電子商務研究與應用旨在為瞬息萬變的電子商務環境創造和傳播持久的知識。電子商務研究的一個主要困境是如何在貨幣和知識的生命周期之間取得平衡。電子商務的研究和應用將有助于建立一個研究社區，為電子商務的發展創造知識、技術、理論和應用。這是針對技術潛力和商業目標的交集。電子商務是一個多學科的領域，應與現有的信息系統和技術等領域合作發展;市場營銷、財務及供應鏈管理;經營策略與管理;公共政策;計算機科學與電信;和法律研究。我們將從這些領域征集關于當前技術的論文，并發表關于全新主題的論文。此外，我們亦會就電子貿易的新課題，就專題發表意見，為研究提供新方向。

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications aims to create and disseminate enduring knowledge for the fast-changing e-commerce environment. A major dilemma in e-commerce research is how to achieve a balance between the currency and the life span of knowledge.Electronic Commerce Research and Applications will contribute to the establishment of a research community to create the knowledge, technology, theory, and applications for the development of electronic commerce. This is targeted at the intersection of technological potential and business aims.E-commerce is a multi-disciplinary area, which should be developed in co-operation with existing fields such as Information Systems and Technology; Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain Management; Business Strategy and Management; Public Policy; Computer Science and Telecommunications; and Legal Studies. We will solicit papers on current technologies from these areas, as well as publish papers on completely new topics. We also seek proposals for special issues on new topics in e-commerce that will create new directions for research.