''Information Systems Journal'' is a bimonthly

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scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...

that covers all aspects of

information systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structu ...

, with particular emphasis on the relationship between information systems and people, business, and organisations. The journal was established in 1991 as ''Journal of Information Systems'' with David Avison and Guy Fitzgerald as founding editors-in-chief. It obtained its current name in 1994. The current editor-in-chief is Robert M Davison. The journal is member of the Senior Scholar's 'Basket of Eight'.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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ProQuest ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based global information-content and technology company, founded in 1938 as University Microfilms by Eugene Power. ProQuest is known for its applications and information services for l ...

, CSA Computer Abstracts,

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/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EBSCO databases, InfoTrac,

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, Psychological Abstracts/ PsycINFO,

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, and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 4.267, ranking it 6th out of 88 journals in the category "Information Science & Library Science".

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652575 Information systems Wiley-Blackwell academic journals Academic journals established in 1991 Bimonthly journals Information systems journals English-language journals