[AISWorld] A Larger Question - ECIS 2017 - Panel Discussion: Making an Impact in a Publish-or-Perish World (June 9, 2-4 pm)

[Sullivan, John]

Dear Prashant,


While I have not yet had a paper accepted by one of our top journals, I feel that those that have accepted my work, as well as those that did not, did so in a fair and objective manner.  Also, for the papers that were rejected, when I reread my work within the context of the feedback provided by the reviewers, I could see they were right.  It ultimately made my work better.


No one has ever asked, hinted, implied that if I compromised my integrity, I would recieve special treatment.  The only preference that I have noticed is that North American journals lean more toward quantitative data than qualitative, but even that preference is beginning to balance out.


This is probably not the resounding "jump on the band wagon" you were looking for, but you did ask us to speak up.


With kind regards,

John


John J. Sullivan, Ph.D.
School of Information
University of South Florida
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Subject: [AISWorld] A Larger Question - ECIS 2017 - Panel Discussion: Making an Impact in a Publish-or-Perish World (June 9, 2-4 pm)

Hi all AISWorlders,

I ask for your forgiveness at the very beginning. I will be controversial
and will ask the entire IS community at large to speak up.  We should hear
from all, and not a select few "elite" and "establishment" researchers.

Someone has to bell the cat. I am taking this risk fully understanding the
implications to my own professional standing, as I am simply tired and sick
of it.  IMHO, the whole publication system is broken and we need to start
over. Publications in such so-called "top" journals is largely determined
by who you know, who your co-authors are, who do you socialize with, who
you influence and entice and make deals with at conferences, and so on. Of
course the research has to be usually good, but in the end the winners are
those who are better at playing the game.

But before we can fix a problem, we must first recognize it.  I bet there
are thousands of stories confirming such unethical and marginal behavior in
our profession.  In general, people are afraid to talk openly - for the
sake of their careers (but they will talk privately and confidentially).
But for the sake of the vitality of our profession, we must speak up. I
invite everyone to share their experiences, either on this forum, or
privately to me. If you are uncomfortable putting your name out, you can
write directly to me and ask for anonymity.  I will fully respect your
anonymity.

Perhaps I am completely wrong. In fact, I hope I am wrong. But your
experiences will tell us where we stand. If I receive enough responses, I
will prepare a report (with no names identified) and will make it available
to the entire IS community. The next step, if there is a problem, will be
to find ways to fix it.

I apologize in advance if I have offended anyone.

Respectfully,

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*Prashant Palvia, Ph.D., Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor,
https://baelearn.uncg.edu/people/palvia/
<https://baelearn.uncg.edu/people/palvia/>Bryan School of Business and
EconomicsThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro 426 Bryan Building,
Greensboro, NC 27402, USA, Ph: 336.334.4818Editor in Chief, JGITM,
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On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Carol Saunders <csaunder at ucf.edu> wrote:

> ** ECIS 2017 - Panel Discussion: Making an Impact in a Publish-or-Perish
> World (June 9, 2-4 pm) **
>
> Dear fellow IS researchers,
>
> We kindly invite you to join a panel discussion at ECIS 2017 on the topic
> of research impact within the IS discipline.
>
> PANEL MOTIVATION: On the one hand, in today’s publish-or-perish world, IS
> researchers face increasing pressure to publish in top-tier journals (e.g.,
> AIS Senior Scholars' Basket of Eight). Consequently and not surprisingly,
> scholars, especially young scholars, are increasingly shifting their sole
> focus on publishing in such outlets. On the other hand, there are highly
> controversial discussions on the real-life impact of research published in
> top-tier journals (see, for example, the discussion initiated by Samir
> Chatterjee on AISWorld in summer 2016). This dilemma is further intensified
> by the rising pressure universities and researchers face from funding
> agencies to conduct impactful research and to 'give back' to key
> stakeholders, including students, businesses, and society in general.
>
> PANELISTS: Representing the perspectives of different countries/regions,
> five senior IS scholars who have been recognized for their impactful
> research around the globe will participate in the panel discussion:
> - Shirley Gregor (Australian National University, Australia)
> - Samir Chatterjee (Claremont Graduate University, USA)
> - Alan R. Dennis (Indiana University, USA)
> - Magnus Mähring (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden)
> - Peter Mertens (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany)
>
> PANEL STRUCTURE: The panel discussion is designed to be highly interactive
> and will focus on three central questions/themes:
> 1. What is research impact?
> 2. Approaches to making an impact with IS research
> 3. Advice to PhD students and early-career scholars
>
> WHERE: ECIS 2017 in Guimarães, Portugal
> WHEN: Friday, June 9, 2017, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
>
> We hope you will be able to join us!
> If you cannot make it, please feel free to send us your comments/questions
> for the panelists via email (see below) or Twitter (#ISResearchImpact).
>
> All the best
> Carol & Martin
>
> Carol Saunders, Northern Arizona University, carol.saunders at nau.edu
> Martin Wiener, Bentley University, mwiener at bentley.edu
>
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