Challenges and Opportunities for Information Systems Journals in the FT50

Challenges and Opportunities for Information Systems Journals in the FT50

In the academic world, fame and influence a journal is an important part that determines the status of scientific subjects in the international arena. Vidgen, Mortenson, and Powell in their article titled “Invited view: How well does information systems management fare in the Financial Times Top 50 Magazines List?” (2019) we critically reviewed the position of Information Systems (IS) control on the prestigious list Financial Times Top 50 (FT50). There are only three magazines in the IS range on the FT50 list, viz MONTH PER QUARTER, Information systems research (ISR), and Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS). These three journals play a major role in establishing the reputation of IS research, especially for researchers in business school settings who rely on international recognition for academic resources and opportunities. Despite their position in the FT50, these magazines face challenges, particularly in terms of performance quote and metric representation.

Through HMJ measurements Contentswhich combines H-indexmedium citation, and Impact Factor Journal (JIF), this article highlights what SI journals look like MONTH PER QUARTER can reach H-index 41 and the highest media reports among IS magazines. However, ISR only finished 49th in the JIF, which affected the discipline’s overall performance on the FT50 list. This situation indicates that although IS has a position on a prestigious list, there are still many things that need to be improved to ensure the stability and competitiveness of the IS discipline in a competitive academic environment. This assessment is important, as the performance of journals in the FT50 not only affects the status of researchers but can also affect the funding, recognition and development of SI worldwide.

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The position of an Information Systems (SI) journal on the FT50 list provides great opportunities, but also poses significant challenges related to academic performance and perception. The article by Vidgen et al. (2019) although IS journals are included in the FT50 list, their contribution still lags behind other disciplines. For example, MONTH PER QUARTER with a very good HMJ score with an H index of 41. This places it 13th overall on the list, with an average citation of 27. However, if we look Information systems research (ISR), this position decreased significantly, even ranking 49th in terms of JIF, which clearly affected the overall position of the SI journal.

Data shows that other FT50 journals have a much higher number of articles published each year than SI journals. For example, Journal of Business Ethics publishes about 292 articles every year, and SI magazines like it Journal of Strategic Information Systems publishes only 22 articles per year. Given these differences, the IS discipline may lose competitiveness in terms of the number of jobs that can be announced. The fact that 9.3% of the 66,134 articles in the FT50 are not cited also indicates that there is a problem with the impact level of these articles, including articles in SI journals that still need to increase their impact.

In addition, the low number of articles published by IS journals also leads to inequality in H-index compared to other subjects. With a lower average number of articles, H-index IS journals usually have more difficulty getting high scores, even if the quality of research in this area is not inferior to other disciplines. This shows that IS journals not only need to improve quality, but also quantity publication to strengthen his position.

This article also points to challenges in perspective.”strategic indicators,” where journals in the FT50 are often a measure of academic reputation. In this context, the three IS magazines in the FT50 act as a representation of the quality of IS control, but with smaller dimensions of a competitor, the IS magazines may be stressed. adhere to standards magazines with high scores such as American Economic Review which achieves a much higher average of citations per article.

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Overall, the position of IS journals in the FT50 shows great potential, but it also highlights the main challenges the subject must face in order to be competitive at an international academic level. Vidgen et al. (2019) emphasized that in order to increase competitiveness, IS journals must strengthen the citation aspect and increase the frequency of publications. In addition, greater diversity in the types of research and methods published can help IS journals attract the attention of more readers and researchers across disciplines.

This challenge opens up space for the IS community to develop innovative publishing strategies and cross-disciplinary collaborations that could increase visibility and impact. By promoting relevant and impactful research in the practical and academic fields, it is hoped that SI journals can strengthen their position in the future. In the context of increasingly strong competition, this development will be an important basis for maintaining SI’s position on the FT50 list and will contribute significantly to the development of science worldwide.

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