Keynotes

Professor John Carroll
Edward M. Frymoyer Professor of Information Sciences and Technology,
Pennsylvania State University, USA

Professor Robert Tennyson
Univ. of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development, USA

Editor in Chief, Computers in Human Behavior, Eslevier

Professor Amit Sheth

Wright State University
Director: Kno.e.sis Center, USA

Editor in Chief, International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, IGI-Global

Dr. Ambjorn Naeve
Director, Knowledge Management Research Group,

Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Co-Editor in Chief, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Inderscience

SUBMISSIONS STILL OPEN TILL 30th August 2008

Submissions are welcome and will be considered for publication directly to the 14 International Journals that sponsor the summit and in the Springer official Post Conference Proceedings. Note that already developed the two volumes of Conference Proceedings Springer LNCS/LNAI 5288 and Springer CCIS 19 Volumes with 158 papers published.

ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM IS OPEN:

Our online paper submission system is open. It is hosted on EASYCHAIR.

Follow the link and submit your paper: SUBMIT NOW

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wsks2008

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS WITH ACCEPTED PAPERS

WSKS 08- The 1st ATHENS WORLD SUMMIT ON THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Guidelines  for Camera Ready Paper Submission

SPRINGER OFFICIAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Dont Forget also to download and send the Copyright Transfer Form:

CAMERA READY PAPER template:

[Important note: The sample file we had put here had a mistake. Please use the folloign template!!]

Use any of the following Templates Provided by Springer LNCS:

http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0

USE the specified template for preparing your camera ready accepted paper for publication in SPRINGER LNCS or SPRINGER CCIS proceedings.

Length Limitations:

1. For Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science Proceedings

Full Research Papers: 8-10pages maximum

2. For SPRINGER Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Series Proceedings

Full Research Papers: 8 Pages max

Research in Progress Papers: 6 pages max

Vision Articles/Position Articles: 6 pages max

WSKS 08- The 1st ATHENS WORLD SUMMIT ON THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Camera Ready Paper Submission Procedure

1. Use Template
2. Save as a word document  your camera ready paper with this standard: WSKS-NumberProvidedbyEasyChairSystem-MainAuthorSurname

e.g. WSKS-140-LYTRAS

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Template for Invited Papers for Journals Publication in one of the Inderscience Sponsoring Journals of the Summit:

For the articles invited for extended version consideration for publication in one of the sponsoring Inderscience Journals use THIS template for preparing your extended version:

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A GREAT THANK YOU!

273 SUBMISSIONS and still submissions open

IMPORTANT DATES

25th June 2008 : Papers Submission for Main Tracks

3Oth June 2008: For the Miniconferences

ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM IS OPEN:

Our online paper submission system is open. It is hosted on EASYCHAIR.

Follow the link and submit your paper: SUBMIT NOW

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wsks2008

PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLE AS AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO THE FOLLOWING MAIL:

OPENRESEARCHSOCIETY@GMAIL.COM

[In the attachment provide a cover page including: TITLE - Co-Authors Details - Abstracts - Keywords - Track]

Note: It is recommended to use the following template for your submission, since the same formatting will be used for our proceedings. Don't forget while you submitting your article to specify the Main Track for which it is submitted.

Templates for Submission:

It is recommended [but not necessary to this stage] to use the following template for submissions:

Note: Please download and read the guidelines first and after right click and save the Template which activates macros in MS World in order to make very fast the correct format.

TEMPLATE [.dot]

Guidelines on how to use it read in this file:

Guidelines

Important dates

25TH JUNE 2008 - Submission of full papers

25th June 2008 - Notification of acceptance/rejection to authors

25th July 2008 - Camera ready papers

Submissions

High-quality research submission on any of the topics of the event are sought. The conference organizes a main track around the five principal topics:

- Government and Democracy in the Knowledge Society
- Research and Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Society
- Social and Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society
- Information Technologies for the Knowledge Society
- Education, Culture, Business, Tourism, Entertainment in the Knowledge Society

In addition to the main tracks, special tracks for specific aspects covered by these five main topics will be organized.

Types of Submissions

The 1st World Summit on the Knowledge Society encourages the following types of submissions:

- Full Research Articles: Maximum 10 pages

Full Research Papers [maximum 10 pages]
Reviews should focus on the following guidelines when submitting full research papers: The key objective is the presentation of research outcomes and the length should be 3,000-4,500 words. The evaluation factors include 20% theoretical background, 40%significance of propositions, 20% quality of writing, and 20% discussion of implications.

Research Papers in Progress [maximum 6 pages]
The key objective is to outline interesting future research outlets, while keeping the length from 2,000-2,500. The evaluation factors include 30% theoretical background, 30% methodology outlined, 20% quality of writing, and 20% research problem description.

Case studies [maximum 6 pages]
Reviewers should focus on the objective: discussion of real world implementations, while keeping it at the length of 3,000-3,500 words. Evaluation factors include: Research Issues (30%), Promotion of theory & Practice (30%), Discussion of outcomes (20%), and Quality of writing (20%).

Literature Review Papers [maximum 6 pages]
When submitting literature review papers, please focus on the main objective: Intensive Critiques of literature / Gaps for possible research. The evaluation factors will include: theoretical background (40%), critical thinking (20%), discussion of gaps in theory (20%), and quality of writing (20%).

Critique of Clusters of Knowledge Society projects [maximum 10 pages]
Please keep the key objective as the evaluation of outcomes when submitting a 3,000-5,000 word critique. The evaluations factors will include: methodologies used (50%), discussion of performance gaps (30%), and the quality of writing (20%).

Vision papers [maximum 8 pages]
Please keep the key objective as crafting roadmaps for the future when submitting a 2,000-4,000 words paper. The evaluation factors will include: innovation (50%), theory and technology exploitation (20%), and the quality of writing (20%).

Submission
Authors are asked to submit their manuscripts for evaluation by e-mail as a file attachment in Microsoft Word or RTF (Rich Text Format) to openresearchsociety@gmail.com and also through the online submission system that will be operate from 20th of March, 2008.

The main body of the e-mail message should contain the title of the paper and the names and addresses of all authors. Manuscripts must be in English. Manuscripts must also be accompanied by an abstract of 100-150 words, precisely summarizing the mission and object of the manuscript.

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:

Katerina Pitsa, Summit Publications Officer
E-Mail: openresearchsociety@gmail.com

Guidelines:

ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM

It will be accessible from here from 20th of March, 2008.

Ten Special Issues in TOP Journals

listed in ISI SCI/SSCI Thomson Scientific JCR indexes with impact factors ragning from 0.5 to 1.6

DEADLINE: 5TH AND 2TH JUNE 2008

Note: The deadlines for all special issues are 5th June - The papers must be presented in Summit and Registered. This is an incentive for people to contribute to Summit Success. And it compensates the efforts of researchers. In Simple words 85 articles from Summit will be published in ISI SCI/SCCI Journals [extended versions will be required] We would be happy to see you in Athens Summit, presented your article!!

IEEE Transactions on Man Systems And Cybernetics
PART A: Systems and Humans

Special Issue on:

The Human Semantic Web
Personalization, Management of Personal Knowledge and Identity, Systems for the Knowledge Society

Download CFP

Computers in Human Behavior, Elsevier
Impact Factor: 0.808 (ISI Thomson, 2006)

Special Issue on:

"Social & Humanistic Computing for the Knowledge Society - Emerging Technologies for the Society and the Humanity"

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Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Special Issue on:

Advances of Semantic Web and Web 2.0 for Computer Assisted Learning: Towards Personalized and Adaptive Learning

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Interactive Learning Environments

Special Issue on:

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

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Journal of Database Management

Special Special Section on

Information Technologies - Knowledge Management Systems -
E-business & Enterprise Information Systems for the Knowledge Society

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International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems

Special Special Section on

Semantic Web and Ontologies: Applications

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International Journal of Technology Management

Special Issue on

Strategic Management of Information Technology
and Information Systems for the Knowledge
Society

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In simple words, 85 articles from Summit will be published in ISI SCI/SCCI Journals

[extended versions will be required]. We would be happy to see you in Athens Summit.

Sumbit your article!!

Follow the link and submit your paper: SUBMIT NOW

Quick Links to Special Issues Call for Papers

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Special Issue on Computers in Human Behavior: Click for more
Special Issue on Interactive Learning Environments: Click for more
Special Issue on International Journal of Technology Management: Click for more
Special Issue on Information Sciences: Click for more
Special Section on International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems: Click for more
Special Issue on Journal of Database Management: Click for more
Special Issue on Journal of Computer Assisted Learning: Click for more