Call for Papers and Book Reviews

Call for Papers

Comparative Technology Transfer and Society (CTTS) solicits articles on all aspects of technology transfer (TT). Primary consideration will be given to multidisciplinary research or case studies that focus on the process of technology transfer or innovation adoption. To be considered, works should be readable by a broad audience, including informed researchers and practitioners outside the particular discipline. Possible topics include:

• Biomedical TT
• Case studies highlighting TT issues
• Critical success factors for TT
• Culture, language, and TT
• Environmental issues and TT
• Ethics and values involved with TT
• Globalization and TT
• History of TT
• Knowledge management (intra-organizational TT)
• Legal and regulatory issues related to TT
• Organizational structure and culture for TT
• Role of government and nongovernmental organizations in TT
• TT and economic development
• TT in international settings

Call for Book Reviews

Books reviewed in Comparative Technology Transfer and Society (CTTS) should reflect the editorial mission of the journal. The journal has two major international audiences: the interdisciplinary technology transfer research community and the practitioners who adopt and implement technology, and those who deal with the physical, social, or cultural impact of technology adoption. Although reviews will reflect the disciplinary background of the reviewer, each review will also reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the journal by assessing the book's potential interdisciplinary contributions. Reviews will also assess the readability and accessibility of a submission to a multidisciplinary and international audience.

Book reviews should be approximately 700 words in length (or longer if multiple titles are reviewed). Examples of reviews may be found in previous issues of CTTS. Please consult the book review editor for deviations from this practice. As a general rule, nonbooks (videos, web pages, and software), textbooks, edited collections, reference works, and popular books reviewed in the mainstream press will not be reviewed in CTTS.

Reviews are generally by invitation only. Persons interested in writing reviews are encouraged to contact the book review editor, indicate their area (or areas) of special competence and interest, provide a current CV, and if possible a writing sample (preferably a book review). Reviewers are sent detailed instructions when the reviews are assigned. Electronic versions of reviews may be submitted by e-mail to <ctts@uccs.edu> and hard copies by regular mail to: Comparative Technology Transfer and Society, Colorado Institute for Technology Transfer and Implementation, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, P.O. Box 7150, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80933-7150.

Publishers should send book announcements directly to the book review editor. Two copies of each published review will be forwarded to the book's publisher.

Correspondence to the book review editor should be sent to: Professor Alexander Franco, School of Public Administration and Urban Studies, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182. Phone: (619) 594-4339, Fax: (619) 594-1165, <afranco@mail. sdsu.edu>.