Letter from the editors.

Maheshwari, Sharad K. ; Fillion, Gerard

Welcome to the Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal, the official journal of the Academy of Information and Management Sciences. The Academy is one of several academies which collectively comprise the Allied Academies. Allied Academies, Incorporated is a non-profit association of scholars whose purpose is to encourage and support the advancement and exchange of knowledge throughout the world.

The editorial mission of the AIMSJ is to publish empirical and theoretical manuscripts which advance the disciplines of Information Systems and Management Science. All manuscripts are double blind refereed with an acceptance rate of approximately 25%. Diversity of thought will always be welcome.

Please visit the Allied Academies website at www.alliedacademies.org for continuing information about the Academy and the Journal, and about all the Allied Academies and our collective conferences. Submission instructions and guidelines for publication are also provided on the website.

Sharad K. Maheshwari

Hampton University

Gerard Fillion

Universite de Monckton

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