Calls for papers

 

International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database Systems

 

Special Issue on: "Agent and Multi-agents Systems in E-Business"

Guest Editor: Prof Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania

Agent and multi-agent systems are expected to give a significant impetus to all e-business application areas, such as trading and marketing, negotiation and contracting, supply chain management, etc. Significant work has already been undertaken over the past decade and more, as agents have been proposed as the next breakthrough in software development.

The main achivements include powerful multi-agent platforms based on standardised languages and architectures and innovative e-business applications. However, it is appreciated that for various reasons agent technologies have not achieved yet that level of maturity as required by advanced e-business applications. Many difficult research challenges remain, and much work is needed to adapt relevant existing agent technologies to the requirements of the new generation e-business systems.

Subject Coverage
The list of relevant topics concerns all aspects of agent and multi-agent systems from concepts and theoretical developments to advanced agent technologies and innovative applications, including, but not limited to:

• (Multi-)Agent concepts, methodologies, models and architectures
• (Multi-)Agent technologies including frameworks, benchmarking and performances
• (Multi-)Agent languages and algorithms
• (Multi-)Agent applications and experiences

applied to all major areas of modern e-business:

• Trading and e-commerce
• Manufacturing and logistics
• Tourism and travel
• Negotiation and contracting
• Supply chain management
• Business process management and re-engineering
• Marketing and customer relations management
• Content provision, digital rights management and intellectual property
• Trust and reputation

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page

Important Dates

Manuscript due: 30 June, 2007

First Notification: 31 August, 2007

Second Notification: 30 September, 2007

Final manuscript due: 31 October, 2007