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jmis-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a question is the right shape for a Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) manuscript — an IS-management or economics-of-IS problem, not a generic tech study or a pure CS contribution. Pressure-tests fit and outlet choice before theory work begins; it does not build the mechanism (jmis-theory-development).
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# Topic Selection (jmis-topic-selection)
## When to trigger
- You have an IS/technology phenomenon but cannot say what *managerial or economic* question it answers
- The work might be a better fit for MISQ, ISR, JAIS, Management Science, or a CS venue and you need to decide before investing in theory
- A reviewer or colleague says "this is a technical exercise" or "where is the management contribution?"
- The dataset (platform logs, firm IT spend, e-commerce transactions, security incidents) is rich but the question is not yet sharp
## What makes a question JMIS-shaped
JMIS rewards questions at the **technology–organization–economics nexus**: how information systems and technology are *managed*, *valued*, and *governed*, and how they reshape firms, markets, and platforms. The strongest JMIS topics make the **technology load-bearing in an economic or managerial mechanism** — not a backdrop. Use these tests:
1. **The IS-management hinge.** Does the answer change how a manager, firm, platform, or policymaker should act on technology? "We predict churn with a new model" is CS; "we show how a recommender's design shifts platform-side seller competition and revenue" is JMIS.