Consumer-to-Consumer e-Commerce Research in Information Systems Journals

Abstract

This study conducts a literature review of a sample of information systems journals in order to determine the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) electronic commerce (e-commerce) research that currently exists. Thirty-five information systems journals are reviewed between the years 1997–2009, and the articles are categorized as being e-commerce and then, more specifically, as C2C e-commerce. The findings indicate the study of C2C e-commerce is 10.86 percent of the total e-commerce studies published, which is considerable given the multitude of e-commerce topics. However, the study indicates many additional areas within the C2C e-commerce area that need to be researched, such as e-service, mobile commerce, and trust.

KEYWORDS:

• consumer-to-consumer
• e-commerce
• online auctions
• online communities

Notes

^a Articles fitting any of the following listed descriptions were excluded from the count for all tables in this article: executive summaries, letters to the editor, commentaries, interviews, sidebars, news briefs, elections, editorials and guest editorials, book reviews, special issue announcements, obituaries/tributes, editorial notes, author replies, and conference information.

^b Data is missing for Fall 2009 for this journal.

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Notes on contributors

Kiku Jones

Kiku Jones was affiliated with University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the writing of the article.