International Journal of Web Science  (IJWS)
ISSN (Online): 1757-8809  -  ISSN (Print): 1757-8795

Published in 4 issues per year  (View Subscription Price)

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   Objectives

The objectives of IJWS are to present and stimulate the advances of new theories, the future development of new models, new methodologies and new tools for building a variety of embodiments of web-based systems and applications. The journal also aims to establish an effective channel of communication between decision makers, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the academic research and practical deployment of web science. IJWS provides a high-quality platform for this purpose.

   Readership

IJWS provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers working in the fields of web theories, services, applications, standards and tools to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.

   Contents

IJWS is devoted to the publication of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in web science. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews and technical notes are invited for publication. Special attention will be given to papers focusing on new advances in web theories and technologies. Special Issues devoted to important topics in web science and technologies will occasionally be published.

   Subject Coverage

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Agents and the semantic Web
• Databases on the Web
• Dependability
• E-crime
• E-government
• E-business
• E-community
• E-learning
• E-science
• Hypertext/hypermedia
• Languages on the Web
• Mobile and pervasive computing
• Network infrastructures
• Performance and scalability
• Searching, indexing, classification, retrieval, querying and data mining
• Social networking
• Security, trust and privacy
• The law and the Web
• The Web as an educational tool
• The Web in the developing world
• User interfaces
• Virtual reality
• Web art
• Web engineering
• Web services and service-oriented computing
• Web standards

   Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted). All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors is available.

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

To submit a paper, please go to Submissions of Papers

All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. Please include in your email the title of the Journal.

   Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Prof. Yuhang Yang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Department of Electronics Engineering
200240 Shanghai
CHINA
yhyangsjtugmail.com

Editors

Dr. Maode Ma
Associate Professor
Nanyang Technological University
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
SINGAPORE
emdmantu.edu.sg

Dr. Rongbo Zhu
South-Central University for Nationalities
College of Computer Science
Minyuan road 708
Wuhan 430074
CHINA
rbzhustergmail.com

Associate Editors

Prof. Rocco Aversa
Second University of Naples
Department of Information Engineering
Real Casa dell'Annunziata via Roma, 29
81031 Aversa(CE)
ITALY

Dr. Woralak Kongdenfha
Naresuan University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Phitsanulok, 65000
THAILAND

Dr. Huiye Ma
Eindhoven University of Technology
Design and Decision Support Systems
P. O. Box 513
5600MB, Eindhoven
NETHERLANDS

Prof. Pinar Senkul
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Department of Computer Engineering
ODTU Bilgisayar Muhendisligi Bolumu, B-110
06531 Ankara
TURKEY

Dr. K. D. Verma
Head of Department; Head of M. S. Research Lab
Shri Varshney College
Department of Physics
Aligarh 202001, Uttar Pradesh
INDIA

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Dr. Emile AartsEm
Philips Research Laboratories Eindhoven
Building WO-02
5656 AA Eindhoven
NETHERLANDS

Prof. Antonio BrogiAn
University of Pisa
Department of Computer Science
Largo B. Pontecorvo 3
56127 Pisa
ITALY

Prof. Xing CaiXi
Simula Research Laboratory
Post Box 134
NO-1325 Lysaker
NORWAY

Prof. Demian Antony D'MelloDe
St. Joseph Engineering College
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Mangalore, Karnataka 575 028
INDIA

Dr. Yi FangYi
Purdue University
Department of Computer Science
HAAS 266
West Lafayette, IN 47907
USA

Prof. Dr. Alois FerschaAl
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Institut für Pervasive Computing
Altenberger Straße 69
A-4040 Linz
AUSTRIA

Dr. Song HanSo
Curtin University of Technology
Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute
GPO Box U1987
Perth, WA 6845
AUSTRALIA

Prof. Dr. Ir. Geert-Jan HoubenGe
Delft University of Technology
Department of Software Technology
EWI/ST/WIS
PO Box 5031, Mekelweg 4
2600 GA Delft
NETHERLANDS

Prof. Chun-Che HuangCh
National Chi Nan University
Department of Information Management
#1, University Road
Pu-Li 545
TAIWAN

Prof. Matjaz B. JuricMa
University of Maribor
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Institute of Informatics
Smetanova 17
SI-2000 Maribor
SLOVENIA

Dr. Haklae KimHa
Senior Engineer, Service Platform Group
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
Media Solution Center, DMC
416, Maetan-3dong, Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-City, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Prof. Kyong-Ho LeeKy
Yonsei University
Department of Computer Science
134 Shinchon-dong Sudaemoon-gu
Seoul 120-749
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Dr. Xumin LiuXu
Assistant Professor
Rochester Institute of Technology
Department of Computer Science
102 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5608
USA

Dr. Zaki MalikZa
Assistant Professor
Wayne State University
Department of Computer Science
456 State Hall, 5143 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI. 48202
USA

Dr. Mimoun MalkiMi
Associate Professor
Djillali Liabes University of Sidi Bel-Abbes
Computer Science Department
EEDIS: Evolutionary Engineering & Distributed Information Systems Laboratory
Bp 89 , Route Vers Tlemcen
22000 Sidi Bel-Abbes
ALGERIA

Prof. Hamid McheickHa
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Département d'informatique et de mathématiques
555, Boulevard de l'Université
Chicoutimi, Québec G7H-2B1
CANADA

Dr. Brahim MedjahedBr
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Department of Computer & Information Science
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
USA

Dr. V. RaviV.
Associate Professor
Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT)
Castle Hills Road #1, Masab Tank
Hyderabad - 500 057 (AP)
INDIA

Elena SimperlEl
Senior Researcher
University of Innsbruck
STI Innsbruck
ICT Technologiepark
Technikerstr. 21a
6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA

Dr. Satyendra SinghSa
Professor and Director, Centre for Emerging Markets
University of Winnipeg
Faculty of Business and Economics
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9
CANADA

Dr. Krassen StefanovKr
Associate Professor; Head, University Computer Centre
Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
5 James Bouchier Blvd.
Sofia 1164
BULGARIA

Dr. Nitin UpadhyayNi
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS-PILANI)
Computer Science & Information Systems Group
Pilani Goa Campus
NH-17B Zuarinagar, Goa-403726
INDIA

Dr. Roman VaculinRo
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
19 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne
NY 10532
USA

Dr. Qi YuQi
Assistant Professor
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Computing and Information Sciences
102 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
USA

Dr. Wenbing ZhaoWe
Associate Professor
Cleveland State University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2121 Euclid Ave., SH332
Cleveland, OH 44115
USA