[AISWorld] Editor Changes - AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction

[Galletta, Dennis]

Dear AIS Community,

Over the next month, we will have some significant changes at the helm of AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. I believe it is important to provide this separate email to the community, apart from our regular issue announcement. Look for our next issue a month from today, on June 30, 2016.

RETIREMENTS:


Joe Valacich has completed three terrific years as my co-editor, and is now moving on to work on an intense commercialization project he describes in his "retirement" message below, besides his duties at Arizona. He has been a valuable asset to THCI and we will miss him. It was a great day when he replied to my invitation and said "yes" to my invitation as a co-editor; I was thrilled when he decided to make time for us in his very busy schedule. Joe will be added to the Advisory Board of the journal starting April 1 (tomorrow), so he will be available to help from time to time when we need advice on critical issues in the future.


Also, Jeff Jenkins, our managing editor, is also moving on. As bad luck (for us) would have it, Jeff is also working on the same project as Joe. Jeff has been the warm, guiding hand that has helped authors, reviewers, SEs, and editors (even the co-editors in chief) with any questions on submission, review, and publication processes. I was thrilled when he also said "yes" to our invitation to be the managing editor, given that he is a highly accomplished and recognized researcher who did not need the managing editor position to gain visibility. He was dedicated to providing excellent service to the AIS SIG-HCI community. And he has become a co-author with me on some in-process work, so I've benefited personally from our interaction as well. Jeff has agreed to co-manage the June issue as we bring in our new co-editor and managing editor.

NEW CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF


My new co-editor will be Paul Benjamin Lowry of City University of Hong Kong, where he is a full professor of information systems. On September 1, he will move on to the University of Hong Kong and there he will work with some exciting new joint programs involving Columbia University, London Business School, and Fudan University. Like Joe, he earned his PhD in MIS at the University of Arizona and studied under Jay Nunamaker, Jr. For those keeping score, he has published an impressive 161 articles in 14 years since his PhD. I counted about 30 of these papers in AIS basket journals, many of which have acceptance rates below 10%. He has published multiple times in the top four journals in our field: Information Systems Research, the MIS Quarterly (5 times) the Journal of MIS (11 times), and the Journal of the AIS (6 times). Many of the top schools require 10 papers in top journals to achieve a chaired position, and Paul has double such a threshold. Further, my experience co-authoring several papers with him leads me to predict with confidence that many of his conference papers are on the road to more of the same. He is thorough, thoughtful, and visionary in his approach, as well as a kind, supportive person. I'm excited to work with him until my own (unscheduled so far) "retirement."

NEW MANAGING EDITOR


Our new incoming managing editor is Greg Moody. Greg was a former PhD student of mine here at the University of Pittsburgh until his graduation in 2011. So why am I not protecting an untenured graduate of mine, only 4.5 years since his graduation, from a service burden? His AIS Early Career Award four months ago tells the story: he needs no such protection. The AIS award is described at https://aisnet.org/general/custom.asp?page=EarlyCareerAward, and states that it "recognizes individuals in the early stages of their careers who have already made outstanding research, teaching, and/or service contributions to the field of information systems." It includes those who have received their doctorates "no more than 7 years prior to nomination." How does an awardee who has only been out for 4.5 years hope to receive such an award? Just publish 14 journal articles in that time frame and make sure 9 are in AIS Basket journals. Oh, and also publish 16 conference papers as well. Greg has done that. I'm not sure how Greg has done it, but I'm happy to be his frequent co-author. And back at my home institution, when we recruit new doctoral students, we often ask the question: "Can this person become another Greg Moody?"

JOE'S STATEMENT


"This is the last issue that I will be the co-Editor-in-Chief at THCI, and moving onto the journal's Advisory Board. As many of you may know, I have been focusing on commercializing some research that Jeff Jenkins and I have been working on over the past few years. At this time, I want to focus all of my "extra" cycles on this exciting activity. It is also a great opportunity to allow others to lead this fine journal. I want to thank Ping Zhang and Dennis Galletta for providing me with the opportunity to serve. Over the past three years, I have been fortunate to share the EIC duties with Dennis. Dennis, you are a pleasure to work with! Not to mention, you are very efficient and have equally high standards. Your quick and sharp wit has made working with you a joy. I also want to thank Jeff Jenkins, our Managing Editor, for his dedication, hard work, and high standards (and he always made sure we hit our deadlines). I would also like to thank the THCI Advisory, SE and Editorial Boards for their advice, hard work, and dedication to THCI as well as the broader AIS Community. And, of course, I would like to thank all the authors who entrusted their research in our hands. Finally, and one of the great things about stepping down, is that someone new gets to take the wheel. Thus, I want to especially thank Paul Lowry for agreeing to take on the role of EIC. Good luck Paul! The journal is in good hands."

DG

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