New Perspectives on Global Information Systems Journal Rankings and Reference Disciplines

Abstract

This article overviews the results of the largest, global study focusing on perceived rankings of Information Systems (IS) journals and IS reference disciplines. 8741 faculty were emailed from 414 global IS departments (738 of the emails were not valid). 2559 responses were received for a 32% response rate. This study did not use pre-determined journal lists, but instead required respondents to list their top-four research journals using free recall. Additionally, this study reports journal ratings for the top IS practitioner journals, the most read IS journals, and the top journals for the most common IS reference disciplines. While the results of this study have many potential benefits in defining the current state of the IS field and for helping guide academic evaluations, such studies should not be used as a primary factor in tenure and promotion decisions; instead, such rankings data needs to be used with sound judgment, in conjunction with other ratings methodologies.