International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)

Submit a Paper to the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)

Published Continuous Volume. Est. 2005.
The International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) provides a forum for academics, researchers, and educators to analyze global aspects of knowledge management from differing cultural perspectives and their use of knowledge and knowledge management. Covering all aspects of knowledge regulation and order including organizational issues, technology support, knowledge representation, and more, IJKM focuses on the technical issues associated with the creation and implementation of knowledge systems utilizing artificial intelligence, entrepreneurial, and innovative initiatives. As a result of its comprehensive coverage and expanding list of contributors from countries such as Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the U.S., and more, this journal is recognized by many prestigious indices including, but not limited to, Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index® (ESCI), Scopus®, Compendex® (Elsevier Engineering Index), and PsycINFO®. Led by editor Dr. Murray E. Jennex, professor of management information systems at San Diego State University, USA, and editor of several IGI Global publications, IJKM is a premier resource in the field of Library and Information Science.
ISSN: 1548-0666|EISSN: 1548-0658|DOI: 10.4018/IJKM
The Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, the coverage and the guidelines for submission to IJKM.

Mission

The primary objective of the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) is to provide a comprehensive cross discipline forum for advancing the understanding of the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the creation, capture, transfer and use of knowledge in organizations. The secondary objective of this Journal is to share knowledge among researchers and practitioners with respect to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of effective knowledge management systems. The journal publishes high quality empirical and theoretical research covering all aspects of knowledge management. In addition to full-length research manuscripts, the journal publishes insightful research and practice notes as well as case studies from all areas of knowledge management.


Coverage

The International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) covers all aspects of the knowledge management discipline, from organizational issues to technology support to knowledge representation. High quality submissions are encouraged using any qualitative or quantitative research methodology. Submissions are especially encouraged covering the following topics:

  • Basic theories associated with knowledge creation, knowledge management, and organizational memory
  • Case studies of knowledge management and organizational memory systems
  • Cognitive theories of knowledge management and organizational memory
  • Design of information and communication systems that facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing
  • Enablers and inhibitors of knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer behaviors
  • Global issues in knowledge management and organizational memory
  • Issues related to the capture, storage, search, retrieval, and use of knowledge and organizational memory
  • Knowledge acquisition and transfer processes
  • Knowledge management in small and medium enterprises
  • Knowledge management strategy
  • Knowledge management training issues
  • Knowledge reuse in organizations
  • Knowledge transfer and sharing behaviors within emergent organizational forms such as virtual communities
  • Methodologies and processes for developing knowledge management systems
  • Metrics and effectiveness of knowledge management and organizational memory systems
  • Organizational and economic incentive structures for knowledge sharing and use
  • Organizational culture impacts on knowledge management
  • Organizational learning
  • Use of semantic networks, topic maps, the Internet, digital documents, XML, taxonomies, ontologies, and other technologies to implement knowledge management systems


Submission

Submission Procedure:

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished article manuscripts will be considered. Interested authors must consult the Journal Guidelines for Manuscript Submission at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/journal-guidelines-for-submission/?titleid=1070 PRIOR to submission. Any further questions may be answered at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. All article manuscript submissions will be forwarded to at least three members of the editorial review board of the journal for a double-blind peer review. The final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers.

Starting January 1st, 2022, this journal will be converting from Hybrid Open Access to full Gold Open Access, meaning from January 1st, 2022 onward all of its published contents will be 100% open access and the copyright of the published work will stay with the author(s) ((Note: IGI Global open access journal article manuscript publishing offers authors the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement. The copyright for the work remains solely with the author(s) of the article manuscript), and the publisher will provide the published contents free of charge globally (there will no longer be subscription fees or payment of any kind required for individuals and libraries to access and utilize the published contents).

Once the journal is converted to Gold Open Access in 2022 and will no longer have subscription revenue backing it, the journal will be heavily reliant on Open Access Article Processing Charges (APCs) payment provided by either the author(s) or his/her/their respective institution or another funding agency, AFTER the article manuscript submission has been through a full double-blind peer review and the Editor-in-Chief at his/her full discretion has decided to accept the manuscript based on the results of the double-blind peer review process. The APC will offset the costs of all of the activities associated with the publication of the article manuscript, including the digital tools used to support the manuscript management and review process, the typesetting, formatting and layout, online hosting, the submission of the journal’s content to numerous abstracts, directories, and indexes, third party software (plagiarism checks), editorial support which includes manuscript tracking, communications, submission guideline checks, communications with authors and reviewers, as well as all promotional support and activities which includes metadata distribution, press releases, promotional communications, web content, ads, fliers, brochures, postcards, etc. for the journal and its published contents; and the fact that all published articles will be freely accessible and able to be posted and disseminated widely by the authors.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) for this journal is currently set at $2,050 USD and authors will not be asked to provide payment of the APC fee (directly to the publisher) until AFTER their manuscript has gone through the full double-blind peer review process and the Editor-in-Chief at his/her full discretion has decided to accept the manuscript based on the results of the double-blind peer review process. Please note that there is absolutely NO correlation between the APC (Article Processing Charge) being paid by the author and the results of review process outcomes.

For more information on APCs and Open Access Publishing please visit IGI Global’s open access publishing page here. Funding should be secured before submitting to an IGI Global open access journal. Researchers who are uncertain where to find funding for OA processing charges can visit IGI Global's Open Access Funding Resources Page. It is recommended to read the following article published by Web of Science, “A researcher’s complete guide to open access papers”.

Developing Country Statement:

Those coming from certain developing countries will be able to take advantage of discounts or waivers with careful consideration by IGI Global’s Executive Editorial Board. Also, authors of submitted manuscripts can take advantage of IGI Global’s Read and Publish Open Access Initiative, which allows authors who are affiliated with institutions that are currently subscribed to one or more IGI Global databases to benefit from APC funding (you can learn more about how this all works here). In the case of a multi-authored work, even if only one author is eligible for the discount or waiver, all authors of the work will benefit from the waiver or discount. Additionally, if an author chooses to utilize any of IGI Global’s Author Services on their manuscript, the amount paid for any of these author services will be deducted from the final Article Processing Charge (APC).



All inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

All inquiries regarding IJKM should be directed to the attention of:

Dr. Murray Jennex
Editor-in-Chief
San Diego State University, USA
E-mail: ijkm@igi-global.com

All manuscripts must be submitted through the E-Editorial Discovery® online submission manager: