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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DOCTORAL STUDIES (IJDS)

Call for Papers
(Apologies for duplicate and/or cross postings)
http://www.ijds.org/

IJDS is seeking submissions of well-developed papers in the area of
doctoral studies (see
full list below) for Volume 4, 2009.

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International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS) (http://ijds.org/) is an
academically peer reviewed journal. All submissions are blind refereed by
three or more peers. Papers accepted for publication by IJDS appear online
as accepted. Papers published online at http://ijds.org/, are available to
colleagues around the world without charge and without regard to
membership. Papers are also printed annually in print and on CD.

IJDS, an official publication of the Informing Science Institute (ISI)
(http://informingscience.org/), is now accepting submissions for Volume 4,
2009.

MISSION:
The mission of the IJDS is to provide readers worldwide with high quality
peer-reviewed scholarly articles on a wide variety of issues in doctoral
studies using the Informing Science framework. The editorial objective of
IJDS is the facilitation of knowledge enhancement related to doctoral
studies in areas such as (but not limited to): informing science,
information systems, information technology, information science,
information security, and information technology/systems education. IJDS
especially encourages publications authored by faculty members who
actively supervise doctoral students. Joint publications between faculty
members and their doctoral students are also encouraged.

COVERAGE:
IJDS is an interdisciplinary forum that publishes high quality articles on
theory, practice, innovation, meta-analysis and research that cover all
aspects of doctoral studies. Book reviews are also welcome, if applicable
to the mission of IJDS. Authors may use body of knowledge from business,
information systems, computer science, education,
psychology, engineering, anthropology, and such. Papers that essentially
cover "teaching tips", "best practices" or unstructured anecdotal data are
not considered for publication. In additions to the topics mentioned
above, other topics of interest to IJDS include (but not limited) to the
following:

• Admissions Criteria
• Advisement
• Attrition and Persistence
• Career Path and Employment
• Climate and Support for Doctoral Study
• Comparative Studies (e.g. U.S. versus EU models)
• Comprehensive Exams
• Copyright and Intellectual Property
• Dissertation Committee
• Diversity
• Doctoral Faculty Qualifications
• Family Support
• Historical and Philosophical Foundations of DS
• Innovative Doctoral Programs
• Statistical Skills, and Computer Skills
• Online Doctoral Programs
• Oral Defense
• Outcomes Assessment
• Practitioner Doctorate
• Public Policy and Doc Studies
• Research Assistant
• Research Competence
• Research Doctorate
• Research Ethics
• Research Grants
• Research Methods and Traditions
• Residency Requirement
• Structure of Doctoral Programs
• Writing Skills

Please consider submitting a well-developed paper to IJDS. To view the
author's guidelines, references style, and paper submission process,
please visit http://www.ijds.org/.

For additional information contact:
Yair Levy, Editor-in-Chief (editor@ijds.org)
IJDS is an official publication of the Informing Science Institute (ISI)
HTML version of the call for papers is available via: http://www.ijds.org/

Sincerely,
Yair Levy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Nova Southeastern University
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
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Tel.: 954-262-2006 Fax: 954-262-3915
E-mail: levyy@nova.edu URL: http://scis.nova.edu/~levyy/
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The author of "Assessing the Value of e-Learning Systems"
(ISBN#: 1591407265) Additional information via:
http://www.igi-pub.com/books/details.asp?id=5060
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Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS)
http://www.ijds.org/
An official publication of the Informing Science Institute (ISI)
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Associate Editor, the International Journal of Web-based Learning and
Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT). An official publication of the
Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)
http://www.igi-pub.com/journals/details.asp?id=4286
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Co-Chair, Miniconference on Doctoral Studies in the Annual meeting of the
Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2008, Baltimore , MD.
http://www.decisionsciences.org/Annualmeeting/
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"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?" -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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"Learning is a critical part of the dissertation process.
Those who don't wish to learn, drop!" -- A humble diss chair (me...)
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