Coverage
Examples of topics that fit the journal's mission include the following. The list is by no means exhaustive.
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Design and delivery of electronic services in such fields as education, entertainment, politics, travel, and leisure
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Transaction of consumer-to-consumer services, such as in electronic auctions, and their effects on the global economy
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Coordination of business-to-business services, such as with Internet-based EDI and supply-chain management
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Design of effective e-service sites, choice of appropriate delivery mechanisms, e.g., "pull" versus "push" technologies, and evaluation of performance
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Transformation of traditional commercial services such as banking and retailing via e-commerce
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Charging and pricing of electronic services, e.g., with digital cash or electronic coupons
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Management of services within and across organizations, such as with virtual teams or outsourcing
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Role and impact of service providers, including ASPs and ISPs
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Delivery of public services to citizens via electronic means, such as in e-stamps and electronic filing of tax returns
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Electronic participation of constituents in policy-making and public service, such as in online voting, electronic volunteerism, and digital democracy
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Development and management of the infrastructure and technologies needed to deliver electronic services
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Regulation of, and security for e-services
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Impact of electronic services on individuals, organizations, and society
