Description:
The International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR) is the first refereed, international publication featuring the latest research findings and industry solutions involving all aspects of Web services technology. This journal covers advancements, standards, and practices of Web services, as... Show More
The International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR) is the first refereed, international publication featuring the latest research findings and industry solutions involving all aspects of Web services technology. This journal covers advancements, standards, and practices of Web services, as well as identifies emerging research topics and defines the future of Web services on grid computing, multimedia, and communication. IJWSR provides an open, formal publication for high quality articles developed by theoreticians, educators, developers, researchers, and practitioners for those desiring to stay abreast of challenges in Web services technology.
Mission & Scope:
Web Services are among the most important emerging technologies in the e-business, computer software and communication industries. The Web Services technologies will redefine the way that companies do business and exchange information in twenty-first century. They will enhance business efficiency by enabling dynamic provisioning of resources from a pool of distributed resources. Due to the... Show More
Web Services are among the most important emerging technologies in the e-business, computer software and communication industries. The Web Services technologies will redefine the way that companies do business and exchange information in twenty-first century. They will enhance business efficiency by enabling dynamic provisioning of resources from a pool of distributed resources. Due to the importance of the field, there is a significant amount of ongoing research in the areas. In a parallel effort, standardization organizations are actively developing standards for Web Services. The Web Services are creating what will become one of the most significant industries of the new century. The International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR) is designed to be a valuable resource providing leading technologies, development, ideas, and trends to an international readership of researchers and engineers in the field of Web Services.
Coverage:
- Business grid
- Business process integration and management using web services
- Case studies for web services
- Communication applications using web services
- Composite web service creation and enabling infrastructures
- Dynamic invocation mechanisms for web services
- E-commerce applications using web services
- Frameworks for building web service applications
- Grid-based web services applications (e.g. OGSA)
- Interactive TV applications using web services
- Mathematic foundations for service oriented computing
- Multimedia applications using web services
- Quality of service for web services
- Resource management for web services
- Semantic services computing
- SOAP enhancements
- Solution management for web services
- UDDI enhancements
- Web services architecture
- Web services discovery
- Web services modeling
- Web services performance
- Web services security
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This journal is currently actively seeking new submissions. Interested authors should ensure that their article manuscript adheres to the journal's
submission guidelines
and
before you write page,
which include originality of the manuscript, APA formatting information and examples, manuscript requirements, and more. To submit an article for consideration,
please begin the submission process below.
All inquiries regarding IJWSR should be directed to the attention of:
Submission-Related InquiriesDr. Liang-Jie Zhang
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Web Services Research
E-mail:
zhanglj@ieee.org
Dr. Chia-Wen Tsai
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Web Services Research
E-mail:
jawen12b@gmail.comAuthor Services Inquiries
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journaleditor@igi-global.comOpen Access Inquiries
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The International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR) is owned and published by IGI Global.
International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR) is editorially independent, with full authority of the journal's content falling to the Editor-in-Chief and the journal's
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