CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME) ISSN: 2472-3126|EISSN: 2472-3134|DOI: 10.4018/IJICTRAME Formerly International Journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA)
Published by IGI Global Tentative Publication Date: June 2018 Full paper submission deadline: April 30, 2018 This is a call for Papers for Publication in a special issue of the IJICTRAME by the Computer Science Department of the University of Jos Nigeria. Submissions for this special issue will be double blind peer reviewed before being published in the IJICTRAME by IGI Global Publishers. This special issue is meant for original scholarly publications to promote research/researchers in Institutions in Nigeria and other West African Countries. IGI Global is a proven, trusted, and reliable source for publishing and disseminating cuttingedge resources that fuel innovations and inspire positive societal changes. IGI Global strives to enhance the current body of scientific knowledge through close collaborations with researchers and scholars worldwide. Through a commitment to sound ethical practices, an agile publishing process, and customer-centric values, IGI Global accelerates the pace of research discoveries. Description The International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME) publishes original, cutting-edge research articles on the use of information communication technologies in agriculture and rural development. Emphasizing new innovations and best practices in the use of ICT, diffusion and adoption methods, techniques, e-value creation, and policy issues, IJICTRAME focuses on information communication applications in agricultural and socio-economic development and poverty alleviation. Topics Covered · · · · · · · · · ·
ICT and agricultural e-risk management policy ICT and emerging market policy ICT and farmer e-health policy ICT and food security policy ICT and poverty alleviation policy ICT and rural financial remittances policy ICT and social capital development in agriculture ICT and sustainable rural development policy ICT application in rural mobile banking services ICT application to rural environmental management 1
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ICT applications in agricultural e-content and e-service development ICT applications in agricultural information management and diffusion ICT applications in agro-based small and medium scale enterprises ICT applications in development issues for rural women ICT applications in e-value additions and e-customer relationship management ICT applications in farmer health service delivery ICT applications in food and agricultural marketing and market development ICT applications in food and agriculture supply chain governance ICT applications in food and agriculture supply chain management and coordination ICT applications in horizontal and vertical integration in food and agricultural markets ICT applications in improving farm productivity ICT applications in integration of agricultural value chain ICT applications in research and development ICT applications in rural financial remittances ICT applications in rural financial service delivery ICT applications in the agribusiness input supply and e-procurement strategies ICT applications to farm business management ICT applications to improving market access, coordination and linkages ICT for agricultural development case studies ICT in agricultural research and development policy ICT in agritourism and regional economic integration ICT infrastructural development and rural digital divide ICT innovations and best practices in food and agriculture ICT literacy and e-content development policy ICT rural economic development policy ICT socio-economic development policy issues ICT theoretical and empirical frameworks in agriculture development ICT use in the development of agro-portals and rural e-kiosks ICT uses in agriculture and rural development
All papers will go through a double blind-review process. Selected papers are published at NO COST to the author(s). Similarly there is no cost charged to the author(s) for submission/review of manuscripts.
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Important Dates Deadline for full paper submission: Initial decision and revisions sent to authors Deadline for revised papers: Notification of final acceptances: Tentative Publication Date:
April 30, 2018 May 15, 2018 May 30, 2018 June 7, 2018 June, 2018
Submissions: Submissions for this special issue should be sent via email to:
[email protected] All submissions must follow the template attached to this call. Authors are requested to read the "before-you-write" attachment to this call to ensure a smooth review and publication process. If you have any other requests or questions please contact: Dr Gideon Dadik-Bibu Dr. Mary-Jane Sule Department of Computer Department of Computer Science, University of Jos Science, University of Jos
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Mr. Oyeyinka D. Oyerinde Department of Computer Science, University of Jos
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be submitted in Microsoft® Word. be typewritten in English be written in objective third person point of view throughout (Use "the authors" or "the researchers" NOT "I" or "we")
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INTRODUCTION (Subhead 1: Arial, Size 12, UPPERCASE, Bold) Describe the general perspective of the article. End by specifically stating the objectives of the article.
BACKGROUND (Subhead 1: Arial, Size 12, UPPERCASE, Bold) Provide broad definitions and discussions of the topic and incorporate views of others (literature review) into the discussion to support, refute, or demonstrate your position on the topic. 1 2
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Present your perspective on the issues, controversies, problems, etc., as they relate to theme and arguments supporting your position. Compare and contrast with what has been, or is currently being done as it relates to the article’s specific topic and the main theme of the journal.
More Issues, Controversies, Problems
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Unnumbered Lists Step 1: Ask a question Step 2: Do background research Step 3: Construct a hypothesis Step 4: Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment Step 5: Analyze your data and draw a conclusion Step 6: Communicate your results Phase One: Typification of dairy systems Phase Two: Characterization of a specific dairy system Phase Three: Seeking ways to enhance the development of specific dairy systems Phase Four: Cross-site synthesis
Hypothesis One: Research results in conclusion. Hypothesis Two: Conclusion leads to breakthrough. Must be in the above format.
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Figure 1. Caption should be sentence case with no ending punctuation if only one sentence (IGI, 2014) Source: IGI, 2014 Every Figure or Table must be “called out” within the text of your article in numerical order with no abbreviations. Figures should be in .tif format and 300 dpi. All images must be included separately, but may also be included within the text of your article. Sources can be included on the same line as the caption or directly under the caption. All figures are printed in black and white.
Table 1. Caption should be sentence case with no ending punctuation if only one sentence When
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Synchronous E-Learning • Discussing less complex issues. • Getting acquainted. • Planning tasks. • Students become more committed and motivated due to getting quick response. • In addition to face-to-face class, various synchronous means including video conferencing, instant messaging and conversation (chat) are used. Synchronous means: • Virtual Classroom. • Video/teleconferencing. • Conversation (chat) rooms/instant messaging. Synchronous means: • Face to face classroom. • Hands on laboratory practices. • Field trips, field work. • Students work in groups and can use instant messaging as a support for getting to know each other, exchanging ideas, and planning tasks. • A teacher who wants to present concepts from the literature in a simplified way might give an online lecture by video conferencing.
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Asynchronous E-Learning • Reflecting on complex issues. • When synchronous classes cannot be attended due to illness, work, family or other commitments. • Students have more time to reflect as the quick response is not immediately expected. • Various asynchronous means such as e-mail, discussion boards, and blogs are used. Asynchronous means: • Web-based teaching/ computer based teaching. • Threaded discussion groups. • Recorded live events. • Online documents/ e-mail/global announcement. Asynchronous means: • Bound books/ learning resources. • Videos/Echo360/Lectopia. • Audio tapes. • Students expected to reflect individually on course topics may be asked to maintain a blog. • Students are expected to share reflections regarding course topics and critically assess their peers’ ideas. They may be asked to participate in online discussion on a discussion board.
Tables should not include cell shading. Column and row headings should be bold and centered – everything else left aligned and regular font. Any other formatting will be removed and will only be presented in black and white.
CONCLUSION (Subhead 1: Arial, Size 12, UPPERCASE, Bold) Section title should be “Conclusion,” not “Conclusions.” Provide discussion of the overall coverage of the article and concluding remarks. ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Optional)
Any acknowledgment to fellow researchers or funding grants should be placed within this section. The funding agency should be written out in full and also include the grant number which can be included in brackets. The funding agency needs to be listing in the “Organization Name.” If there is only one funding agency: This research was supported by the Organization Name [grant number xxxxxx]. If there are multiple agencies and/or grant numbers then it should be formatted as such: This research was supported by the Organization Name [grant numbers xxxxxx]; the Organization Name [grant number xxxxxx]; and the Organization Name [grant number xxxxxx]. If there is no funding information they should simply state: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. If an organization provided support that wasn’t monetary (maybe they provided facilities, survey samples, etc.), please mention that the research was supported by that organization. Note: If you have any concern that this information will compromise your anonymity on your manuscript during the peer review phase, you may withhold this information until final manuscript submission. REFERENCES (Subhead 1: Arial, Size 12, UPPERCASE, Bold) References should relate only to the material you cited within your article (this is not a bibliography). References should be in APA style and listed in alphabetical order. Please do not include any abbreviations. Any additional references should be included in an Additional Reading section. For more information and examples on properly citing sources in APA style, please see IGI Global’s APA Citation Guidelines.
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It is your responsibility to ensure that all information in your paper that is taken from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference citation. Please also note that your references must strictly follow APA (American Psychological Association) style. NOTE: The publisher may return your article to you for correction if you do not properly format your references. Note that this will delay the production process, and ultimately, the release of the book. References should relate only to the material you actually cited within your article (this is not a bibliography), and they should be listed in alphabetical order. Please do not include any abbreviations. 3 While some examples of references in APA style are included below, it is highly recommended that you reference an actual APA style manual (6th edition). If you do not own an APA style manual, you may either 1) consult your library or 2) visit APA’s Web site to order your own copy: http://www.apastyle.org/pubmanual.html. It may also benefit you to consult the following pages of APA’s Web site for frequently asked questions and other tips: http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html & http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html. Book with one author: Author, A. A. (2005). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher. Book with two authors: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2005). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher. Book with more than two authors: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (2005). Title of work. Location/City, State: Publisher. Journal article: Sawyer, S., & Tapia, A. (2005). The sociotechnical nature of mobile computing work: Evidence from a study of policing in the United States. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 1(3), 1-14. A publication in press: Junho, S. (in press). Roadmap for e-commerce standardization in Korea. International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research. Edited book: Zhao, F. (Ed.). (2006). Maximize business profits through e-partnerships. Hershey, PA: IRM Press. Chapter in an edited book: Jaques, P. A., & Viccari, R. M. (2006). Considering students’ emotions in computer-mediated learning environments. In Z. Ma (Ed.), Web-based intelligent e-learning systems: Technologies and applications (pp. 122-138). Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing. Published proceedings:
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1991). A motivational approach to self: Integration in personality. In Proceedings of Nebraska Symposium on Motivation (vol. 38, pp. 237-288). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis: Wilfley, D. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal-weight and obese (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. A presented paper: Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the trauma symptom checklist for children (TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA. Website: VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Retrieved from http://jbr.org/articles.html
APPENDIX 1 (Subhead 1: Arial, Size 12, UPPERCASE, Bold) Appendices are at the end of the manuscript and, if more than one, numbered with Arabic numerals. Any Figure or Table numbering should continue from article body. If Figure or Tables are not called out and explained within the article, please provide prior to its placement within the Appendix.
APPENDIX 2 (Subhead 1: Arial, Size 12, UPPERCASE, Bold) The Institute of Museum and Library Services has collected some interesting statistics indicating that despite the sharp decline in library usage over the last ten years, libraries have actually seen an increase in the number of people who come through their doors annually since the beginning of the current recessionary period in 2008. Was this a contradiction, or some kind of error? Table 1 shows the data in question. Table 2. Visits to public libraries Year Per Capita Visit to Public Library Year Per Capita Visit to Public Library 1998 4.2 2003 4.6 1999 4.3 2004 4.6 2000 4.3 2005 4.7 2001 4.4 2006 4.8 2002 4.4 2007 5.0 (Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 1998-2007)
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Please use only endnotes if needed. If you include endnotes, they will be placed after the references at the end of your article. Footnotes at the bottom of a page are not acceptable. 2
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