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The eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government (JeDEM) is an international and multi-disciplinary open access which provides researchers and practitioners the opportunity to advance the practice and understanding of eDemocracy, eGovernment and  eParticipation.

The journal focuses on the following subjects:

  • Policy and Legislation
  • Political Science
  • Business Information Technology
  • Business and Economy
  • Cyberpsychology
  • Usability and User Experience
  • eDemocracy
  • eSociety
  • eGovernment
  • eParticipation
  • eVoting
  • Applied Computer Gaming and Simulation
JeDEM has different sections, which underlie different reviewing criteria:
  • Part I: Scientific Research Papers (research in progress or completed) - anonymous peer review;
  • Part II: Case Studies - anonymous peer review;
  • Part III: Project Descriptions (focus on practitioners) – editorial review;
  • Part IV: Literature Reviews; Q&A; Letters to the Editors/Editorial; Expert Comments; Readers’ Page; Editorial Comment... – no review.
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Creative Commons License JeDEM is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal (ISSN: 2075-9517). All journal content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Austria License.