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CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Communications (JCM, ISSN 1796-2021) Special Issue on Wireless Communications for Emergency Communications and Rural Wideband Services The world has recently seen disasters of a magnitude not seen in many decades, causing loss of hundreds of thousands of lives, destruction of millions of homes and businesses and the complete destruction of critical infrastructures. When disaster strikes, access to reliable communications is crucial to the efforts of disaster relief and recovery operations where quick response translates into lives saved, and minimizing adverse impacts on the local economy. During emergencies - local, state, and national - the importance of communications systems, including telecommunications, broadcast, cable, and satellite systems, becomes clear. Even in fully developed nations, smaller communities and rural areas rarely have robust communications infrastructures or widespread wireless access. In the sparsely populated southwestern United States for example, homes and structures with landline telephones are few and far between; cellular and high speed internet service is unprofitable and therefore unavailable; and even government agencies often can not afford satellite communications. Radios traditionally used by first responders can be severely restricted by terrain features such as hills. Even during relatively routine emergencies such as fires, hazardous material spills, and traffic accidents, first responders often struggle or fail to effectively communicate over distances. Further, communications among first responders to an emergency continue to be severely hampered by radio interoperability issues. Interoperability, coverage, and flexibility of first-responder’s communication systems are among the most critical issues evident from such events. Recent advances in information technology and wireless telecommunications have dramatically changed the modern business environment and daily human life. Wireless communications for public safety, emergency communications and delivery of wideband services to rural communities are topics of primary social relevance which are being increasingly investigated. Wireless telecommunications also play a special role in meeting data communication needs due to the spread of the Internet, which has placed further demands for widely accessible and reliable high-bandwidth communication systems to overcome the exiting digital divide, but often in direct competition with bandwidth for emergency management. In this special issue, we would like to invite authors to focus on new or innovative approaches, technologies, or systems for public safety, emergency communications and delivery of wideband services to rural areas. The relevant topics include, but not limited to: Topics of interest include, but are NOT limited to:
Submission Guidelines Submitted papers must be original and not have been previously published or currently submitted for journal publication elsewhere. Papers, which have appeared previously in proceedings of conferences, could be submitted to this special issue if they are substantially revised or improved from their earlier versions. The full paper should ideally not exceed 14 single-space pages of A4, including illustrations and tables. Submissions must be directly sent via email to Guest Editors: Abdul.yarali@murraystate.edu, Michael.bowman@murraystate. edu or Srahman@vt.edu. Please identify your submission in the email subject line “Submission - JCM Special Issue”. Complete guidelines for prospective authors can be found on-line at http://www.academypublisher. com/forauthors.html. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by at least three Editorial reviewers. Criteria and evaluation for acceptance of paper include:
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| Submission Due Date Notification of Acceptance Submission Due Date of Revised Paper Second Round Notification of Acceptance Submission of Final Revised paper Tentative Publication Date |
September 25, 2008 December 15, 2008 January 29, 2009 March 15, 2009 April 15, 2009 2nd Quarter, 2009 |
| Dr. Abdulrahman Yarali Industrial and Engineering Technology Murray State University 257 IT Bldg. Murray, KY, 42071, USA (270) 809-6915 Tel. (270) 809-6919 Fax Abdul.yarali@murraystate.edu |
Dr. Michael Bowman Dept. Business & Public Administration Murray State University Murray, KY, 42071, USA (270) 809-6218 Tel. (270) 809-3199 fax Michael.bowman@murraystate.edu |
Professor Saifur Rahman, Director VT Advanced Research Institute 4300 Wilson Blvd. Suite 750 Arlington, VA 22203 Tel: (703) 528-5504 Fax: (703) 528-5543 Srahman@vt.edu |