Investigating Information Systems Research in Canada

This project reports on the state of Information Systems (IS) research in Canada by analyzing research output and impact of Canadian IS scholars appearing in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles. Specifically, we (a) measured individual productivity and impact, (b) measured institutional productivity and impact, (c) listed journals in which these works have appeared, (d) identified the most influential articles, (e) developed a ranking of IS scholarly journals from a Canadian perspective, and (f) compared the obtained journal ranking with the global IS journal rankings. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the Canadian IS discipline exhibits signs of academic maturity. Copyright © 2011 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Resume La presente etude rend compte de l'etat de la recherche en Systemes d'information (IS) au Canada. Elle s'appuie sur l'analyse du resultat et de l'impact de la recherche des universitaires canadiens tels qu'ils apparaissent dans les articles publies dans les revues a comite de lecture. L'article se propose de (a) mesurer la productivite et l'impact individuels; (b) mesurer la productivite et l'impact institutionnels; (c) faire la liste des revues dans lesquelles les travaux sont publies; (d) repertorier les articles les plus influents; (e) faire un classement des revues scientifiques en IS dans le contexte canadien; et (f) comparer le classement canadien aux classements mondiaux. Les resultats montrent qu'au Canada, le domaine des Systemes d'information presente des signes de maturite. Copyright © 2011 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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