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<p class="MsoNormal">Issue 18(1) of the Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) is now available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/892/557">Editorial</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/748"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom (DIKW): A Semiotic Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
of the Hierarchy and its Quality Dimension</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Sasa Baskarada, Andy Koronios<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/751"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Factors affecting consumer's continued use of internet banking: Empirical Evidence from Australia</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Sujana Adapa, Ray Cooksey<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/786"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Paradigmatic approaches used in enterprise resource planning systems research: A systematic
literature review</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Kevin Burgess, Don V Kerr, Luke Houghton<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/809"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Barriers and motivations affecting Information Systems usage by Hajj–Umrah religious tourism
operators in Saudi Arabia</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Hani Brdesee, Brian Corbitt, Siddhi Pittayachawan<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/798"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Using Historical Methods in Information Systems: A Primer for Researchers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/767"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Beyond Normal Competencies: Understanding Organisation Designs to Develop and Sustain IT-Related
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Acklesh Prasad, Peter Green, Jon Heales<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/832"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Charting diversity and change in IS publications: A tri-continental journal analysis</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Susan Keller, Darryl Coulthard<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/799"><span style="color:#1C5BA2">Decision Making Model for Business Process Outsourcing of Enterprise Content Management</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">AJIS publishes high quality contributions to the global Information Systems (IS) discipline with an emphasis on theory and practice on the Australasian context.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Topics cover core IS theory development and application (the nature of data, information and knowledge; formal representations of the world, the interaction of people, organisations and information technologies; the analysis, design and
deployment of information systems; the impacts of information systems on individuals, organisations and society), IS domains (e-business, e-government, e-learning, e-law, etc) and IS research approaches.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Research and conceptual development based in a very wide range of epistemological methods are welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All manuscripts are assessed by at least 2 well qualified reviewers. Their task is to provide constructive, fair, and timely advice to authors and editor.
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<p class="MsoNormal">AJIS welcomes research and conceptual development of the IS discipline based in a very wide range of epistemologies. Different types of research paper need to be judged by different criteria. Here are some assessment criteria that may be
applied:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Relevance - topic or focus is part of the IS discipline.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Effectiveness - paper makes a significant contribution to the IS body of knowledge.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Impact - paper will be used for further research and/or practice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Uniqueness - paper is innovative, original & unique.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conceptual soundness - theory, model or framework made explicit.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Argument - design of the research or investigation is sound; methods appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clarity - Topic is clearly stated; illustrations, charts & examples support content.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reliability - data available; replication possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">References - sound, used appropriately, and sufficient - appropriate AJIS articles referenced<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Style - appropriate language, manuscript flows.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In 2013 the number of days from submission to publication was 180.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Further details at http://bit.ly/1g32CGt<o:p></o:p></p>
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