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 has increased through the years, yet it is not obvious which are the "leading" journals or what criteria should be used to determine this. This article addresses these issues by: (1) evaluating and analyzing previous studies in which MIS related journals have been ranked; (2) determining top-ranked journals and placing them into two levels, or tiers, based on previous studies; and (3) establishing a profile, through a systematic analysis, of the nine journals in the first tier. This study identified 17 highly ranked journals for publication. Nine were placed 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.