Review Process and Stats

Review Process

Information Systems Research uses a double-blind review process. Upon submission, manuscripts are checked for their completeness and adherence to the provenance policies by the Managing Editor. Next, each completed manuscript is assigned a Senior Editor to manage its evaluation. Each Senior Editor has the autonomy to accept or reject a paper for publication, or to request that the author revise and resubmit the paper. Submissions are screened to provide quick feedback to authors if there are significant issues that would preclude a favorable reaction from the reviewers.

Associate Editors are assigned by the Senior Editor to provide a recommendation about the disposition of the manuscript. The Associate Editor solicits reviews from two or three reviewers and integrates them to provide a recommendation. The Senior Editor incorporates these recommendations in making a final decision.

Time in Review

The journal seeks to complete evaluations and decisions on each submission within 120 days from the original date of submission of a manuscript. If the revision of a manuscript is invited, authors are urged to complete their work and resubmit their paper within six months. Overall, the goal of the journal is to complete publication decisions within two years from the original submission of a manuscript.

Review Statistics

Articles submitted to Information Systems Research between December 5, 2011, and December 2, 2012: