CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR) on Web Search and E-Commerce Overview Accessing business and e-commerce information on the Web is becoming an everyday activity for many people in the digital age. Web search engines are an important element of e-business and e-commerce. Web queries are a primary means for translating people's business product, service and information needs for e-commerce. The level of business and e-commerce Web searching is a major subject of interest, particularly in the United States. This Special Edition of the JECR "Call for Papers" addresses the need for a better understanding of the use of Web search engines for e-commerce, including the development of Web search engines for e-commerce, e-commerce Website engines, etc. Questions that are of interest to this special issue include: How do consumers use Web search engines for e-commerce? What are the criteria of a good e-commerce Web search engines? How effective are Web search engines for e-commerce search? What are the different approaches and dimensions to evaluate e-commerce Web search engine usability? and What are the challenges and issues involved in the design and use of Web search engines for e-commerce? Purpose of the Special Issue The purpose of this special issue is to encourage discussion and communication of important research issues that underpin Web search as an important aspect of e-commerce and to showcase interesting and significant research work in this critical area. Specifically, the issue proposes to compile a succinct body of research efforts that examine various issues related to Web search and e-commerce, thereby advancing our understanding of an important e-commerce dimension while at the same time providing a point of departure for continued investigative efforts. Of particular relevance to the described focus are papers about design, evaluation and use of Web search engines for e-commerce, consumer behaviors on Web search engines, and cultural and cross-cultural research. The issue, however, will not be restricted to these topics; rather, it welcomes reports of theoretical or empirical research that examines pertinent issues related to Web search and e-commerce. This special issue will be of interest to researchers, e-commerce Web site developers and the Web industry. List of possible topics: E-Commerce Web search engines design Evaluation of E-Commerce Web search engines Consumer behaviors studies Cross-cultural comparisons E-Commerce search effectiveness Submission of Manuscripts All submissions must be in English, should represent original work done by the authors, and must NOT have been published, accepted for publication, or be presently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared according to the submission guidelines of Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR). Reviews of the submitted manuscripts will proceed in accordance with JECR's editorial policy. Submissions should be by electronic transmission ONLY (using a Word file attachment) and must be sent to both guest editors. Amanda Spink Faculty of Information Technology Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point Campus, 2 George St, GPO Box 2434 Brisbane QLD 4001 Australia Tel: 61-7-3864-9583 Email: ah.spink@qut.edu.au Bernard J. Jansen College of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State University 329F IST Building, University Park, PA 16802 Tel: 814-865-6459. Email: jjansen@ist.psu.edu Important Dates March 1, 2007 Deadline for submission May 1, 2007 Preliminary notices to authors October 1, 2007 Deadline for re-submission of selected papers January 30, 2008 Final acceptance following revisions May 2008 Publication of special issue ________________________________ Jim Jansen | College of Information Sciences and Technology | The Pennsylvania State University | 329F Information Sciences and Technology Building | University Park, PA 16802 | Office: 814-865-6459 | Fax: 814-865-6426 | Email: jjansen@acm.org | URL: http://ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/jjansen/ <http://ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/jjansen/> | Blog: http://jimjansen.blogspot.com/ <http://jimjansen.blogspot.com/>