[AISWorld] JMIS CfP - Special Issue on Neuroscience and IS Research

[Vladimir Zwass]

CALL FOR PAPERS

* Special Issue of the Journal of Management Information Systems *

Neuroscience and Information Systems Research

SPECIAL ISSUE CO-EDITORS

Ting-Peng Liang, National Chengchi University

Jan vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein

As the instruments and methodologies of cognitive neuroscience become more powerful and accessible, they are being applied to study human brain in association with behavior in judgment, decision making, and various economic and psychological issues. The modalities such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography can provide directly observed physiological data to explore the phenomena in the brain. Information systems, as a discipline grounded in user and developer behavior and targeted at facilitating decision-making, can benefit from the use of this instrumentation in its research. It is time to explore the potential and limitation of neuroscience in information systems research in a disciplined fashion. After decades (if not centuries) of traditional psychometric self-reported data for behavioral studies, we can directly collect signals from human brain, and conduct analysis of the workings of the brain mechanism and the resulting behavior. This allows us to validate existing theories in a novel way and to develop innovative theories in our field. Top-down and bottom up research methods are thus supported.

The goal of this special issue is, therefore, to foster theory development, design and empirical research with the use of cognitive neuroscience methodologies. As the area is still at the beginning stage, the scope of this special issue will be broad and focused on shaping the future roadmap in this direction. We are particularly interested in research on two broad themes: (a) applying neuroscience methodologies to verify or falsify existing theories/models in information systems, and (b) innovative studies leading to the development of new theories and methodologies in information systems. 

 

SPECIAL ISSUE ADVISORY AND EDITORIAL BOARD

- Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia

- Angelika Dimoka, Temple University

- Alok Gupta, University of Minnesota

- Aleck Lin, Australia National University

- Rene Riedl, University of Linz

- V. Sambamurthy, Michigan State University

- Carol Saunders, University of Central Florida

- Detmar Straub, Georgia State University

- Nai-Shing Yen, National Chengchi University

TOPICS

All topics related to cognitive neuroscience research in information systems are welcome. The following are a few sample research issues:

-         Methodological issues of neuroscience research in information systems

-         Testing IS constructs with neuroscience data

-         New IS constructs and issues triggered by neuroscience research

-         New IS theories that may be developed from neuroscience data

-         Neuroscience research in online marketing consumer behavior

-         Neuroscience research in online economic decision making

-         Individual, group or organizational decision behavior related to information systems development

-         Individual, group or organizational decision behavior related to information systems adoption and usage

-         Individual or group behavior related to system usage and user-computer interactions

-         IS-related constructs related to online behavior in electronic markets

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submitted papers must make a significant and novel contribution to theory, supported by the appropriate evidence. All research paradigms and methodologies are welcome.  Interdisciplinary collaboration is encouraged. Strong preference will be given to papers that contribute distinctive, non-trivial IS-centric insights to theoretical perspectives in IS or the reference disciplines, rather than to the applications of existing theories to an IS context. Some potentially promising theoretical perspectives where an IS lens might contribute distinctive, original insights include Transaction Cost Economics, Evolutionary Selection, Individual and Social Behavior, Real Options, Modular Systems Theory, and Agency Theory. 

Email your submissions to: mis.neuro at gmail.com

 

IMPORTANT DATES

- Abstract submissions: February 1, 2012 (or earlier) 

- Full paper due: June 1, 2012 

- First round of reviews provided to the authors: November 2012 

- Paper revisions due: February 2013 

- Final decision on acceptance of papers: June 2013 

 
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