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2008
International Conference on May 18-20, 2008 Keynote
Speaker Professor Detmar
Straub Editor MIS Quarterly
“Pursuing
New Directions at MIS Quarterly” The “A” journal
playing field varies over time, but MIS
Quarterly (MISQ) has frequently been well positioned in this highly
contested field. Journal impact
factors (JIFs) are a citation-rate measure of this
achievement, but what is even more interesting is how citations relate to the
ultimate purpose of a journal.
Citations mean that articles are being utilized in subsequent work by
the field. The goal of a journal
should be to publish work that will be heavily cited, and this is a surrogate
for having published good or occasionally even great work. Since MISQ has been performing well
according to the extant standards, does it make sense to make any changes at
the journal or should a new editor-in-chief meekly assume a caretaker
role? The argument is made that
organizations need renewal or they begin to decline and, without succor, die. In
particular, there are several initiatives at MISQ that will hopefully assure that the journal continues to be
healthy. Discussed at greater length
in the talk, they are: diversity, not rejecting good papers, and readability
as well as a set of other exciting, new directions.
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