[AISWorld] Start of Publication of Volume 37 of CAIS

[Jan Recker]

Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the commencement of publication of Volume 37 of the Communications of the Association for Information Systems, available online at http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/.
The primary role of a professional society is to facilitate communication among its members. Communications of the Association for Information Systems carries out this role by publishing articles on a wide range of subjects of interest to the membership, including but not limited to research results, debates, panel discussions, and other topics of interest to the global community.
Volume 37 the Communications of the Association for Information Systems features two special sections:

1)      Special Section: The Literature Review in Information Systems<http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol37/iss1/5>
There has been a flowering of scholarly interest in the literature review as a research method in the information systems discipline. We feel privileged to contribute to this conversation and introduce the work of the authors represented in this special issue. Some of the highlights include three new methods for conducting literature analysis and guidelines, tutorials, and approaches for coping with some of the challenges involved in carrying out a literature review. Of the three "new method" papers, one (ontological meta-analysis and synthesis) is entirely new, and two (stylized facts and critical discourse analysis) are novel in the information systems context. The other four paper address more general issues: the challenges of effective search strategies when confronted with the burgeoning volume of research available, a detailed tool-supported approach for conducting a rigorous review, a detailed tutorial for conducting a qualitative literature review, and a discussion of quality issues. Collectively, the papers place emphasis beyond the traditional "narrative synthesis" on the importance of selecting the appropriate approach for the research context and the importance of attention to quality and transparency at all stages of the process, regardless of which approach is adopted.

2)      Debate Section: Open Access in Scholarly Publishing<http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol37/iss1/13>
This debate section fosters discussion about the place of open access in academic publishing.
Additionally, Volume 37 features regular research articles, which are published online in order of receipt of acceptance. Presently, the following articles are online:

A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Crowdfunding<http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol37/iss1/1>
Tanya Beaulieu, Suprateek Sarker, and Saonee Sarker

The Delphi Method Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems<http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol37/iss1/2>
Richard Skinner, R. Ryan Nelson, Wynne W. Chin, and Lesley Land

Conceptualizing Individualization in Information Systems - A Literature Review<http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol37/iss1/3>
Oliver Gaß, Kevin Ortbach, Martin Kretzer, Alexander Maedche, and Björn Niehaves

Interdisciplinary Review of Business Continuity from an Information Systems Perspective: Toward an Integrative Framework<http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol37/iss1/4>
Marko Niemimaa
Thanks for the continuing interest in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.
With regards,
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Dr. Jan Recker
Editor in Chief, Communications of the Association for Information Systems caiseditorinchief at gmail.com<mailto:caiseditorinchief at gmail.com>