Business Computing Research Journals: A Normalized Citation Analysis

Abstract:

Several studies have been conducted that rank the relative importance of journals publishing MIS research. Yet the study of business computing systems has grown to encompass not only management information systems, but other business computing systems as well (e.g., decision support systems and business expert systems). In a recent study, journals publishing business computing system research were ranked using a citation analysis methodology. This article extends that study by taking into account the number of years each journal has been published. This normalized ranking scheme is then compared with the original ranking.

Key Words and Phrases::

• business computing research
• citation analysis
• MIS journal ranking

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Notes on contributors

Clyde W. Holsapple

Clyde W. Holsapple holds the Rosenthal Endowed Chair in Management Information Systems, teaching and researching decision support systems, knowledge management, expert systems, and organizational computing. His books include Foundations of Decision Support Systems, Micro Database Management, Business Expert Systems, and The Information Jungle. His research articles span such diverse journals as Decision Sciences. Operations Research. Decision Support Systems, Datamation, IEEE-SMC. IEEE Expert, Information Systems, Expert Systems, The Computer Journal, Financial Management, and Organization Science. Dr. Holsapple is Associate Editor for Management Science and Journal of Organizational Computing, Area Editor for Decision Support Systems, and cofounder of ISDSS, the International Society for Decision Support Systems. In 1993 he was recognized as Computer Educator of the Year by the International Association for Computer Information Systems.

Linda Ellis Johnson

Linda Ellis Johnson is Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University. She holds a B.S. and an M.B.A. from Western Kentucky University and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Johnson has published several articles in professional journals such as OMEGA, The Information Society, and Information and Management. Her current teaching and research interests are in the area of communication support systems, business expert systems, and business data communications.

Herman Manakyan

Herman Manakyan is Associate Professor of Finance at the Bowling Green College of Business Administration, Western Kentucky University. He holds a B. S. in business administration, a B.A. in economics and mathematics, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in finance. Dr. Manakyan has published articles in the Journal of Financial Research Quarterly, Journal of Business and Economics, Journal of Financial Education. Journal of Economics and Finance, and others, and has made numerous paper presentations at national and regional meetings of different professional organizations. His main areas of interest are investments, signaling theory, market efficiency, and business education.

John Tanner

John Tanner is Professor of Management at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.Dr. Tanner’s research articles can be found in such journals as OMEGA, Information and Management, Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Financial Education, and Journal of Managerial Issues. His research interests include the study of corporate real estate decision problems, total quality management, career patterns of business students, and the relationship between teaching effectiveness and research productivity.