European Journal of Information Systems

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Information Systems?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Strategic information system, Management information systems, Information system, Knowledge management and Soft systems methodology. In the journal, Information science, Information technology, Business model, Public relations and Information management are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Strategic information system research. Issues in Information technology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Accounting information system and Marketing.

European Journal of Information Systems explores topics in Management information systems which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Empirical research, Management science and Process (engineering). Topics in Information system were tackled in line with various other fields like Systems engineering, Information security, Data science and Internet privacy. European Journal of Information Systems focuses on Knowledge management but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Context (language use), Information systems research, Information systems security, Industrial organization and Process management.

It connects research in Soft systems methodology with the related topic of Epistemology.

• Strategic information system (63.22%)
• Management information systems (55.37%)
• Information system (53.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Interpretive case studies in IS research: nature and method (3041 citations)
• Doing interpretive research (1504 citations)
• Measuring information systems success: models, dimensions, measures, and interrelationships (1148 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Information Systems:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Strategic information system, Management information systems, Knowledge management, Information system and Soft systems methodology. The works on Strategic information system tackled in the published articles bring together disciplines like Information science, Information technology, Business model, Public relations and Information management. While Knowledge management is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Enterprise architecture and Enterprise integration.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Law
• Social science
• Management

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Pandemic, Information system, Knowledge management, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Public relations. Information system works presented in it have a specific focus on Design science research. The studies in Knowledge management featured incorporate elements of Job performance and Online community.

The research on Public relations featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Compliance (psychology), Control (management), Value focused thinking, Legitimacy and Information and Communications Technology. The journal explores research in Variables and overlapping concepts in Process management and Process (engineering) to expand the discourse in Set (abstract data type). Context (language use) research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Small business, Agency (philosophy) and Data collection.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Adjusting to epidemic-induced telework: empirical insights from teleworkers in France (24 citations)
• IT architecture flexibility and IT governance decentralisation as drivers of IT-enabled dynamic capabilities and competitive performance: The moderating effect of the external environment (21 citations)
• Bitcoin investment: a mixed methods study of investment motivations (11 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in European Journal of Information Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

• Richard L. Baskerville (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ray J. Paul (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Kalle Lyytinen (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Lars Mathiassen (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Frantz Rowe (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in European Journal of Information Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

• London School of Economics and Political Science (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Brunel University London (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• J. Mack Robinson College of Business (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• College of Business Administration (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• National University of Singapore (27 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.73% of all publications and 56.06% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Ranking of Universities Publishing in the Journal

A prominent matter of interest with regard to research published in the European Journal of Information Systems is the ranking of universities and institutions whose researchers contribute to the journal. This is important in assessing the academic level and relevance of the published work as universities of high-ranking are believed to produce high-quality research. A detailed examination of the most recent years of publication in the journal reveals that many of the contributing authors were affiliated with institutions that are regularly featured among the good business schools in Illinois. It's worth noting that the criteria for ranking these institutions included factors like research output, faculty qualifications, and reputation among peers and recruiters. The study also discovered a significant percentage of contributions from internationally renowned institutions. These institutions outside the state had their work published in the journal due to the universally applicable nature of the journal's topic domains in information systems research.