Call for Tracks

The 5th International Management Information Systems Conference (IMISC 2018) will be held October 2018 in Ankara, Turkey. It is hosted by Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey. The conference Organizing Committee solicits proposals for organizing and hosting tracks. Prospective track chairs should submit an up to two-page description for organizing a track, which should include at least the following items:

• The proposed title for the track with a description of its aims, topics it will cover, and rationale for having such a track in IMISC. This rationale should refer to any related conference events that are held regularly and why the proposed track differs from them or complements them. The proposed track should not be overly general but also not overly specialized, thus being able to attract a wide audience of people sharing similar interests.
• A short description of the activities the track chair(s) will undertake upon acceptance of the proposal, to disseminate the call-for-papers for the track, and to manage the review process.
• A short CV of the prospective track chair(s) with reference to research interests and publication record directly related to the themes of the proposed track, and any previous experience of involvement in the organization of similar events. In the interest of brevity, reference to a personal web page where such information can be found will be sufficient.

All proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee using the criteria described above. The Committee reserves the right to: (1) accept a proposal as is, (2) require modifications before acceptance, (3) recommend merging of similar proposals with a considerable overlap in the topics addressed (in this case the track chairs of the different proposals will be asked to form a single track), (4) reject a proposal. Upon acceptance of a proposal, the track chairs will be notified of their responsibilities in managing the affairs of their track. The Committee reserves the rights to cancel a track at any time if these responsibilities are not addressed adequately by the track chair(s).

Please submit your track proposal electronically to the OC submission system through IMISC 2018 website.

Track Policies

What follows is a description of the responsibilities of Track Chairs and a presentation of some relevant guidelines. Please note that these responsibilities may be updated and new responsibilities may emerge as we work with the Track Chairs on improving the quality and management of IMISC Tracks. The following sections highlight the guidelines that all Track Chairs are expected to adhere to for IMISC 2018.

The goal for a track is to receive around 12 submissions, which guarantee a session (4 papers). A track that receives less than 8 submissions may be cancelled or merged with another related track. However, we encourage a better alternative under which the track chairs of the merged tracks work together to handle the papers as a group and merged into sessions, rather than outright cancellation. In the event of cancellations, authors will be notified and encouraged to submit their papers to other tracks. All cancellations (if necessary) will be done before the review process starts.

The Track CFP and acceptance letters must state the following:

• Paper registration is required, allowing the inclusion of the paper/poster in the conference proceedings.
• An author or a proxy attending IMISC MUST present the paper. No-show of registered papers and posters will result in excluding them from the all IMISC-related publications.

Track Chair Responsibilities

Track chairs are expected to receive papers within the official deadline. No extensions unless authorized by the program chairs will be given. This is to ensure meeting subsequent deadlines such as proceedings printing and shipping to IMISC venue on time.

Track chairs are responsible for the reviews, reviews with scores only are not acceptable, and if reviewers fail to review the paper it is the track chair responsibility to find alternative reviewers. We strongly recommend that each paper is assigned to at least four reviewers.

As a general rule of thumb, the average acceptance rate per track should be under 30%. For a track to make it to the IMISC 2018 Final Program, it must contain at least four fully accepted papers, forming one session. Before notifying the authors, track chairs submit to the program chairs the listing of submitted papers, with the final outcome (acceptance/rejection) and the reviewers’ markings. Based on this information, the program chairs will allocate a maximum number of papers that each track may accept.

Track chairs are encouraged to organize Special Issues in journals related to the themes of their track, with a collection of the best papers accepted in their track.

Track chairs must report no-show papers to the program chairs as soon as the session is concluded in order to keep track of no-show presenters and remove no-show papers/poster from the IMISC. Any proposed changes in the management structure of a track should be immediately communicated with the IMISC Organizing Committee and the PCs.

The IMISC Organizing Committee and the program chairs reserve the right to cancel a track at any stage if its track chairs do not comply with these guidelines, or iteratively fail to communicate with the program chairs.

Rules and Regulations for Track Chairs

• Track chairs are responsible to find reviewers for their tracks.
• Each paper must be double-blindly reviewed by at least two reviewers.
• Track chairs should normally avoid submitting their work to their own tracks. In such, the TC must contact the program chair with their intention to submit to their own track. The program chair will insure proper handling of submission.
• Track chairs cannot submit more than one submission to their own track.
• A track chair cannot nominate his/her own paper for the best paper award.
• Track chairs prepare their own “Track CFP” in conjunction with the general IMISC 2018 CFP after having been notified of the successful review of their track proposal.