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Journal of Information Systems

jis@sc.edu

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Thank You, Dan Stone

• 5 issues produced• 38 papers accepted• 152 submissions

processed• Submissions up• Diversity• Quality• Discovery, Education, &

Integration• Crosses methods & topics

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Brad TuttleUniversity of South Carolina

• 0 issues• 0 papers accepted• 2 submissions

processed

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Tarek AmerNorthern Arizona University

• Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 1989

• M.S. Texas, A & M University, 1984

• B.A. Music, California State University, 1981

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Mike Ettredge University of Kansas

• Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1982

• M.P.A. Brigham Young University, 1978

• B.A. Rice University, 1971

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Elaine MauldinUniversity of Missouri

• Ph.D. University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1997

• M.B.A. University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1983

• B.S.B.A University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1976

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Mark G. SimkinUniversity of Nevada, Reno

• Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

• MBA University of California, Berkeley

• B.A. Brandeis University

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Paul SteinbartArizona State University

• Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1985

• M.B.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1980

• B.A. in Political Science, University of Illinois, 1976

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Kelvin Liu XiaotaoEditorial Assistant

• Second year Ph.D. student at the University of South Carolina

• MPhil. City U. of Hong Kong, 2002

• B.S. Beijing U. 1999

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If you were editor, would you publish this?

Before the universe was created, there were no numbers except the Trinity, which is God himself…For, the line and the plane imply no numbers: here infinitude itself reigns. Let us consider, therefore, the solids. We must first eliminate the irregular solids, because we are only concerned with orderly creation. There remains six bodies, the sphere and the five regular polyhedra. To the sphere corresponds the heaven. On the other hand, the dynamic world is represented by the flat-faces solids. Of these there are five: when viewed as boundaries, however, these five determine six distinct things: hence the six planets that revolve about the sun. This is also the reason why there are but six planets…

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Gov’t/NFP

Econ

Auditing

CPA

CMA

CIA

Law

Tax

AISFin Acctg

Finance

Cost/Mgr’l

CFA

Controller

Where AIS Fits in the minds of Accounting Students

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If you were the reviewer, would you reject this?

The Cause, Concept, and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever (1861) by Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis.

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AIS Research

Theoretical Empirical

Prototype

Non-Experimental Experimental

Small SampleField Studies

ArchivalSurvey[SEM]

DecisionCases

Lab FieldExperiments

Simulation Analytics

JIS welcomes and has published all kinds of research

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How to Achieve Quality

• Few outlets for AIS research• Importance of AIS research is growing

– Sarbanes-Oxley and PCAOB– Relevance to society

• Journal prestige linked to health of section• Support AIS theory, practice, and education• Lack of AIS mentors• Conclusion: Review process must help create

quality manuscripts

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Acceptance Rates

AAA Method

• Accepted papers divided by papers accepted + rejected + withdrawn + work-in-process

• 2003-2004 = 17.3%

Better Method

• Accepted papers divided by papers accepted + rejected + withdrawn

• 2003-2004 = 30.0%

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JIS Topics

DecisionMaker

TechnologyEnvironment

Task

• REA beyond design• ERP• Theory of value chain

integration• GAAP for data

– Event based

– XBRL/object oriented concepts

– Liability crisis

– Report templates

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Action Items

• Call for Reviewers

• Update the reviewer database

• Editorial guidance for– Practice articles– Educational articles

• Immediate dissemination of accepted papers

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Thank You

• Past editorial boards and reviewers

• IS section

• Authors

• Mentors

• Current editorial board