Call for Papers

General Editors-in-Chief (EiC) Dr. Simon Fong (University of Macau, Macau)

In this decade, with advancements in data mining, many new models and tools in discovering knowledge and extracting intelligence brought forth revolutionary developments in information technology (IT) applications in business world as well as other industries. Some examples are intelligent agents, knowledge-driven trading systems, optimized scheduler for logistics, decision support systems, forecasting applications, and other emerging collective intelligence applications such as Web 2.0. Data mining can be viewed as the core underlying techniques that enable the IT applications with actionable intelligence and knowledge. While Data Mining evolves with innovative learning algorithms and knowledge discovery techniques, IT applications harness the results of data mining for becoming more intelligent than ever. IJMIA, which stands for International Journal on Data Mining and Intelligent Information Technology Applications, is a platform for the two research directions to converge. It aims to provide an intellectual forum for researchers in academia, and practitioners and engineers from IT industries to present their latest research findings and to identify future challenges in this novel combination of research areas. IJMIA serves as a convergent point for sparking new ideas and generating new synergies from experts of the two fields. Technical Themes of Interest We especially encourage paper submissions from the two categories of topics: Data mining and Intelligent IT applications, ranging from theories, algorithms, analysis, models, designs, applications to industry experiences. Topics include but not necessarily limited to the following areas: Group 1) Core Data Mining Topics: - Data Pre-Processing, Data Transformation and Dimensionality Reduction - Feature Extraction and Feature Selection - Data Mining Algorithms - Data Analytics Foundations - Real-time Mining, Data Stream Mining, and Dynamic Data Mining - Visual Mining and Data Visualization - Statistical Learning Theory and Neural Network Research - Graph Mining and Semi-Structured Data - Spatial and Temporal Data Mining - Uncertainty Modeling in Data Mining - Web Mining Group 2) Information Technology Applications Related Topics: - E-Commerce, E-Business and E-Learning - Web Information Systems - Web Content Generation and Management - Telecommunication and Wireless Communications - Database Technology - Data Modeling and Engineering - Multimedia Technology - Healthcare Applications and Medical Diagnosis - Security and Forensic Applications - IT Software Development and Methodology - IT Applications for Agriculture Management - Other Industrial Applications - The Latest Advances in IT Group 3) Data Mining For Intelligent IT Application Topics: - Convergence of Data Mining and Intelligent IT Applications - How Data Mining Techniques have been used in IT Applications - Novel Applications of Intelligent IT Techniques for Complex Systems - Robustness and Scalability Issues of Intelligent IT Techniques - Agent-based Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery - Intelligent Multi-gent Systems - Intrusion Detection and Access Control Techniques - Data-mining Applications for Terrorist Network Tracing - Crime Modeling, Fraud and Misuse Detection - Credit Scoring, Financial Modeling and Forecasting - CRM, e-Marketing and e-Commerce Recommender - Web Intelligence - Prediction Systems - Knowledge Management - Decision Analysis and Decision Support Systems - Industrial Applications of Business Analytics and Optimization - Performance Evaluation in Intelligent IT applications - Emerging Intelligent IT Applications and Lessons Learned

Submission: Authors are cordially invited to submit papers in IJMIA's web site. In order to submit the paper, you have to be registered in our web site. If you have some problems with paper submission or with registration in IJMIA's web site, please feel free to contact Dr. Yun Ji Na(ijmia@aicit.org, Managing and Executive Publication Editor-in-Chief).

Paper Types: We welcome all kinds of the papers, reports and articles which can give meaningful information to other authors/members. - Original Research papers - Technical Reports - Technical Articles - Surveys and/or Analysis of the New Trends We invite you to submit a letter of 4-6 pages (between 3000-4000 words in length) or a full paper of 8-14 pages (more than 5000 words in length).

FORMAL CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE

Papers will only be published in English. Each typescript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been submitted for publication elsewhere in English. Previous presentation at a conference, or publication in another language, should be disclosed. All papers are refereed, and the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to refuse any typescript, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and/or modifications before publication. Typescripts which have been accepted become the property of AICIT. It is a condition of acceptance that copyright shall be vested in AICIT.

Publication and Review Period

Publication - Biannually (March 31, September 30, 2 times in a year)

Review - 4-6 weeks, by 3-4 reviewers

Call for Colleagues (Associate Editors-in-Chief, Editors, Editors-in-Chief of Topics) We are inviting some scholars who serve the journal as editors, associate editors-in-chief and editors-in-chief of topics. If you want to be colleagues, please visit the website and submit your information. For more details, please visit the menus and see the conditions. - Call for Editors and Associate Editors-in-Chief: http://www.aicit.org/ijmia/calls/call_for_editors.html?jname=IJMIA - Call for Editors-in-Chief of Topics: http://www.aicit.org/ijmia/calls/cfeic.html?jname=IJMIA

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Publication Ethics

The journals of AICIT strictly adhere to the publication ethics outlined below and prohibit any malpractices regarding publication. Ethical standards for publication encourage high-quality scientific research and papers and thus very important for the development of promising and respected network of knowledge. In this regard we declare publication ethics for authors, editors, reviewers and publisher itself.

• Duties of Authors (Taboos)

Falsification of data - Range from fabrication to deceptive reporting of findings and omission of conflicting data, or willful distortion of data, which disgrace the scientific mind and research and implant mistrust.
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• Duties of Editors and Reviewers

The journals of AICIT has a Double-blind peer review process, which includes two reviewers from editors and one from invited reviewer from experienced professors or doctors and author recommends 3 additional reviewers. After 3 to 6 reviewers review the paper, the editor-in-chief makes the final decision.
Editors and reviewers during the review process should follow the principles stated below:

- Fair play
- Confidentiality
- Promptness
- Contribution to the final decision
- Standards of Objective
- Acknowledgement of Source
- Disclosure and Conflicts of interest

• Duties of the Publisher

Advanced Institute of Convergence Information Technology (AICIT) as a respected and credible international journal, ensures that we strictly observe principles and standards on ethical matters and are strongly against any malpractices regarding publication, maintaining the integrity of the published record and publishing the most objective and unbiased information possible. We also do not allow advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue to have any influence on our publication decision as well as our journals cannot be used for personal or commercial interests. AICIT always works for the development of information convergence in science, technology and many others.