Description:
The International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, international journal that publishes high-quality, original research about electronic government. Electronic government is broadly defined within topics such as but not limited to the... Show More
The International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, international journal that publishes high-quality, original research about electronic government. Electronic government is broadly defined within topics such as but not limited to the hardware and software technology, e-government adoption and diffusion, e-government policy, e-government planning and management, e-government applications, and e-government impacts. The journal also serves as a forum for scholars and practitioners to present theoretical and philosophical discussions on current issues relating to the practice of electronic government. IJEGR encourages submissions that reflect the wide and interdisciplinary nature of e-government as a subject and manuscripts that integrate technological disciplines with social, contextual and management issues.
Mission & Scope:
The mission of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) is to supply academicians, practitioners, and professionals with quality applied research results in the field of electronic/digital government, its applications, and impacts on governmental organizations around the world. This journal effectively and positively provides organizational and managerial directions... Show More
The mission of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) is to supply academicians, practitioners, and professionals with quality applied research results in the field of electronic/digital government, its applications, and impacts on governmental organizations around the world. This journal effectively and positively provides organizational and managerial directions with greater use and management of electronic/digital government technologies in organizations. IJEGR epitomizes the research available within e-government while exponentially emphasizing the expansiveness of this field.
Coverage:
- Accessibility and usability of e-government websites
- Administrative reform through e-government
- Assessment of e-government projects
- Avoidance of technology pitfalls in e-government development
- Building government-to-government enterprises
- Citizen-centric services
- Cyber public relations
- Digital government and online education
- Digital Rights Management
- E-government and digital divide
- E-government databases
- E-justice, law enforcement, and cyber crime
- Electronic government-to-business collaboration
- Electronic government-to-government collaboration
- Electronic healthcare (e-health) services
- Electronic Voting
- Enterprise architecture at various levels of government
- E-planning
- Evaluation of methodologies, approaches, tools, and techniques used for designing and implementing e-government systems
- Evaluation of public sector information systems
- Future directions of electronic government
- Governance and electronic democracy
- Identity management, data protection, and citizens’ privacy
- Immigration and digital government
- Impacts/implications of electronic government
- Implementing e-government systems in transition economics
- Information availability and access in e-government
- Information security in e-government
- Innovative applications and best practices in e-government
- Inter-agency information sharing in e-government and shared services
- International integration/collaboration of e-government
- IT management issues in e-government
- Local e-government implementation and diffusion
- Organizational and human factors influencing e-government adoption and diffusion
- Public and private partnership management
- Public sector and social inclusion/exclusion
- Social issues and trust in e-government
- Socio-economic factors influencing e-government adoption and diffusion
- Strategic management of e-government
- Technology adoption and diffusion in the public sector
- Theories, conceptual models, and frameworks for public sector information systems
- Transformational government and ICT enabled change in the public sector
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Under OA, all the articles are published under a Creative Commons (CC BY) license; therefore, the authors or funding body will pay a one-time
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- Typesetting, formatting and layout
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APC Subsidizing and Funding
To assist researchers in covering the costs of the APC in OA publishing, there are various sources of OA funding.
Additionally, unlike many other publishers, IGI Global offers flexible subsidies, 100% Open Access APC funding, discounts, and more.
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IGI Global recognizes that many researchers may not know where to begin when searching for OA funding opportunities. IGI Global recently launched an
Open Access Funding Resources page for researchers to browse.
This page provides a comprehensive list of OA funding sources available for researchers to secure funds for their various OA publications.
This journal is currently actively seeking new submissions. Interested authors should ensure that their article manuscript adheres to the journal's
submission guidelines
and
before you write page,
which include originality of the manuscript, APA formatting information and examples, manuscript requirements, and more. To submit an article for consideration,
please begin the submission process below.
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The International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) is owned and published by IGI Global.
International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) is editorially independent, with full authority of the journal's content falling to the Editor-in-Chief and the journal's
Editorial Board.
The In-House Editorial Office manages the publishing operations of the journal.
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Samantha Miduri
Development Editor - International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR)
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