The Information Society

The Information Society (TIS) is a multidisciplinary refereed journal that provides a forum for thoughtful commentary and discussion of information technology and social change and information policy. It serves as a key critical forum for leading edge analysis of the impacts, policies, system concepts, methodologies related to information technologies and changes in society and culture.

• Changing National Information Infrastructures, especially as they influence cultural expectations and social practices. 
• The politics of change in National Information Infrastrustures. 
• The implications of mobile communication for individuals, families, informal and formal social groups as well as society at large. What is the empirical evidence of these interactions and how are they accounted for theoretically? 
• The social implications of CSCW, intranet, and other new media. 
• The implications of the coming surge in electronic data interchange (EDI) and electronic commerce among businesses globally. 
• The ability of companies to "outsource" portions of their information processing to different countries around the world, creating transborder data flow issues for the countries involved and increasing the rapidity with which jobs migrate globally. 
• Meanings and implications of political/economic systems that are based on universal access to baseline information services or fees-for-all-services. 
• Options for, and implications of, various forms of "electronic democracy". 
• The rise of "virtual communities" of persons worldwide engaging in "many-to-many" communication among their participants, irrespective of borders or corporate structures. 
• The role of place and space in visions and practice of digital libraries and electronic forums. 
• Cultural changes in relation to cyberspace -- both empirical studies and studies of their representation in popular culture. 
• The structure of the information industries, including markets, industrial alliances, the character of work, and management-labor relations. 
• Ethical dimensions in the development and use of new information technologies.
• Gender issues in the development and use of new information technologies 

Audience:
The journal appeals to scientists, scholars and policymakers in government, education, and industry.

• Mobile Societies in Asia-Pacific 24(3) 2008 (published) 
• Open Source and Public Sector: Discourse, Politics and Practice 
• The Legacy of Rob Kling: Social Informatics as a Research Discipline 23(4), 2007 (published) 
• Accessibility, Disability, and Inclusion in Information Technologies 23(3), 2007 (published) 
• Towards a Coherent Metrology of Information Societies 22(5), 2006 (published) 
• ICT in Everyday Life: Home and Personal Environments 22(4), 2006 (published) 
• ICT Research and Disciplinary Boundaries: Is "Internet Research" a Virtual Field, a Proto-discipline, or Something Else? 21(4), 2005 (published) 
• The Role of Information Technology in Building and Sustaining the Relational Base of Communities 21(2), 2005 (published) 
• Social Determinants of Public Policy in the Information Age 20(3), 2004 (published) 
• Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) and Community Networking Globalization of Electronic Commerce 19(5), 2003 (published) 
• The Digital Divide: Exploring Equity and Politics 19(4), 2003 (published) 
• Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning 19(3), 2003 (published) 
  Globalization of E-Commerce 19(1), 2003 (published) 
• Time and Information Technology 18(4), 2002 (published) 
• Issues of Authenticity, Social Accountability & Trust with Electronic Records 17(4), 2001 (published) 
• Impacts of Economic Liberalization on IT Production and Use 17(2) April-June, 2000, (published) 
• Universal Service: New Conceptions for a New Age16(2), April-June, 2000(published) 
• The Rhetoric of Gender in Computer-mediated Communication 15(3), July-September,1999(published) 
• Anonymous Communication on the Internet 15(2), April-June, 1999 (published) 
• Virtual Societies: Their Prospects and Dilemmas 14(2), April-June, 1998 (published) 
• Free Speech and Privacy in Canada's Information Society 13(2), April-June, 1997 (published) 
• Theory and Practice of Electronic Commerce 13(1), January-March, 1997 (published) 
• Electronic Publication and Scholarly Communication 11(4), October-December, 1995 (published)