MIS RESEARCH - JOURNAL STATUS ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS

The perceived status of journals in which MIS research is published is an important issue to academics. The number of IS-related journals ha s increased through the years, yet it is not obvious which are the ''l eading'' journals or what criteria should be used to determine this. T his article addresses these issues by: (1) evaluating and analyzing pr evious studies in which MIS related journals have been ranked; (2) det ermining top-ranked journals and placing them into two levels, or tier s, based on previous studies; and (3) establishing a profile, through a systematic analysis, of the nine journals in the first tier. This st udy identified 17 highly ranked journals for publication. Nine were pl aced in the first tier and eight in the second tier. In addition to IS -specific journals, publications included management science, computer science, and business-oriented journals.