Calls for Papers: International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR)

The Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, coverage, and guidelines for submission to IJHCR.

Mission
Mobile handheld devices such as smartphones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) are extremely popular these days. People carry handheld devices anytime, anywhere and use them to perform daily activities like making phone calls, checking emails and schedules, and browsing the mobile Web. According to several market research reports, the sales of mobile phones, smart phones, and PCs (including desktops, servers, and laptops) were 291.6, 32.2, and 69.5 million units in Q1 2008, respectively. The unit sales of PCs were slightly more than twice of smart phones and it is expected that the gap will shrink quickly. Though handheld devices prevail, the technologies used by them are mostly unknown to users because they involve various complicated, fast-evolving disciplines such as wireless and mobile networks and mobile operating systems. The International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR) seeks to explore the recent advances related to handheld computing by bringing together researchers and practitioners who work on the tools, methodologies, technologies, designs, software, standards, and applications in this area.

Coverage
A comprehensive study of the handheld computing is given in this journal, which includes three themes: (i) mobile handheld devices, (ii) handheld computing and programming, and (iii) mobile commerce and applications using handheld devices. The editor encourages the submissions of quality papers dealing with (but not limited to) the following topics:

Android systems, computing, applications, and programming
BREW systems, computing, applications, and programming
Browsing the mobile Web
Client-side mobile-commerce computing, applications, and programming
Context/location-based services, computing, and applications
Embedded systems, computing, and applications
Energy saving
Handheld components such as microbrowsers, cameras, scanners, data synchronization like infrared and Bluetooth wireless communication, and batteries
Handheld devices, architecture, and systems
Handheld hardware and software integration
Handheld input and output methods and components and peripherals
Handheld specifications, standards, guidelines, software, and tools
iPhone systems, computing, applications, and programming
Java ME systems, computing, applications, and programming
Mobile advertising and sales
Mobile and wireless networks
Mobile commerce applications and systems
Mobile commerce, business, and banking
Mobile instructions and classrooms
Mobile inventory management and resource planning
Mobile messaging, emailing, broadcasting, and blogging
Mobile offices, management, and services
Mobile semantic and intelligent Web
Mobile social networks and virtual communities
Mobile traffic, travel, and weather reports
Mobile Web 2.0 and plus
Mobile Web and data mining
Mobile Web and Internet
Mobile/handheld algorithms and methodologies
Mobile/handheld data management
Mobile/handheld entertainment and gaming
Mobile/handheld human computer interface and user interface design and implementation
Mobile/handheld operating systems and platforms
Mobile/handheld security and payment methods
Mobile/handheld/embedded database systems
Palm OS systems, computing, applications, and programming
Remote intranet access
Server-side mobile-commerce computing, applications, and programming
Symbian systems, computing, applications, and programming
Windows Mobile systems, computing, applications, and programming

Submission
Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/ prior to submission. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:
Wen-Chen Hu
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Handheld Computing Research
Email: wenchen@cs.und.edu