EBCG-27

Call for papers/Topics

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

1. E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)

This domain focuses explicitly on the transactional exchange of goods, services, and funds over internet-mediated networks.

• Core Transaction Models

  • Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) marketplaces

  • Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) platforms and peer-to-peer auction dynamics

  • Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brand evolution and retail disintermediation

• Digital Retail Operations

  • Omnichannel retail integration and unified commerce architecture

  • Dynamic pricing algorithms and inventory optimization models

  • E-commerce fulfillment strategies, dropshipping, and last-mile logistics

• The Transactional Layer

  • Digital payment gateways, mobile wallets, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)

  • Cross-border payment clearing, remittance friction, and currency conversion

  • Microtransactions, subscription billing models, and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) mechanisms

• Digital Marketing & Conversion

  • Search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) for retail

  • Conversion rate optimization (CRO), user experience (UX) design, and shopping cart abandonment recovery

  • Social commerce, livestream shopping, and influencer affiliate networks

2. E-Business (Electronic Business)

A broader architectural domain that encompasses E-Commerce but focuses internally and externally on transforming all business operations, processes, and corporate structures via digital technology.

• Internal Enterprise Integration

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and cloud infrastructure

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) automation and data pipeline management

  • Knowledge management systems, corporate intranets, and digital workplace collaboration

• Supply Chain & B2B Infrastructure

  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and automated procurement protocols

  • Digital supply chain visibility, predictive logistics, and automated vendor management

  • Smart warehousing, Internet of Things (IoT) tracking, and demand forecasting

• Digital Strategy & Transformation

  • Legacy system modernization, cloud migration, and service-oriented architectures

  • Agile corporate workflows, business process reengineering (BPR), and change management

  • Data monetization strategies, business intelligence (BI), and predictive analytics

• Human Capital & Digital Culture

  • E-HRM (Electronic Human Resource Management) and automated talent acquisition

  • Continuous virtual upskilling, remote work infrastructure, and digital performance metrics

3. E-Governance (Electronic Governance)

This domain covers the application of information technologies by public sectors to deliver government services, exchange information, and manage citizen relationships.

• Interaction Paradigms

  • Government-to-Citizen (G2C) public utility delivery and civic portals

  • Government-to-Business (G2B) digital taxation, corporate registration, and procurement

  • Government-to-Government (G2G) inter-agency data interoperability and national registries

  • Government-to-Employee (G2E) public sector payroll, training, and internal workflows

• Public Service Delivery Infrastructure

  • National digital identity frameworks and biometric authentication baselines

  • E-Taxation, automated customs clearing, and digital civic registry management

  • Smart cities infrastructure, public transit automation, and IoT grid management

• Digital Democracy & Civic Engagement

  • E-Voting mechanisms, secure remote balloting, and cryptographic auditing

  • Open data initiatives, public budgetary transparency, and civic tech crowdsourcing

  • Digital public forums, participatory policymaking, and electronic petitions

• Regulatory Policy & Digital Law

  • Data protection acts, citizen privacy rights, and national sovereignty laws

  • Cybersecurity mandates for critical public infrastructure and incident response

  • Antitrust frameworks for digital monopolies and algorithms governing public bias

4. Interrelated & Overlapping Domains

These critical subtopics exist precisely at the intersections of E-Commerce, E-Business, and E-Governance, requiring cooperation or technology sharing across all three fields.

• Public Procurement & Sovereign Marketplaces (E-Gov + E-Biz + E-Com)

  • National e-procurement portals where governments act as B2B buyers from private enterprise

  • Compliance, automated bidding, and transparent public tender evaluations

  • Anti-corruption monitoring in public supply chains via immutable digital auditing

• National Digital Infrastructure & Identity (E-Gov + E-Com)

  • Federated single-sign-on (SSO) systems enabling secure private-sector commerce sign-ins using state-verified identities

  • Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) automated compliance pipelines enforced by states on private financial institutions

• Digital Taxation & Compliance Systems (E-Com + E-Gov)

  • Automated cross-border VAT, GST, and tariff calculations at point-of-sale in digital checkouts

  • Real-time reporting of commercial transactions to national tax authorities

  • Customs automation and digital documentation for international maritime and air commerce

• Cybersecurity, Trust, & Resilience (E-Biz + E-Com + E-Gov)

  • Defense against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on critical private and public portals

  • Zero-trust security architectures, multi-factor authentication, and endpoint security

  • Disaster recovery planning, data redundancy, and sovereign cloud hosting architectures

• Emerging Technologies & Foundational Innovations (E-Biz + E-Com + E-Gov)

  • Generative AI for automated public inquiry handling, commercial copywriting, and business process automation

  • Distributed ledger technology (Blockchain) for state land titles, private supply chain traceability, and smart contract execution

  • Advanced data analytics and machine learning for commercial fraud detection, internal corporate forecasting, and public health tracking