Description

The International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP) focuses on the IT field from the outlook of industry professionals and covers multidisciplinary themes such as human resource management, sociology, psychology, and management along with technology itself. Representing IT professionalism from the human capital point of view, the journal publishes original research papers, research notes, reviews, and cases on all aspects of IT professionalism, technology-related careers, personnel empowerment, organizational management and cutting edge technologies affecting IT practitioners. This journal emphasizes articles linking theory with application or critically analyzing cases with the objective of identifying good practice in the management of IT human capital.

Topics Covered

Competence management within the IT profession
Ethics, as well as professional and social responsibilities of IT professionals
Human capital within the IT industry
Human resource management in the IT sector
IT careers
IT personnel in new production environments (software factories, offshoring, and nearshoring)
IT profession
IT professional associations
IT professionalism
IT professionals assessment methods
IT professionals roles
IT professionals under the scope of IT governance
Licensing and certifying of IT professionals
Mentoring, coaching, and counseling of IT professionals
Personnel issues in IT standards, models, and frameworks
Recruiting, staffing, retaining, and rewarding IT professionals

Mission and Scope

The mission of the International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP) is to offer an outlook on the state of the IT profession from the perspective of economic value based on labor performance. Providing a forum for the exchange of research ideas and practices, this journal is a reference convergence point for professionals, managers, and researchers in the IT field.