leadership actively committed and engaged in securing sensitive data and systems?
6. How and why does preparation for protecting against cyber attacks differ across industries and organization types?
7. How and why are some organizations better than others in effectively executing cybersecurity plans?
8. What insights from prior research can guide managerial actions to secure the enterprise and its value chain partners?
9. What are some key challenges and hurdles during the varied phases of the information security planning and implementation process? What are some effective coping strategies?
10. Should investments in cybersecurity receive strategic priority and significance? Why or why not?
Review Process
Here is a quick overview of the manuscript review process:
1. Upon submission, the manuscript will go through an initial round of screening to assess suitability and fit.
2. Papers that make the first cut will go through a second round of review to assess quality of contribution and rigor of work.
3. Papers passing the two rounds will be suitably edited for publication.
4. The review process will not be dragged on and on. Suggestions for changes and improvements will be made only for those manuscripts with high potential and probability of addressing needed changes in a short period of time.
5. The target cycle time from submission to acceptance is approximately 3 months.
About The Journal
Now in its 29th volume, the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (JOCEC) disseminates and stimulates original research about relationships between computer/communication technology and the design, operations, and performance of organizations. This includes implications of the technologies for organizational structure and dynamics, technological advances to keep pace with changes of organizations and their environments, emerging technological possibilities for improving organizational performance, and the many facets of electronic business.
Key Value Propositions
Practitioner Feedback – Opportunity to get feedback from practitioners.
Possibly Enhance Research Grant Prospects – Could improve the probability of getting research grants.
Efficient Review Process – Very efficient review process; papers will not be sitting and gathering dust at the journal end.
Top Notch Quality – The published product will be top notch with actionable recommendations.
Great Visibility – The readership will include scholars and practitioners.
Publicity within the Practitioner Community – There will be a proactive effort to promote the accepted papers and authors among the global practitioner community.