About the Journal

The journal "AKWI" is an online platform for research publications of universities of applied sciences in German speaking countries. In this way, it offers interested practitioners outside of the university sector the opportunity to obtain information and, if necessary, to contact a specific department of a university. It is published under the Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC)

The journal includes the sections "Fundamentals", "Trends", "Practice", "Briefly explained", "Books" and "Theses". In the first four sections, the authors report on their research from different perspectives and in varying degrees of detail. The peer review of the contributions is a "double-blind" procedure. The "Books" section contains book reviews and in the "Theses" section summaries or excerpts of excellent theses are published.

Open to all authors:

AKWI is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing. We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status. Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the reviewing process is completed.

Community-owned:

AKWI is owned by Arbeitskreis Wirtschaftsinformatik der deutschsprachigen Fachhochschulen, a public institution/organisation dedicated to advancing research and scholarship. The journal’s ownership and governance structure reflect its mission to support open and accessible academic publishing. We confirm that any commercial service providers involved in our operations only deal with service-related aspects of journal publishing. All content-related aspects of publishing, such as submission, peer review, acceptance, publication frequency, and scope of the journal, are controlled by the editors / the owners of the journal.