Journal History | JTAER

2006	The inaugural issue of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research was released by the University of Talca, Chile.
2007	Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research was indexed in Scopus.
2016	Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research was indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 6
2017	Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research received its first Impact Factor (0.774), ranked 124/140 (Q4) in "Business".
2021	Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research was published by MDPI from Volume 16, Issue 3 (2021).
2025	Publication of Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research has been continued by MDPI (new owner) from Volume 20, Issue 1 (2025).
2026	The year 2026 marks the 20th Anniversary of Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research adopted a monthly publication schedule.

Editor-in-Chief

2006–2020	Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Narciso Cerpa
2020–2025	Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Eduardo Álvarez-Miranda
2025–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ting Chi

Section Editor-in-Chief

2020–2025

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mirjana Pejić Bach for the section on e-Commerce Analytics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. María Teresa Ballestar for the section on e-Commerce Analytics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jani Merikivi for the section on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, FinTech Accounting and Industry 4.0
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Andreja Pucihar for the section on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, FinTech Accounting and Industry 4.0
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Eusebio Scornavacca for the section on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, FinTech Accounting and Industry 4.0
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Inma Rodríguez-Ardura for the section on Digital Marketing and the Connected Consumer
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Gisela Ammetller for the section on Digital Marketing and the Connected Consumer
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Stefano Za for the section on Digital Business Organization

2026–present

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mirjana Pejić Bach for the section on Data Science, AI, and e-Commerce Analytics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jani Merikivi for the section on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Digital Business Models
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Andreja Pucihar for the section on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Digital Business Models
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Eusebio Scornavacca for the section on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Digital Business Models
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Inma Rodríguez-Ardura for the section on Digital Marketing and the Evolving Consumer Experience