Open for Online Submissions:
ICIS 2010 submissions are open from Monday, February 1, 2010 until Monday, May 3, 2010, 11:59pm central time at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/icis2010.   

All submission types (completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, teaching cases, and panels) must adhere to the submission guidelines outlined in this webpage.  No submissions will be accepted after midnight (central time), May 3, 2010.

Author Notification Date: Authors will be notified about whether their submission is accepted, conditionally accepted, or rejected by Friday, July 30, 2010.

Author Revisions Due Date: Authors must have their final submissions submitted in the proper format to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/icis2010 by Wednesday, September 8, 2010 by 11:59pm central time.

Author Registration Due Date: At least one author of every accepted submission and all members of every accepted panel must register for the conference by October 31, 2010.

The ICIS 2010 Program Committee invites submissions across 20 tracks, including our theme track of "Gateway to the Future".

There are four types of submissions:

• Completed Research Papers (submitted to Track 1 through Track 19).
• Research-in-Progress papers (submitted to Track 1 through Track 19).
• Teaching Cases (submitted to IS Curriculum, Education, and Teaching Cases Track only).
• Panel Proposals (submitted to the Panels Track only).

Language: English is the language of the conference and all submissions.

Originality: Submissions to ICIS 2010 must be original; submissions cannot have been published or accepted in a journal or conference proceedings, nor presented at another conference. Further, submissions must not be currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere.

Template: All submissions must be in Microsoft® Word .DOC format or Microsoft ® Word .DOCX format and must use the submission template provided in the ICIS 2010 website. Instructions for using the template are provided on the ICIS 2010 instructions document. Files submitted in other word processing formats or that do not use this template will not be considered for review.

Formatting Requirements.  Authors enter the submission title, abstract, keywords, and author information in the menus prompted by ManuscriptCentral.  The body of the submission (text, figures, tables, and references) should be stored in one file in Microsoft® Word .DOC format or Microsoft ® Word .DOCX format and must use the submission template provided in the ICIS 2010 website. Instructions for using the template are provided on the ICIS 2010 instructions document. Files submitted in other word processing formats or that do not use this template will not be considered for review.  Any submission that deviates from formatting requirements will be rejected without review.

Length Requirements:  Each type of submission (completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, teaching cases, and panels) has different page length requirements.  See Additional requirements specific to each type of submission.  Any submission that exceeds page length limits will be rejected without review.

How to Submit: All submissions are to be made via the ICIS 2010 submission system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/icis2010.  After creating an account and logging on to the ManuscriptCentral site, the authors should go to "Author Center" to submit their completed research paper, research-in-progress paper, teaching case, or panel proposal. For detailed instructions on how to submit in ManuscriptCentral, please see Author Submission Instructions for ManuscriptCentral.

Please note that once a manuscript has been submitted to the online submission system it CANNOT be altered, amended, changed, corrected, edited, or revised. Once a submission has been made, it is final. One can, however, upload a manuscript and not submit. Such manuscripts can be altered and re-uploaded until they are submitted. To be considered for ICIS 2010, manuscripts must be submitted by the deadline listed above.

Track and Type: When submitting online, you must select a track and a paper type (completed research paper, research-in-progress paper, teaching case, or panel proposal). If your paper seems suitable for more than one track, please submit it to the one track where you deem the paper would make the most important contribution. Under no circumstances should the same paper be submitted to more than one track. See the list of tracks at http://icis2010.aisnet.org/tracks.htm.

Number and Order of Authors: After initial submission, authors cannot be added to or deleted from completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, or teaching cases. Track and Program Chairs may suggest changes in the slate of presenters for panels.

Figures: All figures and illustrations must be inserted into your Word .DOC or Word .DOCX file as either JPG or GIF format (other formats or embedded graphic objects will not convert to PDF correctly).  For more instructions regarding figures, please see submission template.

Track Changes Feature must be Off: Be certain to accept all changes and turn track changes “off” before uploading your paper to the ICIS 2010 Review System.

Anonymize Completed Research Papers, Research-in-Progress Papers, and Teaching Cases for Blind Review: Author name(s) should not appear in the body of the paper (including the abstract). Eliminate references to your institutions, your sponsors, your unpublished work, and your published work if done in a way that identifies you as author. To aid in making your paper anonymous, leave Acknowledgements blank until the final version prepared for the Proceedings. Delete author and institution information from document properties. To do this in MS Word, click on Tools>>Options, and then click on the Security tab. Under Privacy Options, select "Remove personal information from file properties on save."  Panel proposal submissions do not have to be made anonymous for blind review.

Review Process: Completed Research Papers, Research-in-Progress Papers and Teaching Cases will be prescreened for conformity with submission guidelines and for overall appropriateness for the conference. Papers that pass the initial screening processes will be double-blind reviewed.  Panel submissions will not be blind reviewed.

In addition to the general submission requirements, additional requirements for each submission type are provided below.

C.1. Additional Requirements: Completed Research Papers

Completed research papers should have completed analyses and documentation of results. Completed research papers should be similar to journal submissions, but shorter.

Review Criteria for Completed Research Papers:

• Topic is relevant to a track’s theme.
• Objectives are clear and well-described.
• Paper is written clearly.
• Paper will draw an audience.
• Paper is well organized and flows logically.
• Literature review is appropriate.
• Methodology is appropriate (if relevant).
• Analyses are appropriate (if relevant).
• Evidence supports authors’ arguments (if relevant).
• Paper makes a useful contribution

Completed Research Paper Page Limit Requirements: Completed research papers must not exceed fourteen (14) single-spaced pages and must conform to the ICIS 2010 submission template and follow the instructions document. The 14 pages must include all text, figures, and tables. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this page count.

C.2. Additional Requirements: Research-in-Progress Papers

Research-in-progress papers typically represent work that is incomplete, yet promising.

Accepted research-in-progress papers will be presented in an interactive format as posters during ICIS 2010, and abstracts will appear in the ICIS 2010 Proceedings. Authors of accepted research-in-progress papers will be required to bring poster-size presentations (in LARGE TYPE format, with a maximum overall size of 36”x48” (91cm x 122cm) for display at their interactive session.  

This year, authors of accepted research-in-progress papers are also invited to create a video archive of their presentation.  The video archive will be stored on the AIS website after the conference. The video archive is optional.  When video formatting requirements are finalized, they will be posted on this Web site. 

Review Criteria for Research-in-Progress Papers:

• Topic is relevant to a track’s theme.
• Objectives are clear and well-described.
• Paper is written clearly.
• Paper will draw an audience.
• Paper is well organized and flows logically.
• Literature review is appropriate.
• Methodology is appropriate (if relevant).
• Analyses are appropriate (if relevant—many RIP papers may not yet have data to analyze).
• Evidence supports authors’ arguments (if relevant).
• Paper makes a useful contribution or has the potential to make a contribution.

Research-in-Progress Page Limit Requirements: Research-in-progress papers must not exceed 7 single-spaced pages and must conform to the ICIS 2010 submission template and follow the instructions document. The 7 pages must include all text, figures, and tables. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this page count.

C.3. Additional Requirements: Teaching Cases

We invite teaching cases that would be useful to the field as pedagogical materials that students would find exciting and thoughtful.

Teaching cases may only be submitted to the IS Curriculum, Education, and Teaching Cases track.

Review Criteria for Teaching Cases:

• Case clarity: The case is clearly written and readable for a student audience.
• Issue identification and development: The key issues in the case are well-developed and identifiable by a student reader.
• Completeness: The case includes the information necessary for conducting an appropriate analysis of the issue(s) raised.
• Relevance: The case addresses a topic of importance to IS practice. The students will learn something important from studying it. The case has “substance.”
• Interest: The case is presented in an interesting way. It addresses a topic likely to sustain a student’s interest. The instructor will find it interesting to teach.
• Effectiveness of exhibits: The case exhibits are helpful to the student and useful for teaching the case.
• Teaching Note: Literature integration: The authors have effectively utilized existing literature (concepts, models, frameworks, news reports, etc.) for teaching the case.
• Teaching Note: Overall utility: The information provided is developed well enough to help an instructor in preparing to teach the case.

Teaching Case Page Limit Requirements: The teaching case must not exceed fourteen (14) single-spaced pages and the teaching note must not exceed five (5) single-spaced pages.  Both the teaching case and teaching note must conform to the ICIS 2010 submission template and follow the instructions document. The page limits must include all text, figures, and tables for the teaching case and teaching note.  The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from these page limits.

C.4. Additional Requirements: Panel Proposals

Panel sessions bring together researchers with complementary or conflicting perspectives on a research topic or another issue of importance to the IS field.

Required Elements of Panel Proposals: Please note that your panel proposal should include six main sections. The six required sections are:

1. Introduction: General description of the panel or issues to be discussed or debated.
2. Controversial Issues and Panelists' Positions: Issues that will be discussed and the names of those who will take opposing viewpoints; identification of proponents and opponents is required for all debates.
3. Panel Structure: Description of the format of interaction among participants and with the audience.
4. Participation Statement: If the proposal is accepted, all participants have made a commitment to attend the conference and serve on the panel.
5. Biographies: A brief description of each participant’s background, including expertise related to the topic and views of the issues.
6. References, as appropriate.

Review Criteria:

• Panel Topic: Topic is controversial  and invites debate.
• Panel Topic: Topic is leading edge.
• Panel Format: Panel focuses on discussion and avoids presenting papers.
• Panel Format: Panel format is innovative and involves the audience.
• Panelists:  Panelists are leaders and/or well-published in the panel topic area.
• Panelists: Panelists represent a diversity of opinions and present opposing viewpoints.
• Panelists: Panelists are from at least two geographic regions.
• Panel Interest: It is likely the panel will draw a wide audience.

Panel Proposal Page Limit Requirements: The panel proposal must not exceed five (5) single-spaced pages and must conform to the ICIS 2010 submission template and follow the instructions document. The 5 page count must include all text, figures, and tables. Abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this page count.