Willcocks, L; Whitley, EA; Avgerou, C The ranking of top IS journals: a perspective from the London School of Economics EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 17 (2): 163-168 APR 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: willcockslp at aol.com 

Author(s): Willcocks, L (Willcocks, Leslie); Whitley, EA (Whitley, Edgar 
A.); Avgerou, C (Avgerou, Chrisanthi) 

Title: The ranking of top IS journals: a perspective from the London 
School of Economics 

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 17 (2): 163-168 APR 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: research quality assessment; IS journal ranking; 
Information Systems and Innovation Group; London School of Economics 

Keywords Plus: INFORMATION-SYSTEMS RESEARCH; CITATION-CLASSICS; SCHOLARS; 
FORUMS; FIELD 

Abstract: The Information Systems and Innovation Group at the London 
School of Economics has developed a distinct profile of social theory 
driven research across a wide range of mainstream and specialist IS 
topics. In this paper, we explain why we do not find existing IS journal 
rankings appropriate for the assessment of quality of the publications of 
our Group. We present a set of lists of internationally recognised outlets 
that we provide to the committee responsible for promotions decisions in 
our university and we use to advise junior staff and students on where 
they should publish their work. In addition to these lists, decisions on 
research quality in our university require the opinion of specialist 
experts on both the particular outlet of a publication and the publication 
itself. We argue for the merits of our research quality assessment 
approach and reflect on its risks. 

Addresses: Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Management, 
Informat Syst & Innovat Grp, London WC2A 2AE, England 

Reprint Address: Willcocks, L, Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, 
Dept Management, Informat Syst & Innovat Grp, Houghton St, London WC2A 
2AE, England. 

E-mail Address: willcockslp at aol.com 

Cited Reference Count: 31 

Times Cited: 1 

Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD 

Publisher Address: BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, 
HANTS, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0960-085X 

29-char Source Abbrev.: EUR J INFOR SYST 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Eur. J. Inform. Syst. 

Source Item Page Count: 6 

Subject Category: Computer Science, Information Systems 

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