Legal Research

"Journal of E-Government" changes name, scope

As reported in LPSS News (law & political science section of Association of College & Research Libraries/American Library Association), Volume 23, Number 2, Spring 2008 issue, p. 7:

In fall 2007 (volume 4, issue 1) the Journal of E-Government became the Journal of Information Technology and Politics (JITP). More changes are afoot, though the journal retains its affiliation with the organized section on Information Technology and Politics of the American Political Science Association.

The scope of the journal has changed in conjunction with the title, broadening from its previous focus on technology in the service of government. The new JITP looks at the influence and impact of technology on political processes as well as government. It reports on how evolving information tools are being used in the political and governmental arenas. The wider scope should expand the relevance of this journal beyond public administration collections and heighten its appeal to readers in political science, public affairs and policy studies, not to mention technology studies. The emphasis has shifted toward academic concerns and veered away from business and industry best practices.

You will be able to read more of the article and the entire issue online at: (issue not online as of June 9, 2008, but keep checking back if you are interested) http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/lawpolisci/lpsspublications.cfm

Journal of Information Technology and Politics (JITP): print ISSN: 1933-1681; electronic ISSN: 1933-169X.
JITP can be sampled at http://www.jitp.net . Subscription price is US$45 for individuals and US$325 for institutions. The publisher, Haworth Press, will transition during 2008 to the Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis and the Informaworld electronic interface.

Full post as published by LexLibris on June 09, 2008 (boomark / email).