What Does it Take for a Journal to Be Global?

摘要

As businesses have become increasingly global, so too has the world of academia. Major conferences are held in locations around the world and international conference attendances have increased dramatically since the IS field emerged. Global virtual teams among IS researchers are now commonplace, and IS researchers frequently visit and communicate with their colleagues around the globe. I am excited to see that MIS Quarterly mirrors this global phenomenon. Submissions last year came from authors in 36 countries around the globe. Nearly two-fifths of submitting authors were from outside of the United States. Further, the papers published in MIS Quarterly are written by authors from around the world. Last year its authors worked in universities in Canada, Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States. Approximately a quarter worked in countries other than the United States. A similar pattern holds in 2006, with authors from Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Many authors use samples or case studies from their own countries.