International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN)

Submit a Paper to the International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN)

Editor-in-Chief: Subhankar Dhar (San Jose State University, USA)
Published Continuous Volume. Est. 2005.

The International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) examines the impact of data communications and networking technologies, policies, and management on business organizations, capturing their effect on IT-enabled management practices. This journal includes analytical and empirical research articles, business case studies, and surveys that provide solutions and insight into challenges facing telecommunication service providers, equipment manufacturers, enterprise users, and policy makers. IJBDCN covers the principles of both wired and wireless communications of voice, data, images, and video and the impact of their business values on the organizations in which they are used. This journal includes theoretical and practical works, relevant case studies, topical surveys, and research articles that address problems faced by telecommunication service providers, equipment manufacturers, enterprises, and policy makers in the areas of data communications and networking.

ISSN: 1548-0631|EISSN: 1548-064X |DOI: 10.4018/IJBDCN
Submit a Manuscript to IJBDCN
The Editors-in-Chief of the International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, the coverage and the guidelines for submission to IJBDCN.

Mission

The mission of the International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) is to disseminate practical and theoretical information, which will enable readers to understand, manage, use, and maintain business data communication networks more effectively. IJDBCN addresses key technology, management, and policy issues for utilizing data communications and networking in business and the current best practices for aligning this important technology with the strategic goals of the organization.

Coverage

IJBDCN covers the principles of both wired and wireless communications of voice, data, images, and video and the impact of their business values on the organizations in which they are used. This journal includes theoretical and practical works, relevant case studies, topical surveys, and research articles that address problems faced by telecommunication service providers, equipment manufacturers, enterprises, and policy makers in the areas of data communications and networking.

Topics should be drawn from, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Adoption and diffusion of networking technologies
  • AI/ML and big data analytics for network science
  • Business applications of telecommunications
  • Business implications of public WWANs and WLANs deployment
  • Business re-engineering issues associated with networking
  • Cross-border network-based information systems
  • Designing, deploying, and using networked systems in specialized sectors (i.e. health, education, and manufacturing)
  • Effects of legislation and regulation on telecommunications
  • Emerging networking trends
  • Frameworks for wireless security
  • Impact of the open source movement on business data communications
  • Management of business data communications projects
  • Management of telecommunications in organizations
  • Mobility and m-commerce issues
  • Network management contingency issues
  • Organizational impact of e-commerce connectivity
  • Policy-based network management systems
  • Policy-based security systems
  • Quality of service issues associated with networked systems
  • Security of interconnected systems (procedures, implementation, mechanisms, protocols, and compatibility)
  • Misinformation containment in online social networks
  • Energy efficient communication protocols, algorithms, and networks for IoT, edge, fog computing

Submission

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished article manuscripts will be considered. Interested authors must consult the Journal Guidelines for Manuscript Submission at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/journal-guidelines-for-submission/?titleid=1087 PRIOR to submission. Any further questions may be answered at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. All article manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least three members of the editorial review board of the journal for a double-blind peer review. The final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers.

This journal operates under a Gold Open Access model where all published articles are 100% open access with no subscription fees or paywalls, making content freely available worldwide. Authors retain full copyright of their work under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing Agreements.


The journal's funding model relies on Article Processing Charges (APC) paid by authors, their institutions, or funding agencies. The APC for this journal is currently set at $2,750 USD. These charges only apply to manuscripts that have successfully completed the double-anonymized peer review process and been accepted by the Editor-in-Chief at their discretion. The APCs cover the complete publication process, including manuscript management and review systems, typesetting and formatting, online hosting and database indexing, editorial support and communications with authors and reviewers, quality checks including plagiarism detection, and marketing activities such as metadata distribution and press releases. Please note that there is absolutely NO correlation between the APC (Article Processing Charge) being paid by the author and the results of review process outcomes.

For more information on APCs and Open Access Publishing please visit IGI Global Scientific Publishing's open access publishing page here, and also it is recommended to read the following article published by Web of Science, “A researcher’s complete guide to open access papers”.

All inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

All inquiries regarding IJBDCN should be directed to the attention of:
Dr. Subhankar Dhar
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal Of Business Data Communications And Networking (IJBDCN)
E-mail: subhankar.dhar@sjsu.edu


Submit a Manuscript to IJBDCN