Submission Guidelines

Final Submission Deadline: 30th April 2017

All papers submitted must be in English.

Please revise your accepted paper and upload a PDF version of your camera-ready paper.

Make sure your paper is formatted as required by PACIS 2017 and upload your final revised paper to the Easychair system here. Download the camera-ready manuscript.

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Submission Type

There are two types of submissions: (1) completed research papers and (2) research-in-progress papers.

For completed research papers, it is expected that all data for the study have been collected and analyzed, with the findings and their implications fully documented. This type of paper is usually close to journal submission. Authors of accepted papers in this category will present their research in one of the parallel sessions.

Research-in-progress papers report research that is promising but incomplete. They are usually either at the theorizing or analysis stage. Consequently, the papers generally include either no findings (for studies at the theorizing stage) or preliminary findings (for studies at the analysis stage). Authors of accepted papers in this category will need to bring poster-size presentations (in Large Type format) for display at a special session.

Length of Submission

Completed research papers must not exceed twelve (12) single-spaced pages and research-in-progress papers must not exceed six (6) single-spaced pages. The page limit includes the cover page (which contains the title, abstract and keywords), all text, figures, tables, references and appendices. In case of discrepancy between the information on the website and on the submission template, please use the information on the website. You maybe using an older version of the template.

Review Criteria

Topic of the paper is relevant to the track to which it is submitted.
The objectives of the paper have been clearly described.
The paper addresses an interesting and possibly a more recent IS phenomenon.
The paper has been well organized to enable the ideas presented to flow logically.
The paper contains an appropriate review of relevant literature.
The paper thoroughly describes the research method it employed (only if relevant).
The paper provides a proper analysis of its data (only if relevant, as RIP papers may not have data analysed).
The paper discusses the theoretical and practical implications of the findings (RIP papers may discuss the potential implications of the study).

Formatting Guidelines

General format: All papers must follow the PACIS 2017 template.

File format: Papers submitted for review must be in pdf format.

Page numbering: When submitting your paper for review, please include page numbers. The final version of the accepted paper should come without the page numbers.

Author information: Because of the double-blind review process, the papers you submit for review MUST NOT contain either author information or an acknowledgement section. This information will only be added to the final version of the accepted papers. Papers that fail to adhere to this anonymity rule will not be considered for the conference.