Manuscript formats

Articles

Empirical papers presenting research results directly relevant to the information systems practice. Emphasis should be on long-term/managerial knowledge (rather than short-term/technology issues) and on creative thinking (not just replication of previous studies with minute variations), presented in a language as practitioner oriented as possible but supported by empirical evidence.

Short Studies

Exploratory studies and conceptual papers presenting results and/or arguments of immediate applicability to information systems practice. Emphasis on testing of existing concepts, frameworks and methodologies, and on development and testing of methodologies, procedures and techniques to support the managerial use of information technology.

Case Studies

Descriptions of successful applications of concepts, methodologies, etc., to improve information systems practice. Emphasis on identification of concepts, frameworks and methodologies that improved information systems practice, and on the identification of factors that contributed to its successful application.

Use the following manuscript organization and adapt it, as needed, to each type of manuscript:

1. What is the problem? Why is it relevant (why did you do the study or wrote the case analysis)?
2. What is the argument (hypothesis, research question, or concept was applied in the case study)? Why is it important?
3. How was the study conducted (methodology, case procedures)?
4. What results of your study support the argument?
5. What are the conclusions? How do they contribute to solving the problem? What was learned from the case? How can this knowledge be transferred to other circumstances?
6. References: 15 to 20 references are normally sufficient.

In all three categories the emphasis is on their unique contribution to the solution of an information systems problem. Footnotes are extremely discouraged -- either the subject of the footnote is important enough to be included in the regular text, or it should not be included at all.

Publication Process

Paper submissions are not expected or encouraged. Only in a few, well justified, exceptions the submissions may be submitted in paper, with an enclosed file in a diskette, or other digital media. This allows a fast turnaround from the time of the submission to the time the JITM is published on the Web. Note: the JITM is considering the installation of a full Web-based system for submission and review process.

Once the manuscript is received it is checked for viruses and identification of the manuscript (see how to make a word processor file a blind paper submission). The manuscript is then assigned to two reviewers and a Senior Editor, that together with an Associate Editor, will make recommendations on the manuscript. Once the manuscript is accepted the JITM manuscript style will be checked once more and the manuscript will be scheduled for publication on the Web in a quarterly basis.

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