CERA is the international, multidisciplinary journal to promote a better understanding of Concurrency in enterprise modelling, information processing and computing. The purpose of this journal is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific work on Concurrent Engineering based on computer technologies. CERA is the first publication for the newest and most exciting research arising from parallelism of product’s life cycle functions.

The Journal is a publication of the CERA Institute and Sage Publications. 

The special issue will focus on the theme of collaborative Product and Process Commerce and Knowledge exchange, including:

	Product data representation
	Product, process and project data exchange
	Collaborative modelling
	Standards
	E-Work and E-business in engineering
	Interoperability of enterprise software
	Knowledge engineering  and management
	Collaborative decision making
	Internet-based modelling
	Networking and distribution in CE

Papers on these or related topics are invited. The Journal seeks articles of approximately 4500 words, in a variety of types. Well written case studies, conceptual, development, research, applied research articles are valued.

	Full (Formatted) Submission Deadline: April 1, 2002
	Accept/Reject Notification: July 1, 2002
	Revised paper submission Deadlines: September 1, 2002
	Publication Date: December 2002

Interested authors are requested to send their paper by April 1, 2002 to:

Dr. Parisa Ghodous, Guest Editor
CERA Journal
LIGIM, University of Lyon I,
Nautibus, 43, Bd. du 11 Nov. 1918,
69622, Villeurbanne cedex
France

Tel: +33 4 72 44 58 84
Fax: +33 4 72 43 13 11
Email: ghodous@ligim.univ-lyon1.fr 

Email submissions are encouraged for initial submissions. Papers will be peer reviewed, and authors will receive notification by the 1^st of July, 2002.