CFP - Special Issue on Process-Aware Information Systems

Special Issue of Information Systems on "Management and Engineering of Process-Aware Information Systems" Aims & Scope Process-Aware Information Systems (PAIS) are at the heart of an ongoing trend that has seen the attention of information systems engineers and managers shift from data and objects to the processes that an information system is intended to support, enable or enact. This trend has resulted in a myriad of methods and tools to support the analysis, design, implementation, execution and maintenance of information systems based on explicit process models. PAIS are complex systems in which managerial and organizational aspects are often entangled with system analysis, design and implementation aspects. An integrated understanding of these complementary aspects is essential to reap the potential benefits of PAIS. However, management and engineering aspects of PAIS have to date mostly been studied separately. On the one hand, the information systems engineering community has concentrated on PAIS analysis, design and implementation, using for example case handling systems, workflow technology, business process management systems or service-oriented architectures. On the other hand, the information systems management community has focused on the impact of information systems technology to support process-oriented organizations, or the management of cultural and organizational change to enable process improvement. Overall these research streams have remained isolated from one another, and no studies exist that fully embrace the holistic and boundary-spanning nature of PAIS. The aim of this special issue is to provide a forum to bridge the viewpoints of the information systems engineering community and the information systems management community, as it pertains to PAIS. The special issue explicitly advocates multi-disciplinary approaches that expand and integrate isolated research efforts in engineering and management of PAIS, or that bridge design-oriented with behavioral IS research efforts. Of particular interest to the special issue are studies showing how management and organizational aspects have an impact on the design and implementation of business processes, or how emerging technology frameworks and paradigms (such as service-oriented architectures, Web 2.0 and cloud computing) affect the management and organization of PAIS. Accordingly, the special issue encourages studies that use a mixed or multiple-method approach spanning empirical research and design science. About the Journal Information Systems (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/infosys) is an international, peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier that publishes articles concerning the design and implementation of languages, data models, algorithms, software and hardware for information systems. Schedule Initial paper submission: 15 January 2010 1st round feedback: 15 April 2010 Revised paper submission: 1 October 2010 2nd round feedback: 15 January 2011 Final paper submission: 15 April 2011 Acceptance notification: 15 May 2011 Camera-ready paper submission: 15 June 2011 Publication of special issue: 4th quarter 2011 Submission Full manuscripts must be submitted via the online submission system for Information Systems (http://ees.elsevier.com/is/). Please indicate that this is a submission to the Special Issue on Engineering and Management of PAIS. Authors should follow the guidelines for submissions to Information Systems, available from the Elsevier homepage: Manuscripts typically do not exceed 30 pages in length. Guest Editors Marlon Dumas, University of Tartu, Estonia Jan Recker, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Mathias Weske, Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Germany Enquiries should be addressed to Jan Recker (j.recker at qut..edu..au)