Call for Chapters: Handbook of Research on Homeland Security Threats and Countermeasures

Editors

Maurice Dawson, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: June 30, 2015Full Chapters Due: August 30, 2015

Introduction

This handbook of research will explore multiple aspects of homeland security and countermeasures in today's society. This book provides insights on the current issues surrounding homeland security threats such as cyber terrorism, natural disasters, border control, civil liberties, unmanned systems and more. Additionally, countermeasures such as network security, law enforcement, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber security, and physical security will be explored. Researchers, practitioners, and professionals will benefit from this publication’s broad perspective.

Objective

This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for professionals and researchers who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of trust at different levels of homeland security and associated countermeasures.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of homeland security, cyber security, and intelligence analysis, e.g. military studies, computer science, security engineering, disaster recovery, business continuity, and information technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support from practitioners and academia in order to highlight the most debateful aspects in the field.

Recommended Topics

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Military intelligence
• Cyber security
• Military defense
• Business continuity
• Disaster recover planning
• Unmanned systems
• Network security
• Physical security
• Economic security
• Immigration enforcement
• Law enforcement
• Terrorism
• Cyber terrorism
• Transportation security
• Human trafficking
• International engagement
• Border security
• Civil rights and civil liberties
• Disasters
• Technology transfer and commercialization
• Technology management
• Information security

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 30, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by July 30, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 30, 2015. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication,Handbook of Research on Homeland Security Threats and Countermeasures. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
Full chapters may be submitted to this book here: Submit a Chapter
All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM online submission manager.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.

Important Dates

For new submissions
Proposal Submission Deadline: June 30, 2015
Chapter Proposal Approval: July 30, 2015
Full chapter Submission: August 30, 2015
Review Results to Authors: October 30, 2015
Revised Chapter Submission: November 30, 2015
Final Acceptance Notifications: December 15, 2015
For enhanced submissions
Enhanced chapter submission: June 30, 2015
Review Enhanced Material: June 30-July 30, 2015
Final Deadline for all Materials to IGI: January 30, 2016

Inquiries

Inquires can be forwarded to electronically (Word document):
Dr. Maurice Dawson
University of Missouri- St. Louis
Department of Information Systems
College of Business Administration
228 Express Scripts Hall
One University Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400 USA
Phone: +1-314-516-6288
Email: dawsonmau@umsl.edu

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Call for Chapters: Handbook of Research on New Threats and Countermeasures in Digital Crime and Cyber Terrorism

Editors

Dr. Maurice Dawson, Alabama A&M University, USA
Dr. Marwan Omar, Nawroz University, Iraq

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: February 15, 2014Full Chapters Due: June 15, 2014Submission Date: October 15, 2014

Introduction

This handbook of research will explore multiple aspects of cyber terrorism and cyber crime in today's society. This book provides insights on the negatives uses of technology with comprehensive review of the associated vulnerabilities and mitigations. Researchers, practitioners, and professionals will benefits from this publication’s broad perspective.

Objective

This proposed publication takes an entirely different route in describing digital crime and cyber terrorism. This publication has the potential to aid organizations everywhere to effectively defend their systems.

Target Audience

The handbook of research is expected to get a large amount of attention in the cyber security realm. This will cover all emerging negative uses of technologies which will allow individuals to gain insight so they can better defend these new attacks. This can be used by training organization, intelligence community, and others responsible for network defense.

Recommended Topics

• Network and Mobile Security
• Virtual Words for Terrorism Training Grounds
• Attacking Health Care Devices
• Automobiles Access Points
• Cyber Terrorism
• Cyber Crime
• Software Assurance
• Exploiting Code Vulnerabilities
• Future Predictions of Cyber Crime
• Department of Defense Information Assurance Controls
• Reverse Engineering
• Vulnerabilities in Mixed & Augmented Reality
• Vulnerabilities in Google Glass
• Systems of Systems Attacks
• Unmanned Systems Exploitations
• Certification and Accreditation
• Cryptosystems

We strongly welcome other topics suggestions, dealing with other negative uses of technology and science such as attacking national infrastructure, cloud computing security, offensive security practices, and other unknown exploits.

Submission Procedure

Researchers are invited to submit on or before February 15, 2014, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified March 31, 2014 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Authors of accepted proposals will be sent guidelines to prepare the full chapter (7,000 – 11,000 words length). Full chapters are expected to be submitted by June 15, 2014. All submitted chapter will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as a reviewer for this project.

Publisher

This handbook of research is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference”, “Business Science Reference”, and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.. This publication is anticipated to be released early 2015.

Important Dates

1st Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2014
2nd Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2014
Last Call for Proposals: April 15, 2014
Full chapter Submission: June 15, 2014
Review Process: June 15, 2014 –July 30, 2014
Review Results to Authors: August 15, 2014
Revised Chapter Submission: September 15, 2014
Final Acceptance Notifications: September 30, 2014
Submission of Final Chapters: October 15, 2014
Final Deadline: November 30, 2014

Inquiries

Inquires can be forwarded to electronically (Word document):
Dr. Maurice Dawson
Department of Management and Marketing
College of Business and Public Affairs
Alabama A&M University
Tel.: +1-256-372-4801
Primary Email: maurice.e.dawson@gmail.com
Secondary Email: maurice.dawson@aamu.edu

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