MISQE invites authors to submit
papers based on in-depth research that provide rich stories, unique
insights, and useful conceptual frameworks for information systems
practice. Our target audience includes both practitioners and researchers
-- so that MISQE can stimulate ongoing discussions at the intersection
of research and practice -- but our primary focus is research that
is immediately relevant and useful for practice.
Types of Articles
Executive Research
Executive Research articles will present original research and offer
lessons, frameworks, explanations, and recommendations relevant
to practice. Sloan Management Review provides a model for
these articles. Unlike much academic literature, these articles
need not emphasize theory, but they will identify prior literature
that enriches their findings and recommendations.
Case Research
Case Research articles will provide rich stories of individual organizations'
management and technological initiatives. These articles will not
only tell the story, but also provide analyses of the events and
their outcomes. The annual SIM competition papers published in MIS Quarterly Executive provide good examples of case research articles.
Research Reports
A Research Report will summarize findings and insights from a recently
completed but as yet unpublished research study, including those
studies eventually intended for publication in traditional academic
journals. The objective of Research Reports is to provide timely
publication on emerging issues in IT management. Thus, these reports
are likely to provide more data than analysis or theory. Preliminary
findings should be presented in a way that provokes hypotheses,
debate, or tentative recommendations. Thus, a paper suitable for
Research Reports would move the research community forward on research
in a new area and give practitioners insights into new "hot" areas.
MISQ Digest
MISQ Digest articles will revisit research that has already been
published in MISQ or other academic journals and reframe the research
specifically for practitioners who are likely to find the results
of the research relevant to current practice. These articles will
be rewritten for a practitioner audience in a manner that focuses
on managerial practice rather than theory.
Editorials
MISQE will publish editorials identifying important research issues or inviting debate on important topics of interest to both researchers and practitioners.
Top 10 Articles
In early 2005, the MISQE Editorial Board identified the Top 10 Articles of the previous three years. You might want to
peruse them before submitting your paper.
How to Submit
A manuscript should be submitted electronically as an attachment
to an e-mail cover letter. This e-mail should be sent to the Managing Editor (misqe@indiana.edu).
The e-mail cover letter should include:
- the names and e-mail addresses of all authors
- the authors' preference of Senior Editor (see the Editors
page) to review the manuscript.
- the names of potential reviewers (and their e-mail addresses
if the potential reviewers are not members of the Editorial
Board). See the Review Process
for more information about nominating reviewers.
- the authors' preference for review format, either open or
double blind. See the Review
Process for more information on open versus double blind
reviews.
Copyright
Articles accepted for publication in MISQE are copyrighted by Management Information Systems Research Center (MISRC) of the University of Minnesota. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to sign copyright release forms prior to publication of their article. If you are writing about development of material for a company as a contractor, supervisor, employee, or other representative and they "own" this material, be sure well ahead of time they are willing to transfer the copyright. The submission of a manuscript to MISQE requires that all authors agree to the submission and will agree to sign copyright
release forms and that all authors may be included in any
communication between MISQE and the authors.
Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of an
MIS Quarterly Executive article for personal or classroom
use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or
distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies
bear this notice and full citation on the first page. Copyright
for components of this work owned by others than MISRC must be
honored. Abstracting with credit is permitted. To
copy otherwise, to publish, to post on servers, or to redistribute
to lists requires prior specific permission and/or fee.
Request permission to publish from Alan Dennis at ardennis@indiana.edu
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